Definition of bupropion in English:
bupropion
nounbjuːˈprəʊpɪənbyo͞oˈprōpēən
mass nounMedicine An antidepressant drug which is also given to relieve the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.
Chemical formula: C₁₃H₁₈ClNO
Also called Zyban (a trademark)
Example sentencesExamples
- What I haven't told you is that this was also a study of a drug called bupropion, trade name Zyban, to see if it works in getting people with schizophrenia to quit.
- The combined use of nicotine replacement, bupropion, and social or behavioral support can increase the quit rate to 35 percent.
- Nicotine replacement therapy and other interventions, such as the antidepressant bupropion, which should be available in the United Kingdom later this year, double the quitting rate.
- Licensed primarily as an antihypertensive, clonidine shares some pharmacological effects with bupropion and tricyclic antidepressants.
- The antidepressant drug bupropion can help control nicotine cravings.
Origin
1970s: from butane + propion (see propionic acid) + -n (perhaps from -one).