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fluvoxamine

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fluvoxamine /flu·vox·amine/ (floo-vok´sah-mēn) a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, used as the maleate salt to relieve the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Fluvoxamine
Luvox; a SSRI that is used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder as well as other conditions.

fluvoxamine
[floo͡vok′sämēn]
a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used as the maleate salt to relieve the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, administered orally.

fluvoxamine [floo-vok´sah-mēn]
a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, used as the maleate salt to relieve the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder; administered orally.

fluvoxamine
a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant.

fluvoxamine
Neuropharmacology An antidepressant that blocks serotonin reuptake at the synapse, approved for managing OCD. See Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor.


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