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Moclobemide and imipramine were compared single-blind in 2 groups of 20 depressed patients (75% and 65% endogenous depression respectively). There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in improvement on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. The final overall assessment of efficacy was good or very good in 80% of the moclobemide patients and 55% on imipramine. Tolerance was good to very good in 95% of moclobemide patients, compared with 80% on imipramine. No severe adverse effects were reported in either group.
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PMID:Moclobemide (Ro 11-1163) versus imipramine in the treatment of depression. 224 67

Moclobemide was compared with desipramine in 30 patients with endogenous depression. The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression showed significantly greater improvement for moclobemide (69%) than for desipramine (45%). The final assessment of tolerance was good or very good in 87% of moclobemide patients compared with 13% of desipramine patients; 5 patients in the first group and all 15 in the second group complained of adverse effects. One patient on moclobemide and 5 on desipramine stopped treatment prematurely because of poor tolerance; no patients stopped treatment because of lack of efficacy. Assessment in this study was made difficult by concomitant treatment with benzodiazepines and/or mild neuroleptics in both groups, but the results of efficacy and tolerance clearly favour moclobemide over desipramine in the treatment of endogenous depression in hospitalized patients.
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PMID:Moclobemide (Ro 11-1163) versus desipramine in the treatment of endogenous depression. 224 68

Moclobemide was compared with clomipramine for safety and efficacy in 2 groups of 15 patients each with endogenous depression. The drugs were given under double-blind conditions in increasing doses; 1 patient in the moclobemide group dropped out because of lack of efficacy. Mean final improvement on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression was 51% in the moclobemide group and 54% in the clomipramine group. Efficacy and tolerance were rated good or very good by 47% (moclobemide) and 53% (clomipramine) (NS). The results indicate that moclobemide is as effective as clomipramine in treating endogenous depression.
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PMID:Moclobemide versus clomipramine in the treatment of depression: a single-centre study, Federal Republic of Germany. 224 69

Moclobemide and clomipramine were compared for efficacy, tolerance and safety in 63 mixed endogenous and nonendogenous depressed patients. Treatment was given for at least 4 weeks in a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group design. The mean Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score decreased gradually during treatment with no differences between groups. Two patients on clomipramine and none on moclobemide were withdrawn for lack of efficacy, and poor tolerance caused 3 patients on moclobemide and 7 on clomipramine to stop treatment prematurely. Patients with endogenous depression responded better to clomipramine, whereas nonendogenous disorders did better on moclobemide. Adverse events were more frequent in the clomipramine group and more of these were severe or very severe than for moclobemide. Thus, although no significant difference in efficacy was seen, moclobemide appeared to be tolerated better than clomipramine. The numbers were small, however, and many patients received concomitant medication, and the results are therefore difficult to interpret.
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PMID:Moclobemide versus clomipramine in the treatment of depression: a double-blind multicentre study in Belgium. 224 71

Moclobemide was compared with imipramine and placebo in the treatment of major depressive episodes in 75 outpatients. The dosage of moclobemide (25 patients) was 300 mg daily for the first 5 days, after which it could be increased to 600 mg. Imipramine (25 patients) was given in a dosage starting with 33 mg and gradually increased to 100 mg/day in the first 5 days, after which it could be further increased; 25 patients received placebo. Both drugs were equally effective as measured by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, the overall assessment of efficacy and the Zung Self-rating Scale, and clearly superior to placebo; there were no significant differences between the 2 active drugs. Moclobemide was better tolerated than imipramine, and was almost comparable to placebo in this respect.
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PMID:Moclobemide, imipramine and placebo in the treatment of major depression. 224 73

Moclobemide and tranylcypromine were compared in 2 randomized groups of 20 depressed patients each. Fifteen of the patients on moclobemide and 18 of those on tranylcypromine were diagnosed as suffering from endogenous depression. The dosage was 150-300 mg moclobemide and 15-30 mg tranylcypromine daily. At the end of treatment, improvement on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression was 59.3% in the moclobemide group and 65.5% in the tranylcypromine group. The final overall assessment of efficacy was good or very good for 68% of the patients on moclobemide and for 85% of those on tranylcypromine. The final assessment of tolerance was good or very good for 85% of the moclobemide patients and 100% of the tranylcypromine patients. None of the differences in scores between the groups were statistically significant. This study therefore yielded comparable results for efficacy and tolerance of the 2 drugs in the treatment of depression.
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PMID:Moclobemide versus tranylcypromine in the treatment of depression. 224 75

The mental ability of the elderly is frequently compromised by age-associated cognitive declines, which may be result of cholinergic deterioration. Depression is accompanied by cognitive performance impairments, and recent work suggests these may be more severe in the elderly. Antidepressants with anticholinergic side-effects, such as the tricyclics, should thus be used with caution in the elderly. A potential advantage of new antidepressants which are relatively free of anticholinergic effects, may be in a reduced liability to impair cognition, whilst maintaining at least equal antidepressant potency. The effects of moclobemide, a novel reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitor, have been studied in both young and elderly volunteers using computerized assessment of a variety of aspects of cognition. In the young the drug was studied within a scopolamine model of the cognitive effects of aging and dementia, while, in the elderly, the cognitive effects of the drug were compared to those of trazodone. In the scopolamine model, moclobemide was significantly superior to placebo and other compounds in antagonizing the cognitive impairments resulting from cholinergic blockade. In the elderly, some improvements were found with moclobemide, particularly in memory, and while an impairment to vigilance was observed, this effect was considerably less marked than with trazodone. Moclobemide would thus appear to have an advantage over antidepressant compounds such as the tricyclics of having a lower liability to impair cognitive efficiency. However, to establish this in depressed patients it will be necessary to incorporate sensitive assessments of cognitive efficiency into trials of the drug in young and elderly populations.
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PMID:The effects of moclobemide on cognition. 267 45

Moclobemide, a benzamidederivate, is a reversible, selective MAOI with a predominant effect upon MAO-A. In clinical trials with moclobemide so far no clearcut tyramine interaction leading to a hypertensive crisis has been reported and no case of hepatotoxicity has been observed. Open and double-blind studies have shown moclobemide to be an activating antidepressant whose efficacy is superior to placebo and comparable to standard tricyclics. The global tolerance has been shown to be better than in tricyclics, frequency of (anticholinergic) side effects has been lower compared to tricyclics. Our data confirmed the antidepressant efficacy of moclobemide with a rapid onset of action and activating properties devoid of clinically relevant tyramine interactions. As side-effects restlessness, paraesthesias, nausea and sleep disturbances were noted; sleep disturbances could not be improved in most cases. In the light of existing clinical data moclobemide may become an exponent of the "renaissance" of MAOI in the treatment of retarded depression.
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PMID:[Moclobemide in the treatment of depression--an overview]. 268 55

The novel antidepressant moclobemide is a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase (MAO), preferentially of type A. Moclomide was active in three animal models considered predictive for antidepressant activity: 1) it prevented dose-dependently akinesia and blepharospasm induced in mice and rats by Ro 4-1284, a short-acting amine releasing agent. Prevention of akinesia by moclobemide also depended upon the dose of Ro 4-1284. For comparison also, effects of cimoxatone, harmaline, tranylcypromine and clorgyline are presented: 2) in cats, it selectively and dose-dependently suppressed rapid eye movement sleep without disturbing the sleep-wakefulness cycle; and 3) in the behavioral despair test in mice, it decreased the immobility score to a similar degree as amitriptyline or imipramine. In addition, moclobemide potentiated 5-hydroxytryptophan-induced stereotypies in rats with a potency similar to cimoxatone and with a duration of action of less than 24 hr. Moclobemide had almost no effect on the spontaneous behavior in mice, rats, cats and monkeys. Only in higher doses, marginal sedation and slight impairment in motor performance were seen. Moclobemide did not prevent pilcarpine-induced salivation in mice, demonstrating the absence of anticholinergic activity. Blood pressure and heart rate of freely moving, spontaneously hypertensive rats were only slightly decreased for less than 3 hr. Moclobemide moderately potentiated the pressor effect of p.o. tyramine in rats. In conclusion, the reversible MAO inhibitor moclobemide is active in animal models sensitive to all major drugs used in the treatment of depression. In contrast to imipramine-like antidepressants, it lacks anticholinergic activity and it differs from classic MAO inhibitors by potentiating only weakly the pressor effect of p.o. tyramine.
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PMID:Pharmacological profile of moclobemide, a short-acting and reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type A. 291 84

A new selective MAO-A-inhibitor (noclobemide) was used in a double-blind comparative study of 23 patients with severe unipolar or bipolar depressive disorder. Two different doses of medication were given for 4 weeks. Effectiveness was measured by improvements in the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, a self-rating scale and clinical global impression. Platelet MAO-activity and urinary MHPG-excretion was also determined. Moclobemide proved to be a well-tolerated and effective antidepressant, with both groups showing improvement. Platelet MAO-activity was not markedly influenced by moclobemide, possibly because it selectively inhibits MAO-A. Urinary MHPG did not change significantly with treatment.
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PMID:A clinical study of the selective MAO-A-inhibitor moclobemide (Ro 11-1163): a comparison of 2 different dosages with particular reference to platelet MAO-activity and urinary MHPG-excretion. 329 20


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