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nontricyclic - a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO

nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug, nontricyclic drug

antidepressant, antidepressant drug - any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects

Desyrel, trazodone, trazodone hydrochloride - oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative

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Thus, there were 45,669 VA patients over age 65 with dementia diagnosed during 1998-2009 who were on one of the medications under scrutiny: haloperidol, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, valproic acid, or a nontricyclic antidepressant.

Antipsychotics' risk in dementia revised upward

Queiroz, "Simultaneous determination of nontricyclic antidepressants in human plasma by solid-phase microextraction and liquid chromatography (SPME-LC)," Journal of Analytical Toxicology, vol.

Solid phase microextraction and related techniques for drugs in biological samples

One group received escitalopram (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI) and a placebo; the second group received the same SSRI paired with bupropion (a nontricyclic antidepressant); and a third group took different antidepressants: venlafaxine (a tetracyclic antidepressant) and mirtazapine (a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor).

No added benefits for extra cost

Although no comparative studies have been conducted, nontricyclic antidepressants do not appear to have the same benefit for IC symptoms.

When to suspect interstitial cystitis: the symptom profile and comorbidities associated with this painful condition can make it difficult to diagnose--unless you know what to look for

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