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Surgex Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more

Withdrawn from the Canadian, US, and UK markets in 1963 due to interactions with food products containing tyrosine.

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Trade Name Surgex
Generic Nialamide
Nialamide Other Names Nialamida, Nialamide, Nialamidum
Type
Formula C16H18N4O2
Weight Average: 298.3397
Monoisotopic: 298.14297584
Groups Approved, Withdrawn
Therapeutic Class
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Last Updated: January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am
   

How Surgex works

Surgex was one of the first MAOI (monoamine oxidase inhibitor) antidepressants. It is chemically related to iproniazide, another MAOI derived from isonicotinic acid. //

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