Fluoxetine is a selective inhibitor of serotonin reuptake, and this probably accounts for the mechanism of action. Fluoxetine has practically no affinity to other receptors such as α1, α2, and β-adrenergic; serotonergic; dopaminergic; histaminergic1; muscarinic; and GABA receptors.
ATC Classification
Code
Title
Category
N06AB03
Fluoxetine
N
Nervous system
→
N06
Psychoanaleptics
→
N06A
Antidepressants
→
N06AB
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
