Definition of Prozac

1. Noun. 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.


Definition of Prozac

1. Proper noun. Eli Lilly trademark name for fluoxetine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prozac

Provencial
Proventil
Provera
Proverbs
Providence
Providence Island Sign Language
Provisional
Provisional IRA
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisionals
Provo
Provos
Provost
Proxima
Proxima Centauri
Prozac (current term)
Pru
Prudence
Prudhoe Bay
Prue
Prueher
Prufrockian
Prumnopitys
Prumnopitys amara
Prumnopitys andina
Prumnopitys elegans
Prumnopitys ferruginea
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Prunella
Prunella modularis

Literary usage of Prozac

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Prescription Drug Prices: Price Gouging by Pharmaceutical Companies? (1993)
"Prozac (20 Mg, 100 Capsules) Table 1.22: Prices for Prozac, 20 Mg, 100 Capsules Companie«' Drug Price« and Season« for Price Change«, and GAO'S Analyse* of ..."

2. A Few Kind Words about Hate: The Dark Side of Family Life and the Bible by Una Stannard (2007)
"Since 1988 when Prozac came on the market and became a bestseller, ... When Prozac first came on the market, depression was thought to be a genetic defect ..."

3. Tomorrow's Women by Helen Wilkinson, Melanie Howard (1997)
"The growing use of drugs such as Prozac, Temazepam and Valium shows how much social problems have now come to be dealt with as if they were personal ones. ..."

4. On Pain Suffering: Reminiscences, Musings and Reflections by Walter Prytulak (2001)
"The trial is placebo-controlled, which means that two groups of patients suffering from the same conditions are given either Prozac or a dummy pill. ..."

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