Nontricyclic (Noun)
Meaning
A class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are examples of nontricyclic antidepressants commonly used in modern psychiatric practice.
- Fluoxetine, a widely used antidepressant, belongs to the nontricyclic class of antidepressants and functions as an SSRI.
- Research indicates that certain nontricyclic antidepressants exhibit faster and safer action than tricyclic counterparts in the management of mild to moderate depression.
- SSRIs are generally well-tolerated and, along with other nontricyclic antidepressants, do not significantly increase blood pressure like certain older drugs do.
- SNRIs and SSRIs both represent examples of the safer, more popular class of nontricyclic antidepressant compounds on the modern pharmaceutical market.