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MAOI

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MAOI monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
MAOI
abbr.
monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)
An older class of antidepressants.

MAOI,
abbreviation for monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

MAOI
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor A family of therapeutic drugs–eg, phenelzine, that are used to treat atypical depression or when tricyclic antidepressants fail; MAOIs have traditionally been relegated to a 2º role in treating depression, given their tendency towards inducing hypertensive crises when MAOI-treated Pts ingest tyramine-containing products; MAOIs may be most effective when depression is accompanied by anxiety


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