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单词 bupropion
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Definition of bupropion in English:

bupropion

nounbjuːˈprəʊpɪənbyo͞oˈprōpēən
mass nounMedicine
  • An antidepressant drug which is also given to relieve the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

    Chemical formula: C₁₃H₁₈ClNO

    Also called Zyban (a trademark)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What I haven't told you is that this was also a study of a drug called bupropion, trade name Zyban, to see if it works in getting people with schizophrenia to quit.
    • The combined use of nicotine replacement, bupropion, and social or behavioral support can increase the quit rate to 35 percent.
    • Nicotine replacement therapy and other interventions, such as the antidepressant bupropion, which should be available in the United Kingdom later this year, double the quitting rate.
    • Licensed primarily as an antihypertensive, clonidine shares some pharmacological effects with bupropion and tricyclic antidepressants.
    • The antidepressant drug bupropion can help control nicotine cravings.

Origin

1970s: from butane + propion (see propionic acid) + -n (perhaps from -one).

 
 

Definition of bupropion in US English:

bupropion

nounbyo͞oˈprōpēən
Medicine
  • An antidepressant drug (C₁₃H₁₈ClNO) that is also given to relieve the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

    Also called Zyban (a trademark)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What I haven't told you is that this was also a study of a drug called bupropion, trade name Zyban, to see if it works in getting people with schizophrenia to quit.
    • The antidepressant drug bupropion can help control nicotine cravings.
    • The combined use of nicotine replacement, bupropion, and social or behavioral support can increase the quit rate to 35 percent.
    • Nicotine replacement therapy and other interventions, such as the antidepressant bupropion, which should be available in the United Kingdom later this year, double the quitting rate.
    • Licensed primarily as an antihypertensive, clonidine shares some pharmacological effects with bupropion and tricyclic antidepressants.

Origin

1970s: from butane + propion (see propionic acid) + -n (perhaps from -one).

 
 
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