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MAOI Update: Clarifications Concerning Pharmacology and Terminology

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Antidepressants/MAOIs
  • Post published:13 September 2019
  • Post last modified:14 February 2026

AbstractThis paper points out that precise use of terms in pharmacology and nosology is essential to understanding MAOI drugs and their potential uses and interactions.  The approved indications for their…

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MAOIs: Updated

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Antidepressants/MAOIs
  • Post published:23 April 2019
  • Post last modified:14 February 2026

ExordiumThere have been a number of reviews about the pharmacology and clinical therapeutics of MAOIs in the last decade, yet most standard medical texts still have incorrect and misleading information…

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Overview: MAOI and TCA interactions

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:Antidepressants/MAOIs
  • Post published:29 June 2019
  • Post last modified:14 February 2026

AbstractThis paper traces and analyses the historical origin of the mistakes and misconceptions surrounding the misinformation promulgated concerning the interactions between MAOI and tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) drugs.  This is an…

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Parnate: Starting and Adjusting the Dose

  • Post author:Ken Gillman
  • Post category:MAOIs/Professional Pages
  • Post published:1 July 2017
  • Post last modified:14 February 2026

SummaryThis commentary offers practical advice for starting treatment, and adjusting the dose to get a timely response, with irreversible MAOIs (Tranylcypromine/Parnate™, Phenelzine/Nardil™, Isocarbxazid/Marplan™).  It brings together information from my published…

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