bupropion
/bjuːˈprəʊpɪən
/noun [mass noun]
An antidepressant drug which is also given to relieve the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. Also called Zyban (trademark).
- Chemical formula: C13H18ClNO.
- Licensed primarily as an antihypertensive, clonidine shares some pharmacological effects with bupropion and tricyclic antidepressants.
- 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.
Origin
1970s: from butane + propion (see propionic acid) + -n (perhaps from -one).
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