bupropion

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

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a drug, C 13 H 18 ClNO·HCl, 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

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

From Science Daily

My neurologist says that trazodone and bupropion caused it.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

Q: You had a question from a reader recently about bad-smelling bupropion.

From Seattle Times

A different reader also complained that a bupropion refill smelled “like a sewer pipe.”

From Seattle Times