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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacotherapy. 2018 Jul 29;38(9):888–898. doi: 10.1002/phar.2163

Table 1.

Serotonergic Drug List Categorized by Similar Bioactive Sites of Action. See Methods for description of pharmacologic drug categories.

Drug Name Category Drug Name Category
Amitriptyline Triple Receptor Selegiline MAO Inhibitor
Amoxapine Triple Receptor Tranylcypromine MAO Inhibitor
Citalopram Triple Receptor Dihydroergotamine 5-HT1 Agonists
Clomipramine Triple Receptor Eletriptan 5-HT1 Agonists
Cyclobenzaprine Triple Receptor Frovatriptan 5-HT1 Agonists
Cyproheptadine Triple Receptor Pentazocine 5-HT1 Agonists
Desipramine Triple Receptor Rizatriptan 5-HT1 Agonists
Doxepin Triple Receptor Sumatriptan 5-HT1 Agonists
Fluoxetine Triple Receptor Zolmitriptan 5-HT1 Agonists
Imipramine Triple Receptor Almotriptan Mixed SERT
Mirtazapine Triple Receptor Dextromethorphan Mixed SERT
Nortriptyline Triple Receptor Granisetron Mixed SERT
Meperidine Triple Receptor Lorcaserin Mixed SERT
Paroxetine Triple Receptor Naratriptan Mixed SERT
Protriptyline Triple Receptor Trazodone Mixed SERT
Sertraline Triple Receptor Vilazodone Mixed SERT
Trimipramine Triple Receptor Buspirone Miscellaneous
Atomoxetine Duo Receptor Carbamazepine Miscellaneous
Desvenlafaxine Duo Receptor Divalproex Miscellaneous
Duloxetine Duo Receptor Lithium Miscellaneous
Escitalopram Duo Receptor Ondansetron Miscellaneous
Fluvoxamine Duo Receptor Metoclopramide Miscellaneous
Levomilnacipran Duo Receptor Valproate Miscellaneous
Maprotiline Duo Receptor Valproic Acid Miscellaneous
Methadone Duo Receptor Aripiprazole Atypical Antipsychotic
Milnacipran Duo Receptor Asenapine Atypical Antipsychotic
Nefazodone Duo Receptor Brexpiprazole Atypical Antipsychotic
Tramadol Duo Receptor Clozapine Atypical Antipsychotic
Venlafaxine Duo Receptor Iloperidone Atypical Antipsychotic
Fentanyl MAO Inhibitor Lurasidone Atypical Antipsychotic
Isocarboxazid MAO Inhibitor Olanzapine Atypical Antipsychotic
Linezolid MAO Inhibitor Paliperodine Atypical Antipsychotic
Methylene Blue MAO Inhibitor Quetiapine Atypical Antipsychotic
Phenelzine MAO Inhibitor Risperidone Atypical Antipsychotic
Rasagiline MAO Inhibitor Vortioxetine Atypical Antipsychotic
Ziprasidone Atypical Antipsychotic

Data taken from Flockhart P450 Drug interactions Table.42 Other listed drugs may also undergo hepatic metabolism but are less well documented.

5-HT1=5-hydroxytryptamine receptor; MAO=mon0amine oxidase; SERT=serotonin re-uptake protein