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さんこうがいやく 酸化酵素阻害薬
Noun
1. monoamine oxidase inhibitor; MAO inhibitor; MAOI
Wikipedia definition
2. Monoamine oxidase inhibitorMonoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are a class of antidepressant drugs prescribed for the treatment of depression. They are particularly effective in treating atypical depression. Because of potentially lethal dietary and drug interactions, monoamine oxidase inhibitors have historically been reserved as a last line of treatment, used only when other classes of antidepressant drugs have failed.
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