A to Z of psychiatric drugs

Find information on all psychiatric drugs currently licensed for use in the UK in the treatment of mental health problems.

A

• Abilify (see aripiprazole)

• Abilify Maintena (depot: see aripiprazole)

• agomelatine

• Alaquet (see quetiapine)

• Allegron (see nortriptyline)

• alprazolam

• Alventa XL (see venlafaxine)

• Alzain (see pregabalin)

• amisulpride

• amitriptyline

• Amphero XL (see venlafaxine)

• Anquil (see benperidol)

• aripiprazole

• Arpoya (see aripiprazole)

• asenapine

• Ativan (see lorazepam)

• Atrolak (see quetiapine)

• Axalid (see pregabalin)

B

• benperidol

• Biquelle (see quetiapine)

• Brancico (see quetiapine)

• Brintellix (see vortioxetine)

• buspirone

C

• Camcolit (see lithium)

• Carbagen (see carbamazepine)

• carbamazepine

• cariprazine

• Chloractil (see chlorpromazine)

• chloral hydrate

• chlordiazepoxide

• chlorpromazine

• cloral betaine

• Cipralex (see escitalopram)

• Cipramil (see citalopram)

• Circadin (see melatonin)

• citalopram

• clomethiazole (sometimes spelled chlormethiazole)

• clomipramine

• Clopixol (see zuclopenthixol)

• Clopixol Acuphase (see zuclopenthixol)

• Clopixol Concentrate (depot: see zuclopenthixol)

• clozapine

• Clozaril (see clozapine)

• Cymbalta (see duloxetine)

D

• Denzapine (see clozapine)

• Depakote (see valproate)

• Depefex XL (see venlafaxine)

• Depixol (see flupentixol)

• Diazemuls (see diazepam)

• diazepam

• Diazepam RecTubes (see diazepam)

• diphenhydramine

• Dolmatil (see sulpiride)

• Dormagen (see lormetazepam)

• dosulepin

• doxepin

• duloxetine

E

• Ebesque (see quetiapine)

• Edronax (see reboxetine)

• Efexor XL (see venlafaxine)

• Epilim (see valproate)

• escitalopram

F

• Faverin (see fluvoxamine)

• Fluanxol (see flupentixol)

• fluoxetine

• flupentixol

• flupentixol decanoate (depot)

• fluphenazine decanoate (depot)

• fluvoxamine

• Foraven XL (see venlafaxine)

H

• Haldol (see haloperidol)

• Haldol decanoate (depot: see haloperidol)

• Halkid (see haloperidol)

• haloperidol

• haloperidol decanoate (depot)

• Heminevrin (clomethiazole)

I

• imipramine

• Invega (see paliperidone)

• isocarboxazid

L

• Lamictal (see lamotrigine)

• lamotrigine

• Largactil (see chlorpromazine)

• Latuda (see lurasidone)

• Lecaent (pregabalin)

• levomepromazine

• Li-liquid (see lithium)

• Librium (chlordiazepoxide)

• Liskonum (see lithium)

• lithium carbonate

• lithium citrate

• lofepramine

• Lomont (see lofepramine)

• loprazolam

• lorazepam

• lormetazepam

• lurasidone

• Lustral (see sertraline) 

• Lyrica (see pregabalin)

M

• Majoven XL (see venlafaxine)

• Manerix (see moclobemide)

• melatonin

• mianserin

• Mintreleg (see quetiapine)

• mirtazapine

• moclobemide

• Modecate (depot: see fluphenazine)

• Mogadon (see nitrazepam)

• Molipaxin (see trazodone)

N

• Nardil (see phenelzine)

• Neulactil (see pericyazine)

• nitrazepam

• nortriptyline

• Nozinan (see levomepromazine)

O

• olanzapine

• olanzapine pamoate monohydrate (depot)

• Olena (see fluoxetine)

• Orap (see pimozide)

• Oxactin (see fluoxetine)

• oxazepam

P

• paliperidone

• paliperidone palmitate (depot)

• Parnate (see tranylcypromine)

• paroxetine

• pericyazine

• phenelzine

• Phenergan (promethazine)

• pimozide

• Politid XL (see venlafaxine)

• pregabalin

• Priadel (see lithium)

• prochlorperazine

• promazine

• promethazine

• Prothiaden (see dosulepin)

• Prozac (see fluoxetine)

• Prozep (see fluoxetine)

• Psytoxil (depot: see flupentixol)

Q

• quetiapine

R

• Reagila (see cariprazine)

• reboxetine

• Risperdal (see risperidone)

• Risperdal Consta (depot: see risperidone)

• risperidone

S

• Seroquel (see quetiapine)

• Seroxat (see paroxetine)

• sertraline

• Sinepin (see doxepin)

• Slenyto (see melatonin)

• Solian (see amisulpride)

• Sominex (see promethazine)

• Stelazine (see trifluoperazine)

• Stemetil (see prochlorperazine)

• Stesolid (see diazepam)

• Stilnoct (see zolpidem)

• sulpiride

• Sulpor (see sulpiride)

• Sunveniz XL (see venlafaxine)

• Surmontil (see trimipramine)

• Sycrest (see asenapine)

• Syncrodin (see melatonin)

T

• Tegretol (see carbamazepine)

• temazepam

• Tenprolide (see quetiapine)

• Tensium (diazepam)

• tranylcypromine

• trazodone

• Trevicta (see paliperidone)

• trifluoperazine

• trimipramine

• Tropium (see chlordiazepoxide)

V

• Valdoxan (see agomelatine)

• valproate

• Venaxx XL (see venlafaxine)

• Venlablue XL (see venlafaxine)

• Venladex XL (see venlafaxine)

• venlafaxine

• Venlalic XL (see venlafaxine)

• Venlasoz XL (see venlafaxine)

• Vensir XL (see venlafaxine)

• Venzip XL (see venlafaxine)

• ViePax (see venlafaxine)

• vortioxetine

W

• Welldorm (chloral)

X

• Xanax (alprazolam)

• Xeplion (depot; see paliperidone)

Z

• Zalasta (see olanzapine)

• Zaluron (see quetiapine)

• Zaponex (see clozapine)

• Zimovane (zopiclone)

• Zispin (see mirtazapine)

• zolpidem

• zopiclone

• zuclopenthixol

• zuclopenthixol decanoate (depot)

• zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride

• ZypAdhera (depot: see olanzapine)

• Zyprexa (see olanzapine)

Published: November 2026

Next review planned: November 2029