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amitriptyline hydrochloride

amitriptyline hydrochloride

8.3
A medicine for depression and some nerve pain that can cause serious side effects and mix with other medicines
  • noun
  • /ˌæməˈtrɪptɪˌliːn haɪˈdrɒklɔːraɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : clorhidrato de amitriptilina
  • Patients taking amitriptyline hydrochloride should be aware of possible side effects and drug interactions.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed amitriptyline hydrochloride for her depression.

  • The doctor prescribed amitriptyline hydrochloride to help manage her chronic nerve pain.

  • He researched amitriptyline hydrochloride before starting the medication for his depression.

  • Many patients experience side effects from amitriptyline hydrochloride.

  • He researched amitriptyline hydrochloride before starting the medication to treat his depression.

  • Patients taking amitriptyline hydrochloride should inform their doctor about any other medications to avoid harmful interactions.

  • The doctor prescribed amitriptyline hydrochloride to help alleviate her chronic nerve pain.

Synonyms

amitriptyline
vsamitriptyline hydrochloride
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A medicine doctors give to treat depression and some long-term nerve pain

focuses on depression and certain pain while noting more significant side effects

Surface Forms

amitriptyline hydrochloride singular
amitriptyline hydrochlorides plural

Morphology

amitriptyline + hydrochloride

The term combines the drug name 'amitriptyline' (a medication for depression/pain) with the suffix 'hydrochloride' (a salt form), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes that medication in its hydrochloride salt form. This follows standard chemical/pharmaceutical naming conventions common across languages rather than an idiomatic shift, making the meaning derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Amitriptyline hydrochloride is a long chemical name that tells you about the medicine. Think of amitriptyline as saying the drug has three linked rings, like three small circles joined together, and hydrochloride shows it is made into a stable 'salt' form for pills, so the name simply describes the medicine doctors use as an 'antidepressant' and for some 'pain'.