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Are there any other drugs other than clomipramine for ocd available which is a trycilic type?
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No: Clomipramine hydrochloride, a chlorinated analog of imipramine, is a widely used antidep. recently approved for use in the U.S. for the txmt. of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a potentially incapacitating affliction. Its primary action is blockade of the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Adverse effect profile is similar to other tricyclic antidep.- CVS, CNS & anticholinergic mainly
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