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Treatment of Depression

A Comparative Trial of Imipramine and Desipramine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

John T. Rose  and
T. T. Westhead
John T. Rose
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Regional Neurological Unit and Regional Neurosurgical Unit, Walton Hospital, Liverpool 9
T. T. Westhead
Affiliation:
Prudhoe Hall Hospital, Prudhoe on Tyne, Northumberland
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Desipramine (Pertofran) is the monomethyl analogue of imipramine (Tofranil) and is marketed as a potent anti-depressant agent. The literature on this drug has already been adequately reviewed by Rose et al. (1964) and Waldron et al. (1965). It is therefore sufficient to note that earlier reports claiming a more rapid action than imipramine have not been supported by more recent investigations. This paper reports a double-blind controlled comparison of imipramine and desipramine, designed to investigate the relative effectiveness, speed of action and side-effects of these two drugs.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 113 , Issue 499 , June 1967 , pp. 659 - 665
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1967 

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