[tricyclic antidepressant with anticholinergic and sedative properties; it appears to prevent the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin at nerve terminals, thus potentiating the action of these neurotransmitters; it also appears to antagonize cholinergic and alpha-1 adrenergic responses to bioactive amines. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0002600 - Organic Chemical
- Pharmacologic Substance