Benmoxin (trade names Neuralex, Nerusil), also known as mebamoxine, is an
irreversible and
nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the
hydrazine class.
It was synthesized in 1967 and was subsequently used as an
antidepressant in
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
, but is now no longer marketed.
See also
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Hydrazine (antidepressant)
The hydrazine antidepressants are a group of non-selective, irreversible monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) which were discovered and initially marketed in the 1950s and 1960s. Most have been withdrawn due to toxicity, namely hepatotoxicity, ...
References
Abandoned drugs
Benzamides
Hydrazides
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
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