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Second-generation antidepressants are classified by the [[biogenic amine receptor]] that they affect. | Second-generation antidepressants are classified by the [[biogenic amine receptor]] that they affect. | ||
===Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRI)=== | ===Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRI)=== | ||
* [[Fluoxetine]] | * [[Citalopram]] (generic) | ||
* [[Fluoxetine]] (generic) | |||
* [[Sertraline]] | * [[Sertraline]] | ||
Revision as of 12:37, 15 May 2008
Second-generation antidepressants are used to treat depression and are a "structurally and mechanistically diverse group of drugs that are not tricyclics or monoamine oxidase inhibitors. The most clinically important appear to act selectively on serotonergic systems, especially by inhibiting serotonin reuptake."[1]
Classification
Second-generation antidepressants are classified by the biogenic amine receptor that they affect.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRI)
- Citalopram (generic)
- Fluoxetine (generic)
- Sertraline
Serotonin 5-HT2–receptor agonist
Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI)
Norepinephrine uptake inhibitor
Dopamine reuptake inhibitor
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Second-generation antidepressants (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.