PROZAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Prozac mean? 

• PROZAC (noun)
  The noun PROZAC has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: PROZAC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROZAC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fluoxetine; fluoxetine hydrocholoride; Prozac; Sarafem

Hypernyms ("Prozac" is a kind of...):

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)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

OCD is also treated with medicines known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, such as Prozac.

(Deep brain stimulation may significantly improve OCD symptoms, University of Cambridge)

In each of these tests, inhibiting the GLO1 enzyme reduced depression-like symptoms in five days, whereas it took 14 days for Prozac to have the same effect.

(New Method for Treating Depression, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Antidepressants such as Prozac inhibit reuptake of serotonin and many drugs of abuse such as cocaine act by blocking reuptake of dopamine or adrenaline.

(Attenuation of GPCR Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)