DOXEPIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doxepin mean? 

• DOXEPIN (noun)
  The noun DOXEPIN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DOXEPIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOXEPIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Adapin; doxepin; doxepin hydrochloride; Sinequan

Hypernyms ("doxepin" 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)

 Context examples 

Doxepin also has antagonistic effects on histamine (H1 and H2), 5-HT2, alpha-1 adrenergic, and muscarinic receptors.

(Doxepin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of cidoxepin, a psychotropic agent similar to doxepin with potential antianxiety and antidepressant activities.

(Cidoxepin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Although its exact mechanism of action has yet to be fully elucidated, cidoxepin may act similarly to doxepin.

(Cidoxepin, NCI Thesaurus)

Doxepin blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin into presynaptic terminals thereby prolonging the availability of the monoaminergic neurotransmitters within the synaptic cleft and enhancing their action leading to sedative effects.

(Doxepin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A psychotropic agent similar to doxepin with potential antianxiety and antidepressant activities.

(Cidoxepin, NCI Thesaurus)