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Bupropion

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bupropion
type of chemical entity
Subclass ofchemical compound Edit
Get useMedication Edit
Stylized namebuPROPion Edit
Chemical formulaC₁₃H₁₈ClNO Edit
Canonical SMILESCC(C(=O)C1=CC(=CC=C1)Cl)NC(C)(C)C Edit
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary namebupropion Edit
Medical condition treatedattention deficit hyperactivity disorder, neurotic disorder, nicotine dependence, anxiety, major depressive disorder Edit
Physically dey interact plussolute carrier family 6 member 3, Solute carrier family 6 member 2 Edit
Route of administrationoral administration, inhalation administration, intravenous infusion and defusion Edit
Legal status (medicine)boxed warning Edit
Pregnancy categoryAustralian pregnancy category B2, US pregnancy category C Edit
LiverTox likelihood scoreLiverTox toxicity likelihood category C Edit

Bupropion, dem formerly call amfebutamone,[1] wey na dem sell am under de brand name Wellbutrin among odas, be an atypical antidepressant wey na dem indicate am insyd de treatment of major depressive disorder den seasonal affective disorder den to support smoking cessation.[2][3] A norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI), e sanso be popular as an add-on medication insyd de cases of "incomplete response" to de first-line selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant.[3][4] Bupropion get chaw features wey dey distinguish am from oda antidepressants: E usually no dey cause sexual dysfunction,[3] e no be associated plus weight gain[3] den sleepiness,[5] wey e be more effective dan SSRIs at improving symptoms of hypersomnia den fatigue.[6] Bupropion, particularly de immediate-release formulation, dey carry a higher risk of seizure dan chaw oda antidepressants; hence, caution be recommended insyd patients plus a history of seizure disorder.[7] Dem dey take de medication by mouth.[8][9]

Common adverse effects of bupropion plus de greatest difference from placebo be dry mouth, nausea, constipation, insomnia, anxiety, tremor, den excessive sweating.[10] Raised blood pressure be notable.[11] Rare buh serious side effects dey include seizures,[10] liver toxicity,[12] psychosis,[13] den risk of overdose.[14] Bupropion use during pregnancy fi be associated plus increased likelihood of congenital heart defects.[15]

Bupropion dey act as a norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) den a nicotinic receptor antagonist.[8] However, ein effects on dopamine be weak den clinical significance be contentious.[16][17][18][19][20] Chemically, bupropion be an aminoketone wey dey belong to de class of substituted cathinones den more generally dat of substituted amphetamines den substituted phenethylamines.[21][22]

Na Nariman Mehta, wey work at Burroughs Wellcome, insyd 1969 invent bupropion.[23] Na dem first approve am for medical use insyd de United States insyd 1985.[24] Na dem originally call Bupropion by de generic name amfebutamone, before na dem rename am insyd 2000.[25] Insyd 2023, na e be de seventeenth most commonly prescribed medication insyd de United States den de third most common antidepressant, plus more dan 30 million prescriptions.[26][27] E be on de World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[28] Insyd 2022, na de US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve de combination dextromethorphan/bupropion to serve as a rapid-acting antidepressant insyd patients plus major depressive disorder.[29]

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