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An alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in common cold preparations for that purpose. It was used commonly and as a bitter and flavoring agent, and is still useful for the treatment of babesiosis. Quinine is also useful in some muscular disorders, especially nocturnal leg cramps and myotonia congenita, because of its direct effects on muscle membrane and sodium channels. The mechanisms of its antimalarial effects are not well understood.
Desipramine hydrochloride is a dibenzazepine-derivative tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). TCAs are structurally similar to phenothiazines. They contain a tricyclic ring system with an alkyl amine substituent on the central ring. In non-depressed individuals, desipramine does not affect mood or arousal, but may cause sedation. In depressed individuals, desipramine exerts a positive effect on mood. TCAs are potent inhibitors of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake. Secondary amine TCAs, such as desipramine and nortriptyline, are more potent inhibitors of norepinephrine reuptake than tertiary amine TCAs, such as amitriptyline and doxepine. TCAs also down-regulate cerebral cortical &beta;-adrenergic receptors and sensitize post-synaptic serotonergic receptors with chronic use. The antidepressant effects of TCAs are thought to be due to an overall increase in serotonergic neurotransmission. TCAs also block histamine-H<sub>1</sub> receptors, &alpha;<sub>1</sub>-adrenergic receptors and muscarinic receptors, which accounts for their sedative, hypotensive and anticholinergic effects (e.g. blurred vision, dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention), respectively. See toxicity section below for a complete listing of side effects. Desipramine exerts less anticholinergic and sedative side effects compared to tertiary amine TCAs, such as amitriptyline and clomipramine. Desipramine may be used to treat depression, neuropathic pain (unlabeled use), agitation and insomnia (unlabeled use) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (unlabeled use).
Quinine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Promazine
Promazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Protriptyline
Protriptyline {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Alimemazine
Alimemazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Oxcarbazepine
Oxcarbazepine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) SLC22A2
SLC22A2 {u} (Gene) is bound by {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine {u} (Compound) causes {v} (Side Effect) Disorientation
Disorientation {u} (Side Effect) is caused by {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Promazine
Promazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Triflupromazine
Triflupromazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Protriptyline
Protriptyline {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Atomoxetine
Atomoxetine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Atomoxetine
Atomoxetine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Protriptyline
Protriptyline {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Alimemazine
Alimemazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Promazine
Promazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Quinine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Promazine and Promazine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Quinine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Protriptyline and Protriptyline (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Quinine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Alimemazine and Alimemazine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Quinine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Oxcarbazepine and Oxcarbazepine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Quinine (Compound) binds SLC22A2 (Gene) and SLC22A2 (Gene) is bound by Desipramine (Compound)
Quinine (Compound) causes Disorientation (Side Effect) and Disorientation (Side Effect) is caused by Desipramine (Compound)
Quinine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Promazine and Promazine (Compound) resembles Triflupromazine (Compound) and Triflupromazine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Quinine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Protriptyline and Protriptyline (Compound) resembles Atomoxetine (Compound) and Atomoxetine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Quinine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Atomoxetine and Atomoxetine (Compound) resembles Protriptyline (Compound) and Protriptyline (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Quinine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Alimemazine and Alimemazine (Compound) resembles Promazine (Compound) and Promazine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)