Fluoxetine and Prinivil

• Generic Name: fluoxetine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Prozac, Prozac Weekly, PROzac Pulvules, Sarafem, Rapiflux, Selfemra

Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. Fluoxetine affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

Fluoxetine is used to treat major depressive disorder, bulimia nervosa (an eating disorder), obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).

Fluoxetine is sometimes used together with another medication called olanzapine (Zyprexa) to treat manic depression caused by bipolar disorder. This combination is also used to treat depression after at least 2 other medications have been tried without successful treatment of symptoms.

If you also take olanzapine (Zyprexa), read the Zyprexa medication guide and all patient warnings and instructions provided with that medication.

• Generic Name: lisinopril
• Dosage Forms: tablet
• Other Brand Names: Prinivil, Qbrelis, Zestril

Prinivil (lisinopril) is an ACE inhibitor. ACE stands for angiotensin converting enzyme.

Prinivil is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults and children who are at least 6 years old.

Prinivil is also used to treat congestive heart failure in adults, or to improve survival after a heart attack.