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NB trade names of drugs always start with a capital letter; generic names do not. Different drug companies will give different names to the same generic drugs, so some drugs are known by several different names.

Note on using the Making Sense drug booklets: A lot of the information about each drug type is common to all the drugs in one booklet. Therefore, in order to get all the information relevant to a particular drug, it is important to read the introductory sections of these booklets, and the introductory section to each subtype of drug, as well as the information under the individual drug name.

Abilify - aripiprazole	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
agomelatine	Antidepressant (new 2009). No Mind info yet. See pdf of PIL
Allegron -nortriptyline	tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
alprazolam	Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
amisulpride	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
amitriptyline HCl	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
Anafranil - clomipramine	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
Aricept - donepezil	dementia drug see Drugs for dementia factsheet
aripiprazole	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Arpicolin - procyclidine	Anti-Parkinson's drug see Making sense of antipsychotics
Atomoxetine	non-stimulant drug for ADHD see Drugs for ADHD factsheet

benperidol	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Benquil - benperidol	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
benzatropine mesilate	Anti-Parkinson's drug see Making sense of antipsychotics
benzhexol HCl - trihexyphenidyl	Anti-Parkinson's drug see Making sense of antipsychotics
benzatropine mesylate - benzatropine mesilate	Anti-Parkinson's drug see Making sense of antipsychotics
Biorphen - orphenadrine	Anti-Parkinson's drug see Making sense of antipsychotics
Broflex - trihexyphenidyl	Anti-Parkinson's drug see Making sense of antipsychotics
Buspar - buspirone	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
buspirone HCl	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers

Camcolit - lithium	Lithium see Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
Carbagen - carbamazepine	See Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
carbamazepine	See Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
chloral hydrate	Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
chlordiazepoxide	Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
chlorpromazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Cipralex - escitalopram	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Cipramil - citalopram	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Circadin - melatonin	natural hormone, used for sleep. No Mind info. Patient Information Leaflet
citalopram	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
clomethiazole	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
clomipramine	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
clobazam	Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Clopixol Acuphase - zuclopenthixol acetate	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Clopixol - zuclopenthixol diHCl	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
clorazepate	Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
clozapine	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Concerta XL - methylphenidate	stimulant drug for ADHD see Drugs for ADHD factsheet
Cymbalta - duloxetine	SNRI Antidepressant. See Making sense of antidepressants

Dalmane - flurazepam	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Denzapine - clozapine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Depakote - valproic acid	Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
Depixol -flupentixol	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
dexamfetamine (dexamphetamine)	stimulant drug for ADHD see Drugs for ADHD factsheet
Dexedrine (dexamfetamine)	stimulant drug for ADHD see Drugs for ADHD factsheet
diazepam	Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
diphenhydramine	antihistamine used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Disipal - orphenadrine	Anti-Parkinson's drug see Making sense of antipsychotics
Dolmatil - sulpiride	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
donepezil	dementia drug see Drugs for dementia factsheet
dosulepin	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
dothiepin - dosulepin	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
doxepin	tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
Dozic - haloperidol	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Dreemon - diphenhydramine	antihistamine used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
duloxetine	SNRI antidepressant see Making sense of antidepressants

Ebixa - memantine	dementia drug see Drugs for dementia factsheet
Edronax - reboxetine	NARI see Making sense of antidepressants
Efexor - venlafaxine	SNRI antidepressant see Making sense of antidepressants
Efexor XL - venlafaxine	modified release SNRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Epilim - valproate; sodium valproate	Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
Equagesic - meprobamate	See 'What other drugs can be used for anxiety?' in Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Equasym / Equasym XL - methylphenidate	stimulant drug for ADHD see Drugs for ADHD factsheet
escitalopram	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Exelon - rivastigmine	dementia drug see Drugs for dementia factsheet

Faverin - fluvoxamine	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Fentazin - perphenazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Fluanxol - flupentixol	Making sense of antipsychotics. See also 'Flupentixol' under 'Other drugs for treating depression' in Making sense of antidepressants
flunitrazepam	Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
fluoxetine	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
flupentixol (flupenthixol)	Making sense of antipsychotics See also 'Flupentixol' under 'Other drugs for treating depression' in Making sense of antidepressants
flupentixol decanoate	See 'Antipsychotics through depot injection' in Making sense of antipsychotics
fluphenazine	discontinued antipsychotic
fluphenazine decanoate	See 'Antipsychotics through depot injection' in Making sense of antipsychotics
flurazepam	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
fluvoxamine maleate	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Foraven XL - venlafaxine	modified release SNRI see Making sense of antidepressants

galantamine	dementia drug see Drugs for dementia factsheet
Gamanil - lofepramine	Tricyclic antidepressant. No longer available under trade name.

Haldol - haloperidol	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
haloperidol	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
haloperidol decanoate	See 'Antipsychotics through depot injection' in Making sense of antipsychotics
Heminevrin - clomethiazole	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers

imipramine HCI	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
Invega (paliperidone)	antipsychotic (active metabolite of risperidone) Making sense of antipsychotics
isocarboxazid	MAOI see Making sense of antidepressants

Kemadrin - procyclidine

Anti-Parkinson's drug see Making sense of antipsychotics

Lamictal - lamotrigine	Making sense of Lithium and other mood stabilisers
lamotrigine	Making sense of Lithium and other mood stabilisers
Largactil - chlorpromazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
levomepromazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
liothyronine	Thyroid drug. Specialist use for treatment resistant depression. No Mind info available - refer to specialist or pharmacist.
Liskonum - lithium	Lithium see Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
lithium	Lithium see Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
lofepramine	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
loprazolam	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
lorazepam	Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
lormetazepam	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Lustral - sertraline	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Lyrica (pregabalin)	anti-anxiety. No Mind info at present; see PIL on eMC

Manerix -moclobemide	Reversible MAOI (RIMA) see Making sense of antidepressants
maprotiline HCl	antidepressant - discontinued
Medinex - diphenhydramine	antihistamine used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
melatonin	natural hormone, used for sleep. No Mind info. Patient Information Leaflet
memantine	dementia drug see Drugs for dementia factsheet
meprobamate	see 'What other drugs can be used for anxiety?' in Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers Expected to be taken off the market soon.
methotrimeprazine - levomepromazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
methylphenidate	stimulant drug for ADHD see Drugs for ADHD factsheet
mianserin HCl	Chemically similar to tricyclics see Making sense of antidepressants
mirtazapine	NaSSA see Making sense of antidepressants
moclobemide	Reversible MAOI (RIMA) see Making sense of antidepressants
Modecate - fluphenazine decanoate	See 'Antipsychotics through depot injection' in Making sense of antipsychotics
Moditen -fluphenazine	discontinued antipsychotic
Mogadon - nitrazepam	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Molipaxin -trazodone	Tricyclic-related see Making sense of antidepressants
Motival - fluphenazine + nortriptyline	compound drug - discontinued

Nardil -phenelzine	MAOI see Making sense of antidepressants
Neulactil - pericyazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Night-calm - diphenhydramine	antihistamine used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Nightime - promethazine	antihistamine used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
nitrazepam	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
nortriptyline	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
Nozinan - levomepromazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Nytol - diphenhydramine	antihistamine used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers

olanzapine	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Orap - pimozide	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
orphenadrine HCl	Anti-Parkinson's drug see Making sense of antipsychotics
Oxactin - fluoxetine	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
oxazepam	Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers

paliperidone	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics (active metabolite of risperidone)
Panadol Night - diphenhydramine + paracetamol	antihistamine with painkiller used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
paroxetine HCl	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
pericyazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
perphenazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
phenelzine	MAOI see Making sense of antidepressants
Phenergan - promethazine	antihistamine used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
pimozide	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Piportil - pipotiazine palmitate	See 'Antipsychotics through depot injection' in Making sense of antipsychotics
pipothiazine palmitate - pipotiazine	See 'Antipsychotics through depot injection' in Making sense of antipsychotics
pipotiazine	See 'Antipsychotics through depot injection' in Making sense of antipsychotics
pregabalin	anti anxiety. No Mind info at present; see PIL
Priadel -lithium	Lithium see Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
prochlorperazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
procyclidine HCl	Anti-Parkinson's drug see in Making sense of antipsychotics
promazine HCl	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
propranolol	beta blocker, sometimes given for the physical symptoms of anxiety (not a psychiatric drug) pdf of PIL
promethazine	anti-histamine used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Prothiaden - dothiepin	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
Prozac - fIuoxetine	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants

quetiapine

Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics

reboxetine	NARI see Making sense of antidepressants
Reminyl - galantamine	dementia drug see Drugs for dementia factsheet
Remnos - nitrazepam	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Risperdal - Consta	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Risperdal - risperidone	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Ritalin - methylphenidate	stimulant drug for ADHD see Drugs for ADHD factsheet
rivastigmine	dementia drug see Drugs for dementia factsheet
Rohypnol - flunitrazepam (taken off market)	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers

Serdolect - sertindole	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Serenace - haloperidol	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Seroquel - quetiapine	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
sertindole	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
sertraline	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Seroxat - paroxetine	SSRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Sinepen - doxepin	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
Solian - amisulpiride	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Sominex - promethazine	antihistamine used as sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Somnite - nitrazepam	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Stelazine - trifluoperazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Stemetil - prochlorperazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Stilnoct - zolpidem hemitartrate	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Strattera - atomoxetine	non-stimulant drug for ADHD see Drugs for ADHD factsheet
sulpiride	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Sulpitil - sulpiride	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Sulpor - sulpiride	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Surmontil - trimipramine	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants

Tegretol - carbamazepine	Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
temazepam	Benzodiazepine sleeping pill see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Teril retard - carbamazepine	Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
thioridazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Tifaxin XL - venlafaxine	modified release SNRI see Making sense of antidepressants
Tofranil - imipramine	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
Tranxene - clorazepate	Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquilliserss
tranylcypromine	MAOI see Making sense of antidepressants
trazodone HCl	Tricyclic-related see Making sense of antidepressants
triclofos sodium	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
trifluoperazine	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
trimipramine	Tricyclic see Making sense of antidepressants
Triptafen - amitriptyline + perphenazine	See 'Combination or compound drugs' section in Making sense of antidepressants
tryptophan	Amino acid see 'Other drugs for treating depression' in Making sense of antidepressants

Valdoxan (agomelatine)	Antidepressant (new 2009). No Mind info yet. See pdf of PIL
valproate (semisodium valproate)	Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
valproic acid	Making sense of lithium and other mood stabilisers
Venaxx XL - venlafaxine	modified release SNRI see Making sense of antidepressants
venlafaxine	SSRI related antidepressant see Making sense of antidepressants
Venlalic XL - venlafaxine	modified release SNRI see Making sense of antidepressants

Welldorm - chloral hydrate

See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers

Xanax - alprazolam

Benzodiazepine see Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers

zaleplon	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Zaponex (clozapine)	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Zimovane - zopiclone	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Zispin -mirtazapine	NaSSA see Making sense of antidepressants
zolpidem tartrate	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
Zoleptil - zotepine	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
zopiclone	See Making sense of sleeping pills and minor tranquillisers
zotepine	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
zuclopenthixol acetate	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
zuclopenthixol decanoate	See 'Antipsychotics through depot injection' in Making sense of antipsychotics
zuclopenthixol diHCl	Antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics
Zyp-Adhera - olanzapine	Depot antipsychotic. New in 2010. No printed information yet. Patient information leaflet available here.
Zyprexa - olanzapine	Atypical antipsychotic see Making sense of antipsychotics

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