Are there other antidepressants that are present as pure enantiomers?

Of the presently available antidepressants that exist as stereoisomers, some have been introduced as racemates and some as single enantiomers.

Drug class

Chiral drug

Introduced as:

TCA

Mianserin

racemate

Trimipramine

racemate

SSRI

Citalopram

racemate

Fluoxetine

racemate

Paroxetine

enantiomer

Sertraline

enantiomer

NaSSA

Mirtazapine

racemate

SNRI

Venlafaxine

racemate

Milnacipran

racemate

NARI

Reboxetine

racemate


 

Last updated: 31.07.2008
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