Prozacn.
/ˈprəʊzak/, U.S. /ˈproʊˌzæk/ Pharmacology.
A proprietary name for: the antidepressant fluoxetine. Also (as a count noun): a capsule of this drug.
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Prozac1985
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1985 Drug Topics 20 May 69/2 Lilly's Prozac (fluoxetine) is an antidepressant with low side effects plus some interesting characteristics, such as appetite suppression and the ability to suppress pain when given with opiates.
1989 Indiana Business (Nexis) Apr. 77 According to pharmaceutical industry analysts, Prozac's sales in its introductory year were $115 million... Lilly says Prozac is the most successful product it ever launched.
1994 Independent on Sunday 21 Aug. (Review Suppl.) 34/1 While trying to get myself into some kind of presentable state for the occasion, I swallowed a couple of the Prozacs.
1995 M. Bracewell St. Rachel 181 God knows how many million people are now taking Prozac; well,..I'm sick of bloody Prozac!
2003 S. H. Barondes Better than Prozac xi. 154 The consultant suggested that Clara add a small dose of bupropion to her daily Prozac.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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