BUPROPION Definition & Meaning

bupropion

[ byoo-proh-pee-on, -uhn ]

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noun

Pharmacology.

a drug, C 13 H 18 ClNO·HCl, used to treat depression and help people give up smoking.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bupropion¹

First recorded in 1960–65; bu(tyl) ( def ) + propion(ic) ( def )

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The oral antidepressants analyzed were amitriptyline, bupropion, citalopram, desvenlafaxine, doxepin, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, paroxetine, sertraline, trazodone, and venlafaxine.

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My neurologist says that trazodone and bupropion caused it.

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She first tried to take bupropion but couldn’t tolerate the higher 300 milligram dose.

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Another stated that the new bupropion prescription “smells like sewer gas” and noted that it caused stomach issues.

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We were among the first to alert the Food and Drug Administration to problems with generic bupropion in 2007.

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