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Serotonin–norepinephrine releasing agent
A
serotonin–norepinephrine
releasing agent
is
a type
of
drug
which
induces
the
release
of
serotonin
and
norepinephrine
in the
body
and/or
brain
.
Only a few SNRAs are known,
examples
of which include
norfenfluramine
and
MBDB
.
Fenfluramine/phentermine
, 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
.
