Ifoxetine (CGP-15,210-G) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) which was investigated as an antidepressant in the 1980s but was never marketed.[1][2][3] Ifoxetine selectively blocks the reuptake of serotonin in the brain supposedly without affecting it in the periphery.[3] Supporting this claim, ifoxetine was found to be efficacious in clinical trials and was very well tolerated, producing almost no physical side effects or other complaints of significant concern.[3]

Ifoxetine
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: uncontrolled
Identifiers
  • (3R,4S)-4-(2,3-dimethylphenoxy)piperidin-3-ol
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H19NO2
Molar mass221.300 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O(c1cccc(c1C)C)[C@H]2CCNC[C@H]2O

References

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  1. ^ Burrows GD, McIntyre IM, Judd FK, Norman TR (August 1988). "Clinical effects of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of depressive illness". The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 49 Suppl: 18–22. PMID 3045107.
  2. ^ Waldmeier PC, Maître L, Baumann PA, et al. (October 1986). "Ifoxetine, a compound with atypical effects on serotonin uptake". European Journal of Pharmacology. 130 (1–2): 1–10. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(86)90177-9. PMID 2877890.
  3. ^ a b c Delini-Stula A, Fischbach R, Gauthier JM, et al. (July 1987). "First clinical experience with ifoxetine, a new 5-HT reuptake blocker with particular emphasis on the side-effect profile of the 5-HT-uptake inhibiting drugs". International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2 (3): 201–15. doi:10.1097/00004850-198707000-00003. PMID 3320185.