noun
- Plural of pargyline; a class of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor drugs formerly used to treat high blood pressure and depression.
Usage: pharmaceutical/medical; largely historical; less commonly prescribed in modern medicine
Examples
- Pargylines were developed in the 1960s as antihypertensive agents.
- The doctor explained that pargylines work by inhibiting monoamine oxidase enzymes.
- Pargylines have been largely replaced by newer classes of antidepressants and blood pressure medications.
- Patients taking pargylines required careful dietary restrictions to avoid tyramine interactions.