Drug Summary

  Drug name:  tranylcypromine
  Chemical name:  Tranylcypromine hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₉H₁₁N
  Weight:   133.1903
  CAS no:  155-09-9
  DrugBank link:  DB00752
  Description:  A propylamine formed from the cyclization of the side chain of amphetamine. This monoamine oxidase inhibitor is effective in the treatment of major depression, dysthymic disorder, and atypical depression. It also is useful in panic and phobic disorders. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p311)
  Indication:  For the treatment of major depressive episode without melancholia.