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# Nomifensine maleate

Highest phase reached

Approved

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

Drug type

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

First approval year

1984

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

## Development status

**First approval year**

1984

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Highest phase reached**

Approved

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

## Names and chemistry

**Drug type**

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

**Drug name**

Nomifensine maleate

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

**Molecular weight**

354.41

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

**Structure (SMILES)**

CN1Cc2c(N)cccc2C(c2ccccc2)C1.O=C(O)/C=C\\C(=O)O

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

### Brand names (4)

- Alival (antidepressant)
- alival antidepressant
- merital
- Merital

### Other names (24)

- (±)-NOMIFENSINE HYDROGEN MALEATE
- antidepressant
- Antidepressant
- hoe 984
- HOE 984
- HOE-984
- hostalival
- Hostalival
- nomifensine hydrogen maleate
- Nomifensine hydrogen maleate
- nomifensine maleate
- Nomifensine maleate
- NOMIFENSINE MALEATE \[MART.\]
- NOMIFENSINE MALEATE \[MI\]
- NOMIFENSINE MALEATE \[USAN\]
- Nomifensine maleate \[WHO-DD\]
- nomifensine maleate mart
- nomifensine maleate mi
- nomifensine maleate usan
- nomifensine maleate who dd
- nsc 289114
- NSC-289114
- psicronizer
- Psicronizer

## Identifiers

**CAS registry numbers**

- 32795-47-4

**ChEMBL ID**

CHEMBL1256842

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

**InChIKey**

GEOCVSMCLVIOEV-BTJKTKAUSA-N

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1256842)

**RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)**

- 262302

**FDA ingredient codes (UNII)**

- 76S8CUH5MR

### PubChem compound IDs (2)

- 5358907
- 6434118

## Regulatory information

### Other regulatory facts

**First in class**

No

**Orphan designation**

No

**Availability**

Withdrawn

## Pharmacology

### Drug classification

**Drug name stem**

\-fensine

### Mechanisms of action (3)

- **Mechanism**  
Monoamine transporter inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Monoamine transporter

**Protein identifier**  
P23975
- **Mechanism**  
Monoamine transporter inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Monoamine transporter

**Protein identifier**  
P31645
- **Mechanism**  
Monoamine transporter inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Monoamine transporter

**Protein identifier**  
Q01959

### Open Targets mechanisms

- **Mechanism**  
Monoamine transporter inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Monoamine transporter

### Open Targets indications (2)

- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0002009

**Highest recorded phase**  
4
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0007254

**Highest recorded phase**  
4

### Warnings (6)

- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hematological toxicity

**Description**  
increased incidence of hemolytic anemia

**Year**  
1986
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hematological toxicity

**Description**  
rare cases of haemolytic anaemia - sometimes fatal - thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hematological toxicity

**Description**  
Serious hypersensitive reactions; Hemolytic Anemia; Hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hepatotoxicity

**Description**  
rare cases of haemolytic anaemia - sometimes fatal - thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hepatotoxicity

**Description**  
Serious hypersensitive reactions; Hemolytic Anemia; Hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
immune system toxicity

**Description**  
Serious hypersensitive reactions; Hemolytic Anemia; Hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986

### Open Targets warnings (9)

- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hematological toxicity

**Description**  
increased incidence of hemolytic anemia

**Year**  
1986

**Country**  
Worldwide

**Condition**  
hemolytic anemia
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hematological toxicity

**Description**  
rare cases of haemolytic anaemia - sometimes fatal - thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986

**Country**  
Worldwide

**Condition**  
hemolytic anemia
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hematological toxicity

**Description**  
rare cases of haemolytic anaemia - sometimes fatal - thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986

**Country**  
Worldwide

**Condition**  
Thrombocytopenia
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hematological toxicity

**Description**  
Serious hypersensitive reactions; Hemolytic Anemia; Hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986

**Country**  
Worldwide

**Condition**  
hemolytic anemia
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hepatotoxicity

**Description**  
rare cases of haemolytic anaemia - sometimes fatal - thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986

**Country**  
Worldwide

**Condition**  
drug-induced liver injury
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hepatotoxicity

**Description**  
rare cases of haemolytic anaemia - sometimes fatal - thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986

**Country**  
Worldwide

**Condition**  
hepatotoxicity
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hepatotoxicity

**Description**  
Serious hypersensitive reactions; Hemolytic Anemia; Hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986

**Country**  
Worldwide

**Condition**  
drug-induced liver injury
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
hepatotoxicity

**Description**  
Serious hypersensitive reactions; Hemolytic Anemia; Hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986

**Country**  
Worldwide

**Condition**  
hepatotoxicity
- **Warning**  
Withdrawn

**Effect**  
immune system toxicity

**Description**  
Serious hypersensitive reactions; Hemolytic Anemia; Hepatotoxicity

**Year**  
1986

**Country**  
Worldwide

**Condition**  
hypersensitivity reaction disease

## Chemical properties

**Hydrogen bond acceptors**

2

**Hydrogen bond donors**

1

**Polar surface area**

29.26

**Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)**

2.85

**Prodrug**

No

**Chirality**

Racemic

**Inorganic**

No

**Rule-of-five violations**

0

**Rotatable bonds**

1

**Heavy atoms**

26

**Molecular formula**

C20H22N2O4

**Monoisotopic mass**

354.15795719

**Natural product**

No

## Evidence counts

**Recorded assays**

1,788

**Active assays**

41

### Active assay types (3)

- Confirmatory
- Other
- Screening

## Pharmacologic actions

- Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors  
Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018765.html)

## Related records

### Trials (52)

- A Long-Term Study of Aripiprazole in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
- A Study of Adjunctive Aripiprazole in Participants With Major Depressive Disorder
- A Study of Adjunctive Aripiprazole in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
- A Study to Assess Feasibility of Using Clinician-directed and Digital Application Supported Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in Conjunction With Esketamine in Participants With Treatment-resistant Depression
- A Trial of Sertraline vs. CBT for End-stage Renal Disease Patients With Depression {ASCEND}
- A Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety & Tolerability of Brexpiprazole in the Maintenance Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder
- ANGIOTENSIN AGENTS AND REDUCTION OF THE PRESCRIPTION OF ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY USING REAL-WORLD DATA
- Association Between Prescription of Antidepressants and Delirium in the Elderly : Analysis From the World Health Organization Global Database
- Azilect + Antidepressant Chart Review
- Biomarkers and Pharmacogenomics for Precision Depression Therapy
- Can Acupuncture Treat Post-stroke Depression?
- Carcinogenicity Study of Bupropion
- Comparative Effectiveness of Adaptive Treatment Strategies for Schizophrenia
- Comparative Responses to 15 Different Antidepressants in Major Depressive Disorder
- Comparative Trial of Antidepressant Treatment Models in HIV Care in Uganda
- Early Improvement in Individual Symptoms and Response to Antidepressants in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
- Eealy Improvement Predicts Antidepressants Response in Adults With Major Depression Disorder
- Effective of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) vs Treatment as Usual for First-Episode Depression in Adults
- Effects of Antidepressant on Postsynaptic Signal Transduction in Serotonergic System of Depressed Patients
- Efficacy and Safety of a Theta Burst Stimulation Protocol of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression

### Targets (3)

- [SLC6A2](https://trialight.com/data/target/slc6a2-e24825e0-4238-596c-a718-6dd7ff85f000.md) Monoamine transporter inhibitor
- [SLC6A3](https://trialight.com/data/target/slc6a3-f602f09f-d39b-5692-b299-89c357c6d2ac.md) Monoamine transporter inhibitor
- [SLC6A4](https://trialight.com/data/target/slc6a4-84e5ed20-84c3-553b-a5e4-897663516251.md) Monoamine transporter inhibitor

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