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  • Title: [Clinical use of new antidepressive agents with dual action (literature review)].
    Author: De León OA.
    Journal: Rev Med Panama; 2000; 25():24-9. PubMed ID: 15881744.
    Abstract:
    The effective pharmacological treatment of depression started in 1958 with the introduction of iproniazide and imipramine. New agents quickly followed with more specific actions and a safer side effect profile. Very recently, fourth generation antidepressants with dual action have been introduced. These new agents pose a challenging dilemma. Is it better to develop drugs ever more selective towards specific monoamine receptor subpopulations, or drugs that act upon several monoamines in a more focused way? The priority seems to be the investigation of the interactions of the various monoaminergic systems. This paper reviews the clinical use of the new antidepressants that implement the notion of dual action as an important element for efficacy combined with receptor-specific action as a basis for tolerability.
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