Pirisudanol

Chemical compound

N06BX08 (WHO)

Legal statusLegal status

In general: ℞ (Prescription only)

Identifiers

IUPAC name

2-(dimethylamino)ethyl[5-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-3-pyridinyl]methylbutanedioate

CAS Number

33605-94-6^Y

PubChem CID

65782

ChemSpider

59202

UNII

W618Z2SMVL

KEGG

D07347^Y

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

DTXSID60187301

ECHA InfoCard100.046.887

Chemical and physical dataFormulaC₁₆H₂₄N₂O₆Molar mass340.376 g·mol⁻¹3D model (JSmol)

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SMILES

CC1=NC=C(C(=C1O)CO)COC(=O)CCC(=O)OCCN(C)C

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H24N2O6/c1-11-16(22)13(9-19)12(8-17-11)10-24-15(21)5-4-14(20)23-7-6-18(2)3/h8,19,22H,4-7,9-10H2,1-3H3
Key:KTOAWCPDBUCJED-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Pirisudanol (Mentis, Menthen, Mentium, Nadex, Nadexen, Nadexon, Pridana, Stivane), also known as pyrisuccideanol, is the succinic acid ester of pyridoxine (a form of vitamin B₆) and of deanol (DMAE).^[1] It has been used in Europe in the treatment of mild cognitive impairment as well as fatigue and depression.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 69493".
^ David J. Triggle (1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC. ISBN 0-412-46630-9.
^ Bathien N, Willer JC, Hugelin A (1976). "[Effect of psychotropic drugs on physiological variations and psychometric scores during attention]". L'Encéphale (in French). 2 (1): 55–60. PMID 1261486.
^ Murphy JE (1981). "An evaluation of pyrisuccideanol maleate (Nadex) in the treatment of mild to moderate depression in patients aged 55 years and over, presenting in general practice". The Journal of International Medical Research. 9 (5): 330–7. doi:10.1177/030006058100900506. PMID 7297757. S2CID 30526982.
^ Zmorski T (September 1983). "[Experience with Nadex in an ambulatory psychiatric practice]". Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Thérapeutique (in German). 40 (9): 817–20. PMID 6138876.

Antidepressants (N06A)

Specific reuptake inhibitors and/or receptor modulators

SSRIsTooltip Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors	Citalopram Escitalopram Fluoxetine^# Fluvoxamine Indalpine^‡ Paroxetine Sertraline Zimelidine^‡
SNRIsTooltip Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors	Desvenlafaxine Duloxetine Levomilnacipran Milnacipran Tofenacin Venlafaxine
NRIsTooltip Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors	Atomoxetine Reboxetine Viloxazine
NDRIsTooltip Norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitors	Amineptine^‡ Bupropion Nomifensine^‡
NaSSAsTooltip Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants	Mianserin Mirtazapine Setiptiline
SARIsTooltip Serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitors	Etoperidone Nefazodone Trazodone
SMSTooltip Serotonin modulator and stimulators	Vilazodone Vortioxetine
Others	Agomelatine Amisulpride Dextromethorphan/bupropion Esketamine Etryptamine^‡ Gepirone Indeloxazine Flupentixol Ketamine^§ Medifoxamine^‡ Metryptamine^‡ Oxaflozane^‡ Pivagabine^‡ Tandospirone Teniloxazine Tianeptine

Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants

TCAsTooltip Tricyclic antidepressants	Amineptine^‡ Amitriptyline^# Amitriptylinoxide Amoxapine Butriptyline^‡ Clomipramine^# Demexiptiline^‡ Desipramine Dibenzepin Dimetacrine^‡ Dosulepin Doxepin Imipramine Imipraminoxide^‡ Iprindole^‡ Lofepramine Melitracen Metapramine^‡ Nitroxazepine Nortriptyline Noxiptiline Opipramol Pipofezine Propizepine^‡ Protriptyline Quinupramine^‡ Tianeptine Trimipramine
TeCAsTooltip Tetracyclic antidepressants	Maprotiline Mianserin Mirtazapine Setiptiline
Others	Tiazesim

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Non-selective	Irreversible: Benmoxin^‡ Iproclozide^‡ Iproniazid^‡ Isocarboxazid Isoniazid^# Linezolid^# Mebanazine^‡ Nialamide^‡ Octamoxin^‡ Phenelzine Pheniprazine^‡ Phenoxypropazine^‡ Pivhydrazine^‡ Safrazine^‡ Tedizolid Tranylcypromine Reversible: Caroxazone^‡ Mixed: Bifemelane
MAO_ATooltip Monoamine oxidase A-selective	Reversible: Eprobemide Metralindole Minaprine^‡ Moclobemide Pirlindole Tetrindole Toloxatone
MAO_BTooltip Monoamine oxidase B-selective	Irreversible: Selegiline

Adjunctive therapies
Atypical antipsychotics (aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, lurasidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone) Buspirone Lithium (lithium carbonate, lithium citrate) Thyroid hormones (triiodothyronine (T₃), levothyroxine (T₄))

Miscellaneous
Ademetionine (SAMe) GABAkine neurosteroids (brexanolone, zuranolone) Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort) Oxitriptan (5-HTP) Rubidium chloride (RbCl) Tryptophan