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fluoxetine hydrochloride

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flu·ox·e·tine hydrochloride  (flks-tn)
n.
An oral antidepressant that enhances the activity of serotonin by inhibiting its uptake by neurons of the central nervous system.
[Probably flu(oro)- + alteration of oxy- + t(olyl) + (am)ine.]
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In a study presented at the November 2003 annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baylor University's Bryan Brooks determined that fluoxetine hydrochloride (the active ingredient in the antidepressant Prozac) excreted into the sewer system is accumulating in the tissues of bluegill caught in nearby Denton Creek.
Fish on Prozac by Dooley, Erin E. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Moreover, MAO inhibitors and newer antidepressants such as fluoxetine hydrochloride (Prozac) alter the concentrations of trace amines in the brain.
Obscure brain chemicals draw new attention by Travis, J. / Science News
Other case reports soon followed, mostly using fluoxetine hydrochloride as the pharmacological agent (Emmanuel, Lydiard, & Ballenger 1991; Lorefice 1991; Perilstein, Lipper, & Friedman 1991; Zohar, Kaplar, & Benjamin 1994).
The Treatment of Sexual Deviation Using a Pharmacological Approach by Bradford, John McDonald Wilson / The Journal of Sex Research
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