DOXEPIN

Course overview

DOXEPIN IS A MEDICATION USED IN THE TREATMENT OF MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, ANXIETY, INSOMNIA, AS WELL AS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SKIN PRURITUS. IT IS IN THE TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT CLASS OF MEDICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS, DOSING, SIDE EFFECTS, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR DOXEPIN AS A VALUABLE AGENT IN TREATING DEPRESSION. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, TOXICITY, AND DOSING, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF USING A TEAM-BASED APPROACH TO MANAGE PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER.