Escitalopram

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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.


References

  1. 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.