iproniazid

American  

[ahy-pruh-nahy-uh-zid] / ˌaɪ prəˈnaɪ ə zɪd /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a compound, C 9 H 13 N 3 O, used in the treatment of mental depression and tuberculosis.

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Etymology

Origin of iproniazid

First recorded in 1950–55; i(so)pro(pyl) + ni(cotine) + az- + -id ⁴

Example Sentences

His 1967 paper, titled “The Biochemistry of Affective Disorders,” reviewed studies of reserpine, iproniazid, and other recently discovered drugs, and proposed that low levels of a different neurotransmitter, serotonin, could underlie depressive illness.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

By inhibiting the action of monoamine oxidase, drugs like iproniazid let neurotransmitters circulate and keep stimulating neurons longer than they normally would.

From Time Magazine Archive

Emphasizing the distinction between the effects of iproniazid and previously used ataraxics, Rockland's Research Director Nathan S. Kline called it not a tranquilizer but a "psychic energizer."

From Time Magazine Archive

While it still may not be eliminated, it can now be largely replaced by iproniazid, reported Dr. Theodore Robie of New Jersey's Orange Memorial Hospital.

From Time Magazine Archive

Doctors using a tuberculosis drug called iproniazid in 1952 discovered that the medicine had a remarkable effect on the mood of their patients: they literally began dancing in the halls.

From Time Magazine Archive