Grammatical category: n

Term sources: TERMIUM PLUS; EncBrit; Drugs.com.

Notes: 1. Chemical formula: C17H18F3NO.
2. Active ingredient sold under the name Prozac.
Prozac (n.): 1985, proprietary name for fluoxetine hydrochloride, developed early 1970s by Lilly Industries.
3. 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.
4. It was introduced by Eli Lilly pharmaceutical company as a treatment for clinical depression in 1986.

Notes’ sources: 1, 2. TERMIUM PLUS; http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=fluoxetine&searchmode=none (last access: 3 September 2014). 3. TERMIUMPLUS. 4. EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/211475/Prozac (last access: 28.11.2013).

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