Rocephin and Tranylcypromine Sulfate

• Generic Name: ceftriaxone
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Rocephin, Rocephin IM Convenience Kit, Rocephin ADD-Vantage

Rocephin (ceftriaxone) is a cephalosporin antibiotic. It works by fighting bacteria in your body.

Rocephin is used to treat many kinds of bacterial infections, including severe or life-threatening forms such as meningitis.

Rocephin is also used to prevent infection in people having certain types of surgery.

• Generic Name: tranylcypromine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Parnate

Treatment of major depressive disorder without melancholia.

Efficacy in major depressive disorder with melancholia (endogenous features) not established.

MAO inhibitors appear particularly effective in treatment of major depressive disorder with atypical features, although other antidepressants (e.g., SSRIs) may initially be used because of their more favorable adverse effect profile.

Because of potential for serious adverse effects and necessity of dietary restrictions, MAO inhibitors (e.g., phenelzine, tranylcypromine) generally are not used as initial therapy for major depressive disorder, but are reserved for carefully selected patients who can be closely supervised and who have depression refractory to other antidepressants (e.g., SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs) or in whom other therapies are contraindicated.