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BUPROPION

Specialty Definition: BUPROPION

DomainDefinition

Health

A unicyclic, aminoketone antidepressant. The mechanism of its therapeutic actions is not well understood, but it does appear to block dopamine uptake. The hydrochloride is available as an aid to smoking cessation treatment. (references)

Medicine

Antidepressant that appears to inhibit the uptake of dopamine. In tests at Yale University, it is proving to be fairly effective against the depression that follows cocaine use and addiction. Source: European Union. (references)
 An anti-depressant. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: BUPROPION

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Nicotine preparations (patches, gum, nasal spray) and bupropion are available for individuals addicted to nicotine. (references)

For persons addicted to nicotine, a nicotine replacement product (such as patches or gum) or an oral medication (such as bupropion) can be an effective component of treatment. (references)

For example, the first non-nicotine prescription drug, bupropion, an antidepressant marketed as Zyban®, has been approved for use as a pharmacological treatment for nicotine addiction. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BUPROPION

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

bupropion

249

bupropion hydrochloride

26

bupropion hcl

15

bupropion sr

11

stop smoking with bupropion

7

bupropion effects side

6

bupropion loss weight

6

bupropion effects side wellbutrin zyban

4

wellbutrin bupropion

4

bupropion hcl zyban

3

bupropion generic

3

bupropion hci

3

bupropion generic hydrochloride

2

action bupropion mechanism

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: BUPROPION

Language Translations for "BUPROPION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

bupropion. (various references)

   

German

  

Buproprion (Wellbutrin), Bupropion (Wellbutrin). (various references)

   

Italian

  

buproprione (Wellbutrin), Bupropion (Wellbutrin). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

upropionbay

   

Spanish

  

buproprión (Wellbutrin). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

buproprion (Wellbutrin). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: BUPROPION

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-i-n-o-o-p-p-r-u"

-3 letters: inpour.

-4 letters: boron, bourn, bruin, burin, orpin, pinup, poori, porno, prion, purin, robin, unrip.

-5 letters: boon, boor, born, brin, brio, broo, burn, burp, inro, iron, noir, nori, pion, pirn, poon, poop, poor, porn, pour, prop, puri, roup, ruin, upon.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Quotations: Non-fiction
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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