Amitriptylines, one in a class of antidepressants that include doxepin, nortriptyline and protriptyline. |
Psychotropic drugs on the Beers list were the most commonly prescribed drugs of concern, including amitriptyline, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam and doxepin. |
Some of the most frequently prescribed tricyclics are amitriptyline, desipramine, clomipramine, doxepin, imipramine,, nortriptyline, protriptyline and trimipramine. |
Bauer prefers the secondary amines nortriptyline or desipramine, or doxepin or imipramine for patients who need help sleeping. |