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Tricyclic Antidepressant medications

“Tricyclic Antidepressant” is a drug class recorded for these medicines in the National Library of Medicine’s RxClass service — usually the FDA “established pharmacologic class” from the drug label, which groups medicines by how they work or what they are. Our directory includes 3 medicines in this class, 3 of which carry a boxed warning on the label shown.
  • Amitriptyline

    Brand names: Elavil

    The label says: For the relief of symptoms of depression. Endogenous depression is more likely to be alleviated than are other depressive states.

    UsesWhat it looks likeWarnings (boxed)

  • Nortriptyline

    Brand names: Pamelor

    The label says: Nortriptyline hydrochloride is indicated for the relief of symptoms of depression. Endogenous depressions are more likely to be alleviated than are other depressive states.

    UsesWhat it looks likeWarnings (boxed)

  • Doxepin

    Brand names: Prudoxin, Silenor, Zonalon

    The label says: Doxepin Hydrochloride capsules are indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults. Doxepin Hydrochloride capsules are a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults ( 1 ).

    UsesWhat it looks likeWarnings (boxed)

Medicines in the same class can still differ in their approved uses, warnings and side effects. Class membership comes from the FDA label data published through the National Library of Medicine's RxClass service.

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