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Pennsylvania Nurses,Emergency Department
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Imipramine, What is imipramine, Drugs.com:"Imipramine is in a class of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants. Imipramine affects chemicals in your brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression."
http://www.drugs.com/xq/cfm/pageID_0/htm_D00259A1.htm/bn_imipramine/qx/index.htm

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Tofranil, Common Uses, Drugstore.com:"This medicine is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor."
http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/prices/drugprice.asp?ndc=00028003201&trx=1Z5006

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Imipramine, What is this medicine used for, Health and Age:"This medicine is used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive and compulsive symptoms, panic disorder, eating disorders, and chronic pain conditions.

It is also used to prevent migraine headaches and bedwetting in children."
http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsDrugs/Imipraminecd.html

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Tofranil, Why is this drug prescribed, Health Square:"Tofranil is used to treat depression. It is a member of the family of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants.

Tofranil is also used on a short term basis, along with behavioral therapies, to treat bed-wetting in children aged 6 and older. Its effectiveness may decrease with longer use."
HealthSquare.com
68 East Main St
Somerville, NJ 08876
E-mail: comments@healthsquare.com
http://www.healthsquare.com/newrx/tof1448.htm

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Tofranil, How does this medication work, Mediresource:"This medication is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) used for the treatment of depression. It helps improve symptoms of depression by affecting the balance of chemicals in the brain. It is also used to help prevent bedwetting in children aged 5 years and older."
http://www.mediresource.com/zellers/health/DrugInfo.asp?BrandNameID=419

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Imipramine, Why is this medications prescribed, MEDLINEplus:"Imipramine, an antidepressant (mood elevator), is used to treat depression. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information."
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20894
Phone: (301) 496-6308 Fax: (301) 496-4450 email: publicinfo@nlm.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682389.html

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Tofranil, Why is this drug prescribed, PDR.net:"Tofranil is used to treat depression. It is a member of the family of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants.

Tofranil is also used on a short term basis, along with behavioral therapies, to treat bed-wetting in children aged 6 and older. Its effectiveness may decrease with longer use.

Some doctors also prescribe Tofranil to treat bulimia, attention deficit disorder in children, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic disorder."
PDRhealth
PDRhealth Customer Support
Thomson Scientific & Healthcare
200 First Stamford Place, 4th Floor
Stamford, CT 06902, USA
Phone: (888) 632-9998
E-mail: PDRhealth@thomson.com
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/rxdrugprofiles/drugs/tof1448.shtml

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Imipramine, Indications, RXlist:"For the relief of symptoms of depression. Endogenous depression is more likely to be alleviated than other depressive states. One to three weeks of treatment may be needed before optimal therapeutic effects are evident."
WebMD
Attn: Office of Privacy
1175 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 2400
Atlanta, GA 30361
Or call: 866-788-3097
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/imip_ids.htm

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Imipramine, Why prescribed, Whole Health Md:"To relieve symptoms of major depression. Also used to treat bed-wetting in children age 6 and older and incontinence in older women."
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/drugs_view/1,1524,314,00.html

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