fluoxetine
noun
flu·ox·e·tine
flü-ˈäk-sə-ˌtēn 
: an antidepressant drug C17H18F3NO that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride and enhances serotonin activity
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Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
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Antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like fluoxetine (Prozac) or sertraline (Zoloft), are among the most common meds to cause sweating, says Jenkins.
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Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
In the case of a trial that was recently conducted on pigs over a 22-day period, that medication was a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor known as fluoxetine, which increases wound tissue closure by decreasing inflammation.
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
When asked to identify their drug of choice for self-medicating eating disorder symptoms, the most popular drug among respondents was cannabis, but when normalized by number of users, fluoxetine, an antidepressant, ranked highest.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like fluoxetine (Prozac) or sertraline (Zoloft), are among the most common meds to cause sweating, says Jenkins.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 7 July 2025
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fluoxetine
noun
flu·ox·e·tine
ˌflü-ˈäk-sə-ˌtēn
: a drug that functions as an SSRI and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C17H18F3NO·HCl especially to treat depression, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder see prozac
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