# Medicines for Anxiety: A Hundred Years of Tranquillity and More to Come?

**Authors:** David Nutt

PMC · DOI: 10.1002/hup.70034 · Human Psychopharmacology · 2026-02-20

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- **Genes:** PHB2 (prohibitin 2) [NCBI Gene 11331] {aka BAP, BCAP37, Bap37, PNAS-141, REA, hBAP}, MAOA (monoamine oxidase A) [NCBI Gene 4128] {aka BRNRS, MAO-A}, BCL2A1 (BCL2 related protein A1) [NCBI Gene 597] {aka ACC-1, ACC-2, ACC1, ACC2, BCL2L5, BFL1}
- **Diseases:** toxicity (MESH:D064420), epilepsy (MESH:D004827), hallucinations (MESH:D006212), delusions (MESH:D063726), panic disorder (MESH:D016584), overdose (MESH:D062787), OCD (MESH:D009771), depression (MESH:D003866), phobic (MESH:D010698), social anxiety disorder (MESH:D000072861), psychiatric disorders (MESH:D001523), Anxiety (MESH:D001007), PTSD (MESH:D013313), GAD (MESH:D001008), agoraphobia (MESH:D000379)
- **Chemicals:** hydroxyzine (MESH:D006919), tandospirone (MESH:C055267), moclobemide (MESH:D020912), Pregabalin (MESH:D000069583), Barbiturate (MESH:C032232), CURB (-), glutethimide (MESH:D005984), tyramine (MESH:D014439), Imipramine (MESH:D007099), benzodiazepine (MESH:D001569), Gabapentin (MESH:D000077206), amphetamines (MESH:D000662), chlordiazepoxide (MESH:D002707), desipramine (MESH:D003891), clomethiazole (MESH:D002719), calcium (MESH:D002118), Barbiturates (MESH:D001463), serotonin (MESH:D012701), phenelzine (MESH:D010624), clonazepam (MESH:D002998), paroxetine (MESH:D017374), bromide salts (MESH:D001965), Xanax (MESH:D000525), clomipramine (MESH:D002997), GABA (MESH:D005680), noradrenaline (MESH:D009638), promethazine (MESH:D011398), methaqualone (MESH:D008702), buspirone (MESH:D002065), diazepam (MESH:D003975), reboxetine (MESH:D000077593)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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