Definitions
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- noun A tricyclic antidepressant drug, C9H21NO, used in its hydrochloride form.
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- noun A
psychotropic agent withtricyclic antidepressant andanxiolytic properties.
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- noun a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The active ingredient in Silenor, doxepin, has been used for years in higher doses as an antidepressant.
Dawn of A New Sleep Drug? Andrea Petersen 2011
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If the condition persists, your doctor may recommend either an antihistamine such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl Allergy) or doxepin cream (Zonalon); a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ointment or cream such as tacrolimus (Protopic); or a corticosteroid ointment such as hydrocortisone (Cortaid, Cortizone).
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If the condition persists, your doctor may recommend either an antihistamine such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl Allergy) or doxepin cream (Zonalon); a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ointment or cream such as tacrolimus (Protopic); or a corticosteroid ointment such as hydrocortisone (Cortaid, Cortizone).
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The current nightcap, as it were, is 50 mg doxepin, followed in one hour by 10 mg zolpidem this is the non-CR version of Ambien.
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“But I only take the doxepin and flurazepam to sleep and it was about time to wean myself from the Prozac anyway.”
A Winter Haunting Simmons, Dan 2002
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Dale turned the light out and went back to sleep, even without his Prozac and flurazepam and doxepin.
A Winter Haunting Simmons, Dan 2002
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Silenor, or doxepin, is a low-dose oral prescription drug that is used to treat short and long term insomnia.
unknown title 2011
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Lastly, Paladin entered into an exclusive collaboration with Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to commercialize Silenor® doxepin for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep maintenance in Canada, South America and Africa.
unknown title 2011
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The drug's active ingredient, doxepin hydrochloride, has been around for decades and was previously used in much higher doses as an anti-depressant.
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals: Will FDA Approval Ever Pay Off? - Seeking Alpha 2011
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Somaxon's product Silenor® (doxepin) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep maintenance.
mollusque commented on the word doxepin
Yet he'd felt a real sadness — the sadness of consummation— hearing a subject who'd struggled for years with anxiety, suicidal guilt, and religious zeal tell him, after the successful tuning of his doxepin dosages, "Doctor, I'm just not sure what I was so upset about, all that time.
--Richard Powers, 2007, The Echo Maker, p. 190
November 7, 2008