Fluoxetine

Introduction: Fluoxetine

Description of Fluoxetine

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Fluoxetine -- Teratogenic Agent:
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Fluoxetine: A drug used to treat depression. It belongs to the family of drugs called antidepressants.
Source: National Institute of Health

Fluoxetine: a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac).
Source: WordNet 2.1

Fluoxetine: N-methyl-gamma-(4-(trifluoromethyl) -phenoxy)-benzenepropanamine; used in the treatment of depression; action thought to be linked to its inhibition of CNS neuronal uptake of serotonin.
Source: Diseases Database

Fluoxetine: N-methyl-gamma-(4-(trifluoromethyl) -phenoxy)-benzenepropanamine; used in the treatment of depression; action thought to be linked to its inhibition of CNS neuronal uptake of serotonin.
Source: CRISP

Fluoxetine: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Fluoxetine: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Fluoxetine:

• Serotonin
• Serotonin syndrome
• Reuptake
• Inhibitor
• Antidepressant
• Name
• Name syndrome
• Prozac

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Fluoxetine include:

• Duloxetine
• Fluvastatin

Fluoxetine as a Disease

Fluoxetine: Another name for Fluoxetine -- Teratogenic Agent (or close medical condition association).
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Fluoxetine: Related Diseases

Fluoxetine: Fluoxetine is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Pregnancy-related conditions
• Teratogen-related conditions
• Drug-related conditions

Symptoms of Fluoxetine (Fluoxetine -- Teratogenic Agent)

Some of the symptoms of Fluoxetine incude:

• Ventricular septal defect
• Heart defects
• Left brachial plexus lesion
• Spine malformations
• Unstable hip

See full list of 20 symptoms of Fluoxetine (Fluoxetine -- Teratogenic Agent)

Fluoxetine: Treatments

Fluoxetine (treatment): See Fluoxetine (treatment information).

More information on treatment: Fluoxetine:

• Fluoxetine

Terms associated with Fluoxetine:

Terms Similar to Fluoxetine:

• Prozac

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Fluoxetine

• Propylamines

Source - MeSH 2007

• antidepressant
• phenylalkoxyalkylamine
• serotonin inhibitor

Source - CRISP

• selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor
• SSRI

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Fluoxetine can be used for:

• Prozac

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Fluoxetine

The following list attempts to classify Fluoxetine into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor,SSRI
• antidepressant,antidepressant drug
• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Amines
    • Propylamines
      • Fluoxetine

External links related to: Fluoxetine

• MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - FLUOXETINE
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• Sarafem Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Fluoxetine Hcl - RxList Monographs
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor : Article by Mohamed Badawy, MD
• Prozac Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Fluoxetine Hcl - RxList Monographs

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