Clinical experience with Org GB94 (mianserin hydrochloride), a new tetracyclic antidepressant

(1) Org GB94 (Mianserin hydrochloride), a new tetracyclic antidepressant, was administered to 21 patients with depression or with depressive states. (2) Remarkable antidepressive response was obtained with Org GB94 in moderate and mild forms of endogenous, involutional and senile depression. (3) The onset of action of Org GB94 was rapid. (4) Anticholinergic side effects were extremely rare and other untoward effects were mild in nature.