bupropion

[byoo-proh-pee-on, -uhn]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a drug, C 13 H 18 ClNOHCl, used to treat depression and help people give up smoking.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bupropion¹

First recorded in 1960–65; bu(tyl) ( def. ) + propion(ic) ( def. )

Example Sentences

Even before the FDA exempted Intas’ antidepressant bupropion, consumers reported that it made them sick, wasn’t always effective and had an abnormal odor, which pharmacists and others say can happen when an inactive ingredient breaks down.

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The oral antidepressants analyzed were amitriptyline, bupropion, citalopram, desvenlafaxine, doxepin, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, paroxetine, sertraline, trazodone, and venlafaxine.

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My neurologist says that trazodone and bupropion caused it.

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She first tried to take bupropion but couldn’t tolerate the higher 300 milligram dose.

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Another stated that the new bupropion prescription “smells like sewer gas” and noted that it caused stomach issues.

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