1. A monoamine oxidase inhibitor drug formerly used to treat high blood pressure and depression.
Usage: pharmaceutical; largely historical; less commonly prescribed in modern medicine

Examples

• Pargyline was developed in the 1960s as an antihypertensive medication.
• The drug pargyline works by inhibiting monoamine oxidase enzymes in the body.
• Pargyline has been largely replaced by newer antidepressants and blood pressure medications.
• Patients taking pargyline required careful dietary restrictions due to interactions with tyramine-containing foods.