Latest prescription information about Doxepin. Learn how to pronounce the drug's name, its indications, dosage, how to take, when to take, when not to take, side effects, special precautions, its storage instructions and warnings if any when taken during pregnancy. Also listed are the International and Indian trade name(s) of the drug and its price list. We recommend consulting your doctor to verify the information presented on this page or if you need any further clarifications.
Doxepin is a tricyclic antidepressant, and the test is done for therapeutic monitoring and toxicity assessment.
Doxepin, is a tricyclic antidepressant, is a tertiary amine structural analog of amitripytline with similar but less potent neurotransmittter effects and considerably less cardiotoxicity.
110-250 ng/ml (4-9 nmol/L
>300 ng/mL (>11 nmol/L)
High Performance Liquid Chromotography (HPLC), Gas Chromotography (GC)
The common side effects of doxepin are nausea, drowsiness, weakness, nightmares, dry mouth, changes in appetite, constipation, difficulty in urinating and excessive sweating.
Drug Name : Doxepin
Indication :
Doxepin is a tricyclic antidepressant, and the test is done for therapeutic monitoring and toxicity assessment.
Physiology :
Doxepin, is a tricyclic antidepressant, is a tertiary amine structural analog of amitripytline with similar but less potent neurotransmittter effects and considerably less cardiotoxicity.
Normal Values :
110-250 ng/ml (4-9 nmol/L
Critical Values :
>300 ng/mL (>11 nmol/L)
Test Method :
High Performance Liquid Chromotography (HPLC), Gas Chromotography (GC)
Side effects :
The common side effects of doxepin are nausea, drowsiness, weakness, nightmares, dry mouth, changes in appetite, constipation, difficulty in urinating and excessive sweating.
