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{{Drugbox|
|IUPAC_name =
| image=Amoxapine.svg
| width=150
| CAS_number=14028-44-5
| ATC_prefix=N06
| ATC_suffix=AA17
| PubChem=2170
| DrugBank=APRD00142
|  | C=17 | H=16 | Cl=1 | N=3 | O=1
| molecular_weight = 313.781
| bioavailability= ?
| metabolism = Hepatic ([[cytochrome P450|cytochrome P450 system]])
| elimination_half-life= 8-10 hours (30 hours for major metabolites)
| excretion = Renal
| pregnancy_US = C
| legal_US = Rx-only
| routes_of_administration= Oral
}}
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'''Amoxapine''' (brand-names '''Asendin'''®, '''Asendis'''®,  '''Defanyl'''®, '''Demolox'''®, '''Moxadil'''®) is a [[tricyclic antidepressant]] of the [[dibenzoxazepine]] class.  It is used in the treatment of [[clinical depression|depression]], [[panic disorder]]s and [[bipolar disorder]].


Amoxapine is a strong reuptake inhibitor of [[norepinephrine]] and weak reuptake inhibitor of [[serotonin]].  One of its major metabolites, [[7-hydroxyamoxapine]], has a [[dopamine]] receptor blocking effect.
== See also ==
* [[Loxapine]]
==References==
* Mosby Year-Book, Inc. (1995). ''Physician's GenRx: The Complete Drug Reference (5th Ed.)''. Riverside, CT: Denniston Publishing Co.
* Palfai, T. & Jankiewicz, H. (1997). ''Drugs and Human Behavior (2nd Ed.)''. Madison, WI: Brown & Benchmark.
* Hedges, D. & Burchfield, C. (2006). ''Mind, Brain, and Drug: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology.'' Boston, MA: Pearson.
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