What is "benmoxin"

n. An irreversible nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor of the hydrazine class, formerly used as an antidepressant.

Benmoxin (trade names Neuralex, Nerusil), also known as mebamoxine, is an irreversible and nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine class. It was synthesized in 1967 and was subsequently used as an antidepressant in Europe, but is now no longer marketed.