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SSRI stands for Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor and these drugs are used as antidepressants< | SSRI stands for Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor and these drugs are used as antidepressants <ref>Rang, H.P., Dale, M.M., Ritter, J.M., Flower, R.J. and Henderson, G., 2011. Rang and Dale's Pharmacology 7th ed. London:Elsevier Inc.</ref>. By inhibiting [[Serotonin|serotonin]] re-uptake, the drugs increase the serotonin level across the synaptic cleft. Drugs such as [[fluoxetine|fluoxetine]], [[paroxetine|paroxetine]] and [[sertraline|sertraline]] are examples of SSRIs <ref>Rang, H.P., Dale, M.M., Ritter, J.M., Flower, R.J. and Henderson, G., 2011. Rang and Dale's Pharmacology 7th ed. London:Elsevier Inc.</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 22:36, 7 November 2011
SSRI stands for Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor and these drugs are used as antidepressants [1]. By inhibiting serotonin re-uptake, the drugs increase the serotonin level across the synaptic cleft. Drugs such as fluoxetine, paroxetine and sertraline are examples of SSRIs [2].