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AMINEPTINE

 AMINEPTINE BRAND NAME:-SURVECTOR  100mg tab. AMINEPTINE like tianeptine it enhances 5-HT uptake,and has antidepressant property. MECHANISM OF ACTION:-  Amineptine is an atypical tricyclic antidepressant.Amineptine selectively inhibits the reuptake of dopamine and to a lesser extent norepinephrine, thus exerting a powerful and fast-acting antidepressant effect. USED:- Treatment of depression. SIDE EFFECTS:- It produced anticholinergic side effects including tachycardia, confusion and delirium. Postural hypotension, conduction distrubance and arrhythmias can occur, especially in patients with heart disease. DOSE:- 100mg BD at breakfast and lunch.