Posted by kaleidoscope on April 14, 2008, at 15:28:48
In reply to Re: Lorazepam » undopaminergic, posted by Quintal on April 13, 2008, at 21:09:22
>I noticed it's now on the BNF blacklist (along with MAOIs) as being 'less suitable for prescribing', citing the 'high rate of fatality' in what I suppose are dothiepin overdoses.
That's it exactly. Dothiepin is a little bit too effective as a suicide drug. Ever such a lot of people still take it though - it was once the most widely prescribed AD in the UK - but not so many new patients are started on it.
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