doxepin hydrochloride

doxepin hydrochloride

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dox·e·pin hy·dro·chlo·ride (dokґsə-pin) [USP] a tricyclic antidepressant of the dibenzoxepine class, also having significant anxiolytic activity. It is administered orally to treat depression, chronic pain, peptic ulcer, pruritus, and idiopathic cold urticaria, and is used topically to treat pruritus.

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