Summary
Marplan is the trade name for the drug isocarboxazid, one of the hydrazine class of antidepressants, manufactured by Roche, circa 1965. It was stocked in a psychiatric hospital pharmacy in Victoria, Australia. Isocarboxazid is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) and was prescribed for its antidepressant and anxiolytic properties. Due to its strength, significant side-effects and ability to react with some foods, Marplan was considered for patients for whom other antidepressant treatments had failed to have any effect, as a drug of last resort.
Physical Description
Drug Marplan (isocarboxazid) is in tablet-form contained in a small, flat, clear plastic box (sealed) inside which is blue and white cardboard packet, labelled MARPLAN. Originally held 200 but that has been crossed out and 100 substituted in handwriting. Contains lead pieces.
Significance
Example of pharmaceuticals used in a psychiatric hospital in Victoria, Australia.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Manufacturer
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Place Used
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Inscriptions
Text: [200] Tablets/ 'MARPLAN'/ Trade Mark/ 100 (printed on front and back of packet)
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
5 cm (Length), 1 cm (Width), 3.5 cm (Height)
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References
Martindale. The extra pharmacopoeia. London. Pharmaceutical Press. 1972.
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Keywords
Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatric Institutions, Psychiatric Services, Drugs, Medicinals & Drugs, Medicines, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Making History - Psych Services
