Fluoxetine

Definition: Fluoxetine

Fluoxetine

Noun

1. A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac).

"Fluoxetine" is a common misspelling or typo for: Flextime, Florentine.

Specialty Definition: Fluoxetine

Domain	Definition
Health	The first highly specific serotonin uptake inhibitor. It is used as an antidepressant and often has a more acceptable side-effects profile than traditional antidepressants. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Fluoxetine

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Fluoxetine hydrochloride (brands names include Prozac®, Fontex® and Sarafem®) is a drug used medically in the treament of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and many other disorders. Chemically, Fluoxetine is (N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-(α,α,α-trifluoro-p-tolyl)-oxypropylamine hydrochloride, C₁₇H₁₈F₃NO·HCl) and, alone, it is a white crystalline solid. It is one of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors sold in pulvules containing 10 mg, 20 mg or 40 mg of active ingredient or in tablets containing 10 mg. Dosages in the range of 20-60 mg per day are standard, with 80 mg considered a maximum.
Fluoxetine has a wide range of interactions, notably with monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Common side-effects include anxiety, restlessness, trembling, weakness, skin rash, itching and a decrease in sexual drive. In some studies, Fluoxetine also had the side effects of causing some child patients to become manic, others suicidal.
Fluoxetine was introduced in the US in 1987 and was initially very popular, over a million Americans were prescribed the drug a year. In the late 1990s there was something of a backlash with accusations that the drug made users feel suicidal and other serious side effects.
There is a great deal of controversy surrounding Eli Lilly and Company, the producent of Prozac. A class action lawsuit has been filed recently against Eli Lilly after several people received free samples of Prozac Weekly in the mail.
The resources at the end of this article present a blend of views on this drug, some of which focus on the more controversial issues.

External links

Producent of Prozac, Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly's Prozac advertising website

Prozac Truth, The Untold Story
Side Effects
Directory / Fluoxetine
Google fluoxetine directory
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fluoxetine."

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Synonym: Fluoxetine

Synonym: Prozac (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Fluoxetine

Domain	Title
Books	Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors: The Clinical Use of Citalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, and Sertraline (Perspectives in Psych) (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Fluoxetine

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		For depression, physicians may prescribe fluoxetine, sertraline, nortriptyline, or other compounds. (references)
		The most commonly used of these drugs are fluoxetine (Prozac), amitriptyline (Elavil), and imipramine (Tofranil). (references)
		For obsessive compulsive behaviors that significantly disrupt daily functioning, fluoxetine, clomipramine, sertraline, and paroxetine may be prescribed. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Expressions: Fluoxetine

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.

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Derivations: Fluoxetine

Derivations
	Words beginning with "fluoxetine": fluoxetines. (additional references)
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Anagrams: Fluoxetine

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-f-i-l-n-o-t-u-x"
	-3 letters: elution, flexion, fluxion, olefine, outfeel, outline, teenful, toluene, ulexite.
	-4 letters: eluent, entoil, etoile, exeunt, feline, fluent, futile, influx, lutein, olefin, oleine, outlie, tinful, toxine, tufoli, unfelt, unfixt.
	-5 letters: elfin, elint, elite, eloin, elute, exile, exine, extol, exult, feint, felon, filet, fleet, flint, flite, flout, flute, fount, futon, inlet, ixtle, lento, leone, louie, lunet.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-f-i-l-n-o-t-u-x"
	+1 letter: fluoxetines.
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