Comments on: What year was the drug Elavil approved by the FDA? http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/what-year-was-the-drug-elavil-approved-by-the-fda/ Find all information on generic alternatives of prescription medicines. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:38:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LB http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/what-year-was-the-drug-elavil-approved-by-the-fda/comment-page-1/#comment-7898 LB Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:19:43 +0000 http://alternativegenericdrugs.com/what-year-was-the-drug-elavil-approved-by-the-fda/#comment-7898 According to the FDA website, Elavil was approved by the FDA in 2001. So it's unlikely that that person was actually taking Elavil (which was manufactured by Merck for AstraZeneca). However, Elavil is the U.S. brand name for a drug called amitriptyline. Amitriptyline has been widely prescribed since the 1960s, according to an article called "History on the Use of Antidepressants in Primary Care" by Dr. Joseph Leiberman III. http://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/pccpdf/v05s07/v05s0702.pdf#search=%22amitriptyline%201970s%22 He probably meant he was taking amitriptyline in 1964, which is entirely possible. According to the FDA website, Elavil was approved by the FDA in 2001. So it’s unlikely that that person was actually taking Elavil (which was manufactured by Merck for AstraZeneca).

However, Elavil is the U.S. brand name for a drug called amitriptyline. Amitriptyline has been widely prescribed since the 1960s, according to an article called "History on the Use of Antidepressants in Primary Care" by Dr. Joseph Leiberman III.

http://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/pccpdf/v05s07/v05s0702.pdf#search=%22amitriptyline%201970s%22

He probably meant he was taking amitriptyline in 1964, which is entirely possible.

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