Amineptine

Amineptine
Amineptine
Amineptine chemical structure
Systematic (IUPAC) name
7-[(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]-cyclohepten-5-yl)amino]heptanoic acid
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status United Nations: Schedule II
Canada: Schedule III
USA: Unscheduled
UK: Schedule 2[1]
Germany: Anlage II (not prescribable)
Routes Oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability  ?
Metabolism Hepatic
Half-life 48 mins (original drug)
2.5 hours (metabolites)[2]
Excretion Renal
Identifiers
CAS number 57574-09-1 YesY
ATC code N06AA19
PubChem CID 34870
DrugBank DB04836
ChemSpider 32091 YesY
UNII 27T1I13L6G YesY
KEGG D07335 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:32499 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL418995 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C22H28NO2 
Mol. mass 337.455 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Amineptine was developed by the French Society of Medical research in the 1960s[3]. Under the trade-names (Survector, Maneon, Directim, Neolior, Provector, Viaspera) is used as an atypical tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) that selectively inhibits the reuptake of dopamine[4] and to a lesser extent norepinephrine, thus exerting a powerful and fast-acting antidepressant effect.[5]

Introduced in France in 1978 by the pharmaceutical giant Servier[6] and marketed under the trade name Survector, amineptine soon gained a reputation for abuse due to its short-lived, but pleasant, stimulant effect experienced by some patients. (This is to be distinguished from its antidepressant effect, which appears in approximately 7 days after commencing treatment.)

After its release into the European market, cases of hepatotoxicity emerged, some serious. This, along with the potential for abuse, led to the suspension of the French marketing authorization for Survector in 1999.

Amineptine was never approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing in the United States, meaning that it is not legal to market or sell amineptine for any medical uses in the US.

Contents

Therapeutic indications

Approved

Amineptine was approved in France for severe clinical depression of endogenous origin in 1978.[7]

Unapproved/off-label/investigational

Parkinson's Disease, amotivational syndromes, ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

Mechanism of action

  • Inhibitor of the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine.
  • Very weak muscarinic and histaminic receptors antagonist.

Side effects

Dermatological

Severe acne due to amineptine was first reported in 1988 by various authors—Grupper, Thioly-Bensoussan, Vexiau, Fiet, Puissant, Gourmel, Teillac, Levigne, to name a few—simultaneously[8][9][10][11][12] in the same issue of Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie and in the 12 March 1988 of The Lancet.[13] A year later, Dr Martin-Ortega and colleagues in Barcelona, Spain reported a case of "acneiform eruption" in a 54-year-old woman whose intake of amineptine was described as "excessive."[14] One year after that, Vexiau and colleagues reported six women, one of whom never admitted to using amineptine, getting severe acne concentrated in the face, back and thorax, the severity of which varied with the dosage.[15] Most of them were treated unsuccessfully with isotretinoin (Accutane) for about 18 months; two of the three that discontinued amineptine experienced a reduction in cutaneous symptoms, with the least affected patient going into remission.[15]

This can be seen as a general side effect of central dopamine enhancement, due to the inhibitory effect of dopamine on prolactin, with the subsequent increase in testosterone output, leading in turn to the same potential for acne as is typical of pubescents.

Psychiatric

Psychomotor excitation can very rarely occur with this drug.[16]

  • Nervousness
  • Irritability
  • Insomnia
  • Suicidal ideation. Seen early in the treatment, by lifting of psychomotor inhibition. This is a common occurrence with most, if not all, antidepressants.

Cardiovascular

Very rarely:

Hepatic

Amineptine can rarely cause hepatitis, of the cytolytic, cholestatic varieties.[17] Amineptine-induced hepatitis, which is sometimes preceded by a rash, is believed to be due to an allergic reaction.[18] It resolves upon discontinuation of the offending drug.[17] The risk of getting this may or may not be genetically determined.[19]

Additionally, amineptine is known to rarely elevate transaminases, alkaline phosphatase, and bilirubin.[20]

Mixed hepatitis, which is very rare, generally occurs between the 15th and 30th day of treatment. Often preceded by sometimes intense abdominal pains, nausea, vomiting or a rash, the jaundice is variable. Hepatitis is either of mixed type or with cholestatic prevalence. The evolution was, in all the cases, favorable to the discontinuation of the drug. The mechanism is discussed (immunoallergic and/or toxic).[21]

In circa 1994 Spain, there was a case associating acute pancreatitis and mixed hepatitis, after three weeks of treatment.[22]

Lazaros and colleagues at the Western Attica General Hospital in Athens, Greece reported two cases of drug induced hepatitis 18 and 15 days of treatment.[23]

One case of cytolytic hepatitis occurred after ingestion of only one tablet.[24]

Gastrointestinal

  • Acute pancreatitis (very rare) A case associating acute pancreatitis and mixed hepatitis after three weeks of treatment.[22]

Immunological

In 1989, Sgro and colleagues at the Centre de Pharmacovigilance in Dijon reported a case of anaphylactic shock in a woman who had been taking amineptine.[25]

Effects on the fetus

  • Non-teratogenic in rodents
  • Lacking information in humans

Abuse and dependence

The risk of addiction is low, but exists nonetheless. Between 1978 and 1988, there were 186 cases of amineptine addiction reported to the French Regional Centres of Pharmacovigilance; an analysis of 155 of those cases found that they were predominantly female, and that two-thirds of cases had known risk factors for addiction.[26] However, a 1981 study of known opiate addicts and schizophrenia patients found no drug addiction in any of the subjects.[27] In a 1990 study of eight amineptine dependence cases, the gradual withdrawal of amineptine could be achieved without problems in six people; in two others, anxiety, psychomotor agitation, and/or bulimia appeared.[28]

Precautions for use

  • General anaesthesia: Discontinue the drug 24 to 48 hours before anaesthesia.
  • Pregnancy (first trimester)
  • Breast feeding
  • Official sports/Olympic Games: Prohibited substance.
    • 7 March Official Journal 2000.

Contraindications

  • Chorea
  • MAO inhibitors
  • Children less than 1 year of age
  • Hypersensitivity: Known hypersensitivity to amineptine, in particular antecedents of hepatitis after dosage of the product.

See also

References

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  8. ^ Grupper C (1988). "[New iatrogenic acne: acne caused by amineptin (Survector)]" (in French). Annales De Dermatologie et De Vénéréologie 115 (11): 1174–6. PMID 2977079. 
  9. ^ Thioly-Bensoussan D, Charpentier A, Triller R, et al. (1988). "[Iatrogenic acne caused by amineptin (Survector). Apropos of 8 cases]" (in French). Annales De Dermatologie et De Vénéréologie 115 (11): 1177–80. PMID 2977080. 
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