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doxepin

 [dok´sĕ-pin]
a tricyclic antidepressant, administered orally as the hydrochloride salt to treat depression, anxiety, chronic pain, peptic ulcer, pruritus, and other conditions.

doxepin

/dox·e·pin/ (dok´sĕ-pin) a tricyclic antidepressant of the dibenzoxepine class; also used to treat chronic pain, peptic ulcer, pruritus, and idiopathic cold urticaria, administered as the hydrochloride salt.

doxepin

(dŏk′sə-pĭn′)
n.
A tricyclic drug, C19H21NO, used in its hydrochloride form orally to treat depression and anxiety and as a cream to relieve itching.

Doxepin®

Zonalon® Pharmacology A tricyclic antidepressant, see there.

doxepin

A TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG. A brand name is Sinequan.

doxepin (topical)

(dok´səpin),
n brand name: Zonolon;
drug class: topical antipruritic (tricyclic antidepressant);
action: antipruritic mechanism unknown; has antihistaminic activity; also produces drowsiness;
uses: pruritus associated with eczema, atopic dermatitis, lichen simplex chronicus.

doxepin

a tricyclic antidepressant and potent histamine H1-receptor blocker, similar to amitriptyline, used in the treatment of psychogenic dermatitis in dogs and cats.
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