Serotonin–norepinephrine_releasing_agent

Serotonin–norepinephrine releasing agent

Serotonin–norepinephrine releasing agent

Drug class

Further information: serotonin releasing agent and norepinephrine releasing agent

A serotonin–norepinephrine releasing agent (SNRA) is a type of drug which induces the release of serotonin and norepinephrine (and epinephrine) in the body and/or brain.

MBDB, an SNRA.
Norfenfluramine, an SNRA.

Only a few SNRAs are known, examples of which include norfenfluramine and MBDB. Fenfluramine/phentermine (Fen-Phen), a combination formulation of fenfluramine, a serotonin releasing agent, and phentermine, a norepinephrine releasing agent, is a functional SNRA that was formerly used as an appetite suppressant for the treatment of obesity.

A closely related type of drug is a serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI).

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