Fetal teratogenicity in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta): Association with the chronic maternal treatment of amitriptyline.

Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant commonly prescribed in humans for pain and sleep disorders and in non-human primates for self-injurious behaviors. Here, we report a clinical case on the teratogenic effect of maternal-fetal amitriptyline exposure.