Milnacipran

Milnacipran
Top: (1S,2R)-milnacipran (L-milnacipran)
Bottom: (1R,2S)-milnacipran (D-milnacipran)
Clinical data
Trade namesIxel, Joncia, Savella
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa609016
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B3
Routes of
administration
By mouth (tablets), capsules)
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability85%
Protein binding13%
MetabolismHepatic
Elimination half-life8 hours
ExcretionRenal
Identifiers
  • (±)-(1R,2S)-rel-2-(Aminomethyl)-N,N-diethyl-1- phenylcyclopropane-1-carboxamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ChEMBL
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H22N2O
Molar mass246.354 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixture
  • O=C(N(CC)CC)[C@@]2(c1ccccc1)[C@@H](CN)C2
  • InChI=1S/C15H22N2O/c1-3-17(4-2)14(18)15(10-13(15)11-16)12-8-6-5-7-9-12/h5-9,13H,3-4,10-11,16H2,1-2H3/t13-,15+/m1/s1 checkY
  • Key:GJJFMKBJSRMPLA-HIFRSBDPSA-N checkY
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Milnacipran (trade names Ixel, Savella, Dalcipran, Toledomin) is a serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) used in the clinical treatment of fibromyalgia. It is not approved for the clinical treatment of major depressive disorder in the US, but it is in other countries.

  1. ^ Anvisa (2023-03-31). "RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-04-04). Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.