Mebanazine

Mebanazine
Clinical data
Routes of; administration	Oral
ATC code	none;
Legal status
Legal status	In general: ℞ (Prescription only);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 1-phenylethylhydrazine;
CAS Number	65-64-5;
PubChem CID	6179;
ChemSpider	5944;
UNII	Z5R55CJ4CG;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1909283;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50859848 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.559
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C8H12N2
Molar mass	136.198 g·mol−1

Mebanazine (trade name Actomol) is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine chemical class that was previously used as an antidepressant in the 1960s, but has since been withdrawn due to hepatotoxicity.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Quick Facts Clinical data, Routes ofadministration ...

Mebanazine in animals is claimed to be a more potent MAOI than pheniprazine with a greater therapeutic index.^[4]

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