Etymology

nisoxetine

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Today it means: A drug that inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine (noradrenaline), originally researched as an antidepressant but not currently used in humans. Full definition →

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From [Term?] + -oxetine (“fluoxetine derivative”).

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