selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), zimelidine, from brompheniramine. Zimelidine was later withdrawn from the market due to rare cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome, but Carlson's research paved the way for fluoxetine (Prozac), one of the most widely used prescription medicines in the world. Carlsson was still an active researcher and speaker when he was over 90 years old and, together with his daughter Lena, he worked on OSU6162, a dopamine stabilizer which alleviates symptoms of post-stroke fatigue. Honours and awards Carlsson's research on the brain's chemical signals and the resulting treatment for Parkinson's disease earned him the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which he shared with Paul Greengard and Eric R. Kandel. He won many other awards including Israel's Wolf Prize in Medicine (1979), the Japan Prize (1994), and Italy's Feltrinelli Prize (1999). He was elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1975. Personal life Carlsson married Ulla-Lisa Christoffersson in 1945 and they had three sons and two daughters. His daughter Maria was his lab manager and his daughter Lena was one of his collaborators. He opposed the fluoridation of drinking water in Sweden. He was a vocal opponent of homeopathy and worked to prevent homeopathic preparations from being classified as medication in Sweden. Carlsson died on 29 June 2018, at the age of 95. References External links including the Nobel Lecture 8 December 2000 A Half-Century of Neurotransmitter Research: Impact on Neurology and Psychiatry The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg 1923 births 2018 deaths Swedish neuroscientists Swedish pharmacologists Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine People connected to Lund University Wolf Prize in Medicine laureates Swedish Nobel laureates Academic staff of the University of Gothenburg Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences People from Uppsala 20th-century Swedish scientists 21st-century Swedish scientists Members of the National Academy of Medicine