Caroxazone

Caroxazone

Systematic (IUPAC) name
2-(2-oxo-4H-1,3-benzoxazin-3-yl)acetamide
Clinical data
Pregnancy category	?
Legal status	℞ (Prescription only)
Routes of administration	Oral
Identifiers
CAS Number	18464-39-6
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID: 29083
ChemSpider	27057
UNII	807N226MNL Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL2104164
Chemical data
Formula	C10H10N2O3
Molecular mass	206.20 g/mol
SMILES O=C(N)CN2C(=O)Oc1ccccc1C2

Caroxazone (Surodil, Timostenil) is an antidepressant which was formerly used for the treatment of depression but is now no longer marketed. It acts as a reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of both MAO-A and MAO-B subtypes, with five-fold preference for the latter.

See also

• Paraxazone