Common Psychotherapeutic Drugs

Drug Class

Generic Name

Trade Name

Antianxiety drugs
Benzodiazepines	alprazolam	Xanax
	chlordiazepoxide	Librium
	clonazepam	Klonopin
	clorazepate	Tranxene
	diazepam	Valium
	halazepam	Paxipam
	lorazepam	Ativan
	oxazepam	Serax
Azaspirodecanediones	buspirone	BuSpar
Propanediol carbamates	meprobamate	Miltown
Antidepressant drugs
Tricyclics	amitriptyline	Elavil
	clomipramine	Anafranil
	desipramine	Norpramin
	doxepin	Sinequan
	imipramine	Tofranil
	nortriptyline	Pamelor
	protriptyline	Vivactil
Tetracyclics	maprotiline	Ludiomil
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors	fluoxetine	Prozac
	paroxetine	Paxil
	sertraline	Zoloft
Dopamine reuptake inhibitors	bupropion	Wellbutrin
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors	phenelzine	Nardil
	tranylcypromine	Parnate
Antimanic drugs
Lithium salts	lithium carbonate	Eskalith
Iminostilbenes	carbamazepine	Tegretol
Carboxylic acids	valproate	Depakene
Antipsychotic drugs
Phenothiazines	chlorpromazine	Thorazine
	fluphenazine	Prolixin
	thioridazine	Mellaril
	trifluoperazine	Stelazine
Thioxanthenes	chlorprothixene	Taractin
	thiothixene	Navane
Benzisoxazole derivatives	risoridone	Risperdal
Butryophenones	haloperidol	Haldol
Dibenzodiazephines	clozapine	Clozaril
Dibenzoxazepines	loxapine	Loxitane
Dihydroindolines	molindone	Moban
Thienobenzodiazephines	olanzapine	Zyprexa