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Status:
US Approved Rx (2004)
First approved in 1998

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Citalopram (brand names: Celexa, Cipramil, and others) is an antidepressant drug of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It has U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to treat major depression,[2]which it received in 1998, and...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2003)
First approved in 1994

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Nefazodone hydrochloride (trade name Serzone) is an antidepressant drug marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Its sale was discontinued in 2003 in some countries, due to the small possibility of hepatic (liver) injury, which could lead to the need for a ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1979

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)


Conditions:

Trimipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant similar to imipramine, but with more antihistaminic and sedative properties. It was sold under brand name surmontil for the relief of symptoms of depression. Endogenous depression is more likely to be allevi...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1992)
First approved in 1964

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Nortriptyline is a second-generation tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) marketed as the hydrochloride salt under the trade names Sensoval, Aventyl, Pamelor, Norpress, Allegron, Noritren and Nortrilen. Nortriptyline is used in the treatment of depression ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1964

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Desipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant that was approved by the FDA in 1964. It was derived from imipramine, which was the first tricyclic antidepressant to be manufactured. Desipramine is one of many tricyclic antidepressants, and this type of an...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2010)
First approved in 1961

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Phenelzine is an irreversible non-selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase. Although the exact mechanism of action has not been determined, it appears that the irreversible, nonselective inhibition of MAO by phenelzine relieves depressive symptoms by...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1983)
First approved in 1959

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Imipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant with general pharmacological properties similar to those of structurally related tricyclic antidepressant drugs such as amitriptyline and doxepin. A tertiary amine, imipramine inhibits the reuptake of serotoni...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1959)
First approved in 1959

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Isocarboxazid (Marplan, Marplon, Enerzer) is a non-selective, irreversible monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine class used as an antidepressant. In vivo and in vitro studies demonstrated inhibition of MAO in the brain, heart, and liver...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1988)
First approved in 1957

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Perphenazine is a relatively high potency phenothiazine that blocks dopamine 2 receptors predominantly, but also may possess antagonist actions at histamine 1 and cholinergic M1 and alpha 1 adrenergic receptors in the vomiting center leading to reduc...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2015)
First marketed in 1899

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



The alkaloid L-(-)-scopolamine [L-(-)-hyoscine], a belladonna alkaloid, competitively inhibits muscarinic receptors for acetylcholine and acts as a nonselective muscarinic antagonist, producing both peripheral antimuscarinic properties and central se...