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In [[psychiatry]], '''escitalopram''' is a [[second-generation antidepressant]] for treating [[major depressive disorder]]. | In [[psychiatry]], '''escitalopram''' is a [[second-generation antidepressant]] for treating [[major depressive disorder]]. Escitalopram is the S-enantiomer of racemic [[citalopram]].<ref name="pmid19370639">{{cite journal| author=Cipriani A, Santilli C, Furukawa TA, Signoretti A, Nakagawa A, McGuire H et al.| title=Escitalopram versus other antidepressive agents for depression. | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2009 | volume= | issue= 2 | pages= CD006532 | pmid=19370639 | ||
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=clinical.uthscsa.edu/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19370639 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD006532.pub2 }} </ref> | |||
==History== | |||
Lexapro brand of escitalopramwas approved by the [[Food and Drug Administration]] in the [[United States]] with a [http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/HowDrugsareDevelopedandApproved/ApprovalApplications/NewDrugApplicationNDA/ New Drug Application] (NDA) in 2002.<ref>[http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm?fuseaction=Search.SearchAction&SearchType=BasicSearch&Search_Button=Submit&searchTerm=021323 Drugs@FDA]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{CZMed}} | {{CZMed}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 17 April 2010
In psychiatry, escitalopram is a second-generation antidepressant for treating major depressive disorder. Escitalopram is the S-enantiomer of racemic citalopram.[1]
History
Lexapro brand of escitalopramwas approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States with a New Drug Application (NDA) in 2002.<ref>Drugs@FDA.
External links
The most up-to-date information about Escitalopram and other drugs can be found at the following sites.
- Escitalopram - FDA approved drug information (drug label) from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
- Escitalopram - Drug information for consumers from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
- Escitalopram - Detailed information from DrugBank.
References
- ↑ Cipriani A, Santilli C, Furukawa TA, Signoretti A, Nakagawa A, McGuire H et al. (2009). "Escitalopram versus other antidepressive agents for depression.". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2): CD006532. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD006532.pub2. PMID 19370639. Research Blogging.