TOFRANIL

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Brazil, France, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Turkey.

Active ingredients

The drug TOFRANIL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII BKE5Q1J60U - IMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
 

Imipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant and has several pharmacological actions including alpha-adrenolytic, antihistamine, anticholinergic and 5HT-receptor blocking properties. However, the main therapeutic activity is believed to be inhibition of the neuronal re-uptake of noradrenaline and 5HT. Imipramine is a so-called “mixed” re-uptake blocker, i.e. it inhibits the reuptake of NA and 5HT to about the same extent.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 TOFRANIL Sugar-coated tablet MPI, US: SPL/Old FDA, National Drug Code (US)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
N06AA02 Imipramine N Nervous system → N06 Psychoanaleptics → N06A Antidepressants → N06AA Non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitors
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 2420J, 2421K
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 505615110041117, 505615110041217, 526527903111318, 526527904118316
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 31004, 40366, 48384
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 67117128, 68574699
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 1174006F1078, 1174006F2074
MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios 53089
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 10014, 10015
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699708121517, 8699708121524
US FDA, National Drug Code 0406-9920, 0406-9921, 0406-9922

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