Bioactivity | Lofepramine (Lopramine) hydrochloride is a potent tricyclic antidepressant and is extensively metabolised to Desipramine. The antidepressant activity of Lofepramine hydrochloride stems from the facilitation of noradrenergic neurotransmission by uptake inhibition. Lofepramine hydrochloride may also potentiate serotoninergic neurotransmission by inhibition of the neuronal uptake of serotonin and the enzyme tryptophan pyrrolase. Lofepramine hydrochloride has significant anxiolytic efficacy in addition to its antidepressant properties[1]. |
Name | Lofepramine hydrochloride |
CAS | 26786-32-3 |
Formula | C26H28Cl2N2O |
Molar Mass | 455.42 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Lancaster SG, et al. Lofepramine. A review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, and therapeutic efficacy in depressive illness. Drugs. 1989 Feb;37(2):123-40. |