imipramine

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A medicine used to treat depression and sometimes anxiety or bedwetting in children

noun
/ˌɪmɪˈpræmiːn/

Specialized

: imipramina

In-vitro studies have revealed no effect of warfarin, digoxin, imipramine, or quinine on the binding of riluzole to human plasma proteins.
imipramine, a synthetic antidepressant
tricyclic antidepressant, imipramine

Examples

My doctor prescribed imipramine to help manage my clinical depression.
I'm in therapy now and on imipramine for depression.

Devil's Knot (2013)
Examples include imipramine and amitriptyline.

Academic text (2011)
Also, I had lots of legal drugs: imipramine, Prozac, Xanax, Haldol.

Fiction book (1995)
One commonly used medication is imipramine (Mansdorf & Lukens, 1987).

Academic text (1993)
After trying several drugs, I found that imipramine worked best for my anxiety symptoms.
Children with bedwetting issues sometimes benefit from treatment with imipramine.

Synonyms

imipramine hydrochloride

vsimipramine

Specialized

7.9

A medicine you get from a doctor that treats depression

is the general, non-technical drug name rather than the chemical form

Tofranil

vsimipramine

Specialized

9.5

A brand name for a medicine that treats depression and sometimes bedwetting in children

is the generic drug name, not a brand label

Imavate

vsimipramine

Specialized

9.9

A medicine sold under a brand name to treat depression and some anxiety disorders

is the non-branded drug name rather than a marketed trade name

Compounds

imipramine hydrochloride

Specialized

7.9

A medicine you get from a doctor that treats depression

Surface Forms

imipramine singular

imipramines plural

Etymology

Imipramine is a name made by scientists from parts used in drug words: the ending -amine shows it has a chemical 'amine' group found in many medicines, and the middle -pram- links it to a family of similar antidepressants like desipramine. So, thinking of imipramine as a 'pramine' family medicine helps you remember it is a drug used to treat depression.