Psychiatric Medications: Medications for Mental Illness - List of Antidepressant Medications with Black Box Warnings

Written by National Institute of Mental Health

List of Antidepressant Medications

List of drugs receiving a "black box" warning, other product labeling changes, and a Medication Guide pertaining to pediatric suicidality:

• Anafranil (clomipramine)
• Asendin (amoxapine)
• Aventyl (nortriptyline)
• Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide)
• Cymbalta (duloxetine)
• Desyrel (trazodone HCl)
• Effexor (venlafaxine HCl)
• Elavil (amitriptyline)
• Etrafon (perphenazine/amitriptyline)

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• fluvoxamine maleate
• Lexapro (escitalopram hydrobromide)
• Limbitrol (chlordiazepoxide/amitriptyline)
• Ludiomil (maprotiline)
• Marplan (isocarboxazid)
• Nardil (phenelzine sulfate)
• Norpramin (desipramine HCl)
• Pamelor (nortriptyline)
• Parnate (tranylcypromine sulfate)
• Paxil (paroxetine HCl)
• Pexeva (paroxetine mesylate)
• Prozac (fluoxetine HCl)
• Remeron (mirtazapine)
• Sarafem (fluoxetine HCl)
• Serzone (nefazodone HCl)
• Sinequan (doxepin)
• Surmontil (trimipramine)
• Symbyax (olanzapine/fluoxetine)
• Tofranil (imipramine)
• Tofranil-PM (imipramine pamoate)
• Triavil (perphenazine/amitriptyline)
• Vivactil (protriptyline)
• Wellbutrin (bupropion HCl)
• Zoloft (sertraline HCl)
• Zyban (bupropion HCl)

Addendum References

¹Marder SR, Essock SM, Miller AL, et al. Physical Health Monitoring of Patients With Schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry. August 2004;161(8):1334-1349.

²Newcomer JW. Clinical considerations in selecting and using atypical antipsychotics. CNS Spect. Aug 2005;10(8 Suppl 8):12-20.

Source: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Medications Publication. Updated June 2008.

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