Tricyclic Antidepressant

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
TCA
Pronunciation
/ˈtraɪsaɪkl ˌæntɪdɪˈprɛsənt/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. Ventricular premature beats often happen before severe arrhythmias by the digitalis, quinidine, tricyclic antidepressant poisoning.
  2. Frequently used prophylactic treatment medicines included calcium antagonist, tricyclic antidepressant ( TCA ),β - receptor blocking pharmacon and antiepileptic drug ( AED ) and so on.
  3. Objective : To observe the effects of the tricyclic antidepressant Imipramine on patients with interstitial cystitis ( IC ).
  4. Purpose : To study the antiproliferative effect of tricyclic antidepressant desipramine ( DMI ) alone or in combination with chemotherapeutic agent teniposide ( VM 26 ) against rat C6 glioma cells.
  5. It is suggested that tricyclic antidepressant be used as an effective assistance drug in releasing pain of TMJDS and improving mental state.

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