NDAORALTABLET
Approved
Sep 1969
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Data completeness
3/8 — Basic
ETRAFON-A (amitriptyline hydrochloride; perphenazine) by Merck & Co. is clinical pharmacology amitriptyline hydrochloride is an antidepressant with sedative effects. Approved for depression. First approved in 1969.
Drug data last refreshed 2d ago
Mechanism of Action
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Amitriptyline hydrochloride is an antidepressant with sedative effects. Its mechanism of action in man is not known. It is not a monoamine oxidase inhibitor and it does not act primarily by stimulation of the central nervous system. Amitriptyline inhibits the membrane pump…
Indications (1)
Company
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Data Sources
- Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
- Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
- Patent data: FDA Orange Book
- Spending data: CMS Medicare
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