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Definition of "tranylcypromine" [tranylcypromine]

  • A psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes which acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, used as an antidepressant and anxiolytic agent. (noun)

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Use "tranylcypromine" in a sentence
  • "On November 13, 1987, a young woman wanting to take her life, ingested 48 tranylcypromine (Parnate®) 10 mg. tablets along with eight Mellaril® tablets of unknown strength."
  • "Isocarboxazide, tranylcypromine and phenylzine were first introduced into psychiatry in the 1950s for use in endogenous depression."
  • "Some patients with personality disorders abuse tranylcypromine because of its amphetaminelike properties."
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