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paroxetine
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paroxetine /par·ox·e·tine/ (pah-rok´se-ten) a selective serotonin uptake inhibitor used as the hydrochloride salt to treat depression and obsessive-compulsive, panic, and social anxiety disorders.
par·ox·e·tine (p-rks-tn)
n.
A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used as an oral antidepressant.
paroxetine,
n brand name: Paxil;
drug class: antidepressant;
action: selectively inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain;
use: depression.
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Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration advisers are reviewing the warnings in some drug packets following the US Food and Drug Administration's move to place 'black box' warnings on the class of antidepressant drugs that includes Prozac, Zoloft, Aropax and Effexor.
Antidepressant side-effects by Allison, Sheila / Youth Studies Australia
The agency said the manufacturer of the drug known in the UK as Seroxat and in Australia as Aropax should have drawn attention earlier to clinical trials among children, which showed damaging side-effects.
Drug criticized by Colman, Adrian / Youth Studies Australia
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