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amitriptyline

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am·i·trip·tyl·ine  (m-trpt-ln)
n.
A tricyclic antidepressant drug, C20H23N.
[Perhaps ami(no)- + alteration of trypt(ophan) + -yl + -ine.]
amitriptyline [ˌæmɪˈtrɪptɪˌliːn -lɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C20H23N
[from amino + tryptamine + methyl + -ine2]
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Noun1.amitriptyline - a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil
tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug - an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain


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According to background information in an article on the study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, amitriptyline is used to treat symptoms of depression, but it is some times prescribed to children for pain relief from pain-predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs).
Antidepressant found to be just as effective as placebo in child pain ... by Asian News International
The mum was not taking amitriptyline herself when her son died.
BABY WAS DOPED FOR 'QUIET LIFE' Mum jailed for drug death by The Mirror (London, England)
Jobless Vestuto, of Hackney, had been prescribed amitriptyline by her GP as a pain reliever.
Mother gets six years for killing child with drug by The Evening Standard (London, England)
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