Bupropion

Bupropion is an anti-depressant of the amino-ketone class.

Chemical Formula: C₁₃H₁₉Cl₁N₁O₁₁

Other names: Wellbutrin, N-t-Butyl-1-(3-chlorobenzoyl)ethylammonium salt

Layman's explanation: N.B. Mehta and D.A. Yeowell of the Wellcome Foundation, Ltd. first patented bupropion HCl as an antidepressant in 1971. Since then, the drug has been marketed under the names Wellbutrin and Zyban. Bupropion works by an unknown mechanism, but is involved in the dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems. It is a weak inhibitor of neuronal uptake of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine. Bupropion is marketed as Wellbutrin for the treatment of depression and attention deficit disorder and as Zyban (in stustained release form) for help in smoking cessation.

Keywords: smoking cessation, antidepressant

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