Doxepindrug info
doxepin 150 MG Oral Capsule
What it is used for
Doxepin HCl is recommended for the treatment of: 1.Psychoneurotic patients with depression and/or anxiety. 2.Depression and/or anxiety associated with alcoholism (not to be taken concomitantly with alcohol). 3.Depression and/or anxiety associated with organic disease (the possibility of drug interaction should be considered if the patient is receiving other drugs concomitantly). 4.Psychotic depressive disorders with associated anxiety including involutional depression and manic-depressive disorders. The target symptoms of psychoneurosis that respond particularly well to doxepin HCl include anxiety, tension, depression, somatic symptoms and concerns, sleep disturbances, guilt, lack of energy, fear, apprehension and worry. Clinical experience has shown that doxepin HCl is safe and well tolerated even in the elderly patient. Owing to lack of clinical experience in the pediatric population, doxepin HCl is not recommended for use in children under 12 years of age.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective June 25, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Doxepin hydrochloride is one of a class of psychotherapeutic agents known as dibenzoxepin tricyclic compounds. The molecular formula of the compound is C 19 H 21 NO
HCl having a molecular weight of 315.84. It is a white crystalline solid readily soluble in water, lower alcohols and chloroform. Its structural formula is: C 19 H 21 NO●HCl MW: 315.84 Chemically,Doxepin HCl is a dibenzoxepin derivative and is the first of a family of tricyclic psychotherapeutic agents. Specifically, it is an isomeric mixture of: 1-Propanamine, 3-dibenz[b,e]oxepin-11(6 H )ylidene- N,N -dimethyl-hydrochloride. Each doxepin hydrochloride capsule is equivalent to 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg, and 150 mg of doxepin for oral administration. Each capsule contains the following inactive ingredients: corn starch, D&C Yellow #10, FD&C Blue #1, FD&C Blue #2, FD&C Red #40, gelatin, magnesium stearate, pharmaceutical glaze, sodium lauryl sulfate, synthetic black iron oxide, titanium dioxide and other ingredients. In addition, the 10 mg capsule contains FD&C Yellow #6; the 25 mg and 50 mg capsules contain FD&C Yellow #6 and propylene glycol; the 75 mg capsule contains FD&C Green #3 and propylene glycol, and the 100 mg capsule contains FD&C Green #3. This is the chemical structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective June 25, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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