Chemistry:Didesmethylcitalopram

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Short description: Chemical compound
Didesmethylcitalopram
Didesmethylescitalopram skeletal.svg
Clinical data
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  • In general: uncontrolled
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life100 h
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H17FN2O
Molar mass296.345 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Didesmethylcitalopram is an active metabolite of the antidepressant drug citalopram (racemic).[1] Didesmethylescitalopram is an active metabolite of the antidepressant escitalopram, the S-enantiomer of citalopram. Like citalopram and escitalopram, didesmethyl(es)citalopram functions as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), and is responsible for some of its parents' therapeutic benefits.

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References

  1. "Simultaneous determination of citalopram, monodesmethylcitalopram and didesmethylcitalopram in plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography after column extraction". Journal of Chromatography 527 (1): 226–32. April 1990. doi:10.1016/s0378-4347(00)82105-2. PMID 2365786.