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Pro·zac

(prō′zăk′)
A trademark for the hydrochloride salt of the drug fluoxetine.
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Prozac

(ˈprəʊzæk)
n
(Pharmacology) trademark fluoxetine; a drug that prolongs the action of serotonin in the brain; used as an antidepressant
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Pro•zac

(ˈproʊ zæk)
Trademark.
a brand of fluoxetine hydrochloride.
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Noun 1. [画像:Prozac - a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem)]Prozac - 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
selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor, SSRI - an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
brand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service
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Prozac

® [ˈprəʊzæk] N → Prozac ® m
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Prozac®

[ˈprəʊzæk] n → Prozac® m
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Prozac®

n → Prozac® nt
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The popular antidepressant Prozac is to be permanently removed from pharmacy shelves this April in Taiwan, announced the drug's Taiwanese manufacturer Zuellig Pharma last week, reported CNA.
Prozac to be pulled from Taiwan market on April 1
Researchers randomly assigned 122 patients with major depression, aged 19 to 60, to receive one of four treatments: 30 minutes of daily exposure to fluorescent light, 20mg of Prozac daily, both light and Prozac, and a dummy pill and exposure to an electric air purifier.
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A teenager is to sue the makers of Prozac claiming his mother's use of the drug while pregnant left him severely disabled.
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