Application

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Fluoxetine hydrochloride may be used as an antidepressant, since it can selectively inhibit the serotonin uptake in the brain. It may also be used in the management of a variety of psychiatric and metabolic derangements.

Fluoxetine hydrochloride may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in biological fluids using various chromatography techniques.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; antidepressant.

General description

Fluoxetine hydrochloride is an antidepressant drug and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, which is widely used for the treatment of major depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic fits.

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