Phenoxypropazine

Phenoxypropazine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(1-methyl-2-phenoxy-ethyl)hydrazine
Clinical data
Legal status
  • (Prescription only)
Routes of
administration
Oral
Identifiers
CAS Number 3818-37-9
ATC code None
PubChem CID 71467
ChemSpider 64548
UNII 8E92V52324
ChEMBL CHEMBL1909286
Chemical data
Formula C9H14N2O
Molar mass 166.22 g/mol

Phenoxypropazine (trade name Drazine) is an irreversible and non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine family. It was introduced as an antidepressant in 1961, but was subsequently withdrawn in 1966 due to hepatotoxicity concerns.[1][2][3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. LEAHY MR, ROSE JT, PLOWMAN R (April 1963). "A preliminary study of phenoxypropazine in the treatment of depression". The American Journal of Psychiatry 119: 986–7. PMID 13928824.
  2. IMLAH NW (May 1963). "Preliminary report on phenoxypropazine". The American Journal of Psychiatry 119: 1091–2. PMID 13956423.
  3. ROSE JT, LEAHY MR, PLOWMAN R (October 1963). "A comparison of phenoxypropazine and amitriptyline in depression". The American Journal of Psychiatry 120: 393–5. PMID 14069469.
  4. ROSE JT (March 1964). "Phenoxypropazine and chlordiazepoxide in depression". The American Journal of Psychiatry 120: 899–900. PMID 14129290.
  5. MCWHINNEY IR, MORRELL DC (January 1965). "Treatment of mild endogenous depression with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor: a controlled trial in general practice". The Journal of the College of General Practitioners 9: 95–9. PMC 1878242. PMID 14254271.


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