Depressogenics

Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia among others, is a medication used for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and male pattern baldness (MPB).

Phenobarbital, also known as phenobarbitone or phenobarb, is a medication recommended by the World Health Organization for the treatment of certain types of epilepsy in developing countries.

Pegylated interferon alfa-2a (pegylated with a branched 40 kg/mol PEG chain; commercial name Pegasys) is an antiviral drug discovered at the pharmaceutical company F.

Dynorphins (Dyn) are a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.

Cortisol is a steroid hormone, in the glucocorticoid class of hormones.

Clonidine (trade names Catapres, Kapvay, Nexiclon, Clophelin, and others) is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, withdrawal (from either alcohol, opioids, or smoking), migraine, menopausal flushing, diarrhea, and certain pain conditions.

Varenicline (trade name Chantix and Champix usually in the form of varenicline tartrate), is a prescription medication used to treat nicotine addiction.

Substance P (SP) is an undecapeptide (a peptide composed of a chain of 11 amino acid residues) member of the tachykinin neuropeptide family.

Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medication of the benzodiazepine family that typically produces a calming effect.

Reserpine (also known by trade names Raudixin, Serpalan, Serpasil) is an indole alkaloid, antipsychotic, and antihypertensive drug that has been used for the control of high blood pressure and for the relief of psychotic symptoms, although because of the development of better drugs for these purposes and because of its numerous side-effects, it is rarely used today.

Methyldopa, sold under the brand name Aldomet among others, is a centrally acting antihypertensive agent.

Tetrabenazine is a drug for the symptomatic treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders.

Pegylated interferon alfa-2b is a treatment for hepatitis C developed by Schering-Plough, brand name is PegIntron.

Dutasteride (INN, USAN, BAN, JAN) (brand name Avodart), developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is a triple 5α-reductase inhibitor that inhibits conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

Dipropylamine is a flammable, highly toxic, corrosive amine.

Flunarizine (trade name Sibelium and many others) is a drug classified as a calcium antagonist.

Rimonabant (also known as SR141716; trade names Acomplia, Zimulti) is an anorectic antiobesity drug that has been withdrawn from the market due to potentially serious side effects.

Mefloquine, sold under the brand names Lariam among others, is a medication used to prevent or treat malaria.

Human type I interferons (IFNs) are a large subgroup of interferon proteins that help regulate the activity of the immune system.

Goserelin (INN, USAN, BAN) (brand name Zoladex, by AstraZeneca), or goserelin acetate, is a drug used to suppress production of the sex hormones (testosterone and estrogen), particularly in the treatment of breast and prostate cancer.