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Agomelatine
Agomelatine
(trade names
Valdoxan
,
Melitor
,
Thymanax
) is an
antidepressant
developed by the pharmaceutical company
Servier
. Agomelatine is a potent
agonist
at
melatonin receptors
and an
antagonist
at
serotonin
-2C (5-HT
2C
) receptors, which enhances the activity of frontocortical dopaminergic and adrenergic pathways. It is the first
melatonergic
antidepressant. Because of its unique profile, agomelatine has not been associated with weight gain, sexual side effects, or
withdrawal syndrome
; this is in contrast to most
SSRIs
and many antidepressants.