Mebanazine

Mebanazine (trade name Actomol) is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine chemical class that was previously used as an antidepressant in the 1960s, but has since been withdrawn due to hepatotoxicity.^[1][2][3]

Routes of
administrationOral

ATC code

• none

Legal status

• In general: ℞ (Prescription only)

CAS Number

• 65-64-5

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Mebanazine

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-phenylethylhydrazine
CAS Number	65-64-5
PubChem CID	6179
ChemSpider	5944
UNII	Z5R55CJ4CG
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1909283
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50859848
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.559
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C8H12N2
Molar mass	136.198 g·mol−1

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Mebanazine in animals is claimed to be a more potent MAOI than pheniprazine with a greater therapeutic index.^[4]