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Mechanism of action of the SPARI vilazodone: serotonin 1A partial agonist and reuptake inhibitor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2014

Stephen M. Stahl
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Abstract

ISSUE:Vilazodone is an antidepressant with a novel mechanism of pharmacologic action: serotonin partial agonist reuptake inhibitor (SPARI).

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Brainstorms
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 105 - 109
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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