psychotropic drug

Oxitriptan (5-Hydroxytryptophan)

Products Oxitriptan is not commercially available in many countries. Structure and properties Oxitriptan (C11H12N2O3, Mr = 220.2 g/mol) is a 5-hydroxy derivative of the amino acid tryptophan, the precursor of the neurotransmitter serotonin, and is also known as 5-hydroxytryptophan. Serotonin itself is not bioavailable and is therefore administered as a prodrug. Effects Oxitriptan (ATC N06AX01) … Oxitriptan (5-Hydroxytryptophan)

Antidepressants – What drugs are available?

Thymoleptic, English: antidepressant Definition An antidepressant is a psychotropic drug with antidepressant effects. Besides depression, it is also used in the treatment of e.g. anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, panic attacks, chronic pain, eating disorders, listlessness, sleep disorders and post-traumatic stress syndrome. There are many different classes of active ingredients, which differ in their mechanism of … Antidepressants – What drugs are available?