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• n  a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain

• A pharmaceutical phenomenon that began with fluoxetine (Prozac) in the late 1980s, the SSRIs rode a wave of gushing publicity to usurp the older antidepressants, the tricyclics .
• In the '90s, Americans grew fond of the idea that you can fix depression simply by taking a pill -- most famously fluoxetine (better known as Prozac), though fluoxetine is just one .
• In the '90s, Americans grew fond of the idea that you can fix depression simply by taking a pill most famously fluoxetine (better known as Prozac), though fluoxetine is just .

• fluoxetine hydrocholoride
• Prozac
• Sarafem

News & Articles

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• Caretaker Charged In Death Of Quadriplegic Woman
  Investigators say toxicology tests indicate Baker had extremely high levels of the drugs Fluoxetine and Bupropion in her system and that she died from prescription medication toxicity.
  Sept. 21, 2013 - WCTV Tallahassee

Quotes

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• John Edwards in Boston Globe
  The Wellbutrin is having the effect that we were seeking . . . but unfortunately I feel like it has canceled out the anxiety-reducing effects of the fluoxetine [Prozac], as recently I've been pretty nervous,Edwards wrote in a Nov. 27, 2007,...