A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes.
Phenylpiperazine antidepressants are drugs that act as serotonin (5-HT2) reuptake inhibitors and serotonin receptor blockers, or just as serotonin receptor blockers. There are two drugs in this class of antidepressants and their mechanism of action and side effect profiles are slightly different.
Phenylpiperazine antidepressants are used to treat depression.
See also
Medical conditions associated with phenylpiperazine antidepressants:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Fibromyalgia
- Insomnia
- Panic Disorder
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
- Sedation
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