fluoxetine
/fluːˈɒksətiːn
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression. Also called Prozac (trademark).He was also taking leflunomide, prednisone, naproxen, diazepam, fluoxetine, famotidine, and metoprolol, and acetaminophen or codeine....
- The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine is effective in this age group.
- Imipramine was the most commonly studied tricyclic antidepressant, and fluoxetine was the most commonly studied SSRI.
Origin
1970s: from fluo(rine) + ox(y) + -etine (perhaps from e + a blend of toluene and amine).
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