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Desipramine |
| Description |
Desipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat eating disorders such as bulimia. Desipramine is also the active metabolite of imipramine. Plasma protein binding is 70 to 90%. |
| Therapeutic Low |
0.0080 |
| Therapeutic High |
0.0150 |
| Units |
ug/mL |
| Specimen |
P |
| Half Life Low |
12.00 |
| Half Life High |
54.00 |
| VOD Low |
22.00 |
| VOD High |
59.00 |
| Toxic Level |
0.500 |
| Lethal Level |
10.000 |
| Plasma to Whole Blood ratio |
0.00 |
| Warnings |
Warnings - may impair mental and/or physical ability required for the performance of potentially hazardous tasks (e.g., driving, operating heavy machinery). |