PAMELOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pamelor mean? 

• PAMELOR (noun)
  The noun PAMELOR has 1 sense:

1. a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs

  Familiarity information: PAMELOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAMELOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

nortriptyline; Pamelor

Hypernyms ("Pamelor" is a kind of...):

tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

Pamelor increases the levels of norepinephrine and other natural chemicals in the brain.

(Pamelor, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Aventyl and Pamelor.

(Nortriptyline, NCI Dictionary)

Also called nortriptyline and Pamelor.

(Aventyl, NCI Dictionary)