DOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDE

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Meaning:

A tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)

Synonyms:

Adapin; doxepin; doxepin hydrochloride; Sinequan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("doxepin hydrochloride" is a kind of...):

tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain)

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