tranylcypromine Pharm.
(ˌtrɑːnaɪlˈsaɪprəmiːn, ˌtræn-)
[f. trans-2-phenylcyclopropylamine, the systematic name, f. trans- 9 a + phenyl + cyclo- 2 + propyl + amine.]
A monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C9H11N, used in the treatment of severe depression (usu. in the form of the sulphate).
| 1959 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. CII. 380 (heading) Some pharmacological observations on tranylcypromine (SKF trans-385). 1964, 1965 [see Parnate]. 1976 Lancet 27 Nov. 1164/1 Six patients with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension were treated with a chemical preparation of tyramine and tranylcypromine. |