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Zimelidine (Zimeldine Normud Zelmid) was the first selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant to be marketed. It is a pyridylallylamine and is structurally different from other antidepressants. Zimelidine was developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s by Arvid Carlsson who was then working for the Swedish company Astra AB.

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ATC prefix
N06
ATC suffix
AB02
CAS number
56775-88-3
CAS supplemental
60525-15-7 (anhydrous dihydrochloride) 61129-30-4 (dihydrochloride monohydrate)
DrugBank
DB04832
FDA UNII code
3J928617DW
IUPAC name
(Z)-3-(4-bromophenyl)-NN-dimethyl-3-(pyridin-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-amine
PubChem
5365247

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