Escitalopram

This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Escitalopram but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.


Overview:

Escitalopram
(when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Escitalopram is one of a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It is used to treat the depression associated with mood disorders. It is also used on occassion in the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder and anxiety. The antidepressant, antiobsessive-compulsive, and antibulimic actions of escitalopram are presumed to be linked to its inhibition of CNS neuronal uptake of serotonin. In vitro studies show that escitalopram is a potent and selective inhibitor of neuronal serotonin reuptake and has only very weak effects on norepinephrine and dopamine neuronal reuptake. Escitalopram has no significant affinity for adrenergic (alpha1, alpha2, beta), cholinergic, GABA, dopaminergic, histaminergic, serotonergic (5HT1A, 5HT1B, 5HT2), or benzodiazepine receptors; antagonism of such receptors has been hypothesized to be associated with various anticholinergic, sedative, and cardiovascular effects for other psychotropic drugs. The chronic administration of escitalopram was found to downregulate brain norepinephrine receptors, as has been observed with other drugs effective in the treatment of major depressive disorder. Escitalopram does not inhibit monoamine oxidase. For the treatment of major depressive disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Mechanism Of Action:
The antidepressant, antiobsessive-compulsive, and antibulimic actions of escitalopram are presumed to be linked to its inhibition of CNS neuronal uptake of serotonin. Escitalopram blocks the reuptake of serotonin at the serotonin reuptake pump of the neuronal membrane, enhancing the actions of serotonin on 5HT1A autoreceptors. SSRIs bind with significantly less affinity to histamine, acetylcholine, and norepinephrine receptors than tricyclic antidepressant drugs.

News Articles on Escitalopram

Research from B. Drueke and colleagues has provided new data on escitalopram ...  -  ‎Dec 17, 2009‎
We aimed to investigate whether attention is modulated after treatment with escitalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)," scientists in ... Behavioral Health Central (blog)

Generic Name: Escitalopram, Cipralex, Sipralexa, Seroplex  -  ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
Lexapro (generic name: Escitalopram; brand name: Cipralex) is an antidepressant that belongs to a class of medications called selective serotonin reuptake ... Pattaya Daily News

Escitalopram Decreases Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents ...  -  ‎Nov 6, 2009‎
HONOLULU -- November 6, 2009 -- Escitalopram significantly decreases key depression symptoms in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years with ... DG News

More Suicidal Ideation With Nortriptyline vs Escitalopram Among Men  -  ‎Oct 30, 2009‎
October 30, 2009 — The tricyclic antidepressant nortriptyline and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) escitalopram both decrease suicidal ... Medscape

EEG Biomarker May Reveal if Antidepressant Is Working  -  ‎Nov 6, 2009‎
In the BRITE-MD study, 375 patients were started on escitalopram 10 mg daily for one week and then randomly assigned to one of three treatment arms for the ... Psychiatric News

Pharmaceutical Journal - Escitalopram less likely than nortriptyline to prompt ...  -  ‎Oct 20, 2009‎
The Pharmaceutical Journal has published research showing that treatment with escitalopram is less likely to prompt suicidal thoughts in men than treatment ... DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)

Suicidal ideation risk rises 10-fold with nortriptyline  -  ‎Nov 4, 2009‎
The tricyclic antidepressant nortriptyline is associated with almost a ten times greater risk of worsening suicidal ideation than the SSRI escitalopram in ... Pulse

Wife and child sip tainted earl grey tea served by veteran firefighter  -  ‎Nov 4, 2009‎
Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) is a once a day medication for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, available by prescription only. ... Examiner.com

Antidepressant can treat spine injury  -  ‎Oct 21, 2009‎
Muscle spasms are a known complication in patients suffering from spinal cord injuries; a new study finds the antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) can ... PRESS TV

Bipolar drug market “to plummet from 2011â€?  -  ‎Nov 10, 2009‎
Lilly's Cymbalta/Xeristar (duloxetine) and Forest/Lundbeck's Lexapro/Cipralex (escitalopram) will further constrain the market, according to the report. ... Pharma Times

Research and Markets: Commercial Insight: Antidepressants - Novel Mechanism ...  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
Schering Plough), Lexapro (escitalopram; Lundbeck and Mochida), Cymbalta (duloxetine; Eli Lilly and Shionogi) and Pristiq (desvenlafaxine; Wyeth). ... Reuters

Forest Laboratories, Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Per ...  -  ‎Oct 20, 2009‎
Sales of Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), an SSRI for the initial and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder in adults and adolescents and ... Reuters

Which Antidepressants Treat Comorbid Anxiety and Depression?  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
...[8] Antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) (eg, sertraline, paroxetine, fluoxetine, escitalopram), serotonin-norepinephrine ... Medscape

Third quarter 2009 report - Lundbeck records 20% growth, driven by Lundbeck ...  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
Lexapro® revenue, escitalopram marketed in the US by Forest Laboratories, Inc. (Forest), was DKK 600 million for the quarter and marginally down compared ... PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

South Korea declares red alert against swine flu  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
...announces worldwide launch of their TruTip product l.. http://bit.ly/44CTy3 generic1 Generic Lexapro (Escitalopram 10/20mg,10mg 270/$172.48, ... Gaea Times

Serelax Continues to Capture Market Share as Leading All-Natural Anti-Depressant  -  ‎Nov 1, 2009‎
Aventyl (nortriptyline), are almost ten times more likely to experience suicidal thoughts than men who are taking escitalopram (Lexapro, Cipralex). ... PR Web (press release)

Antidepressant may help spine injury recovery  -  ‎Oct 19, 2009‎
They said Forest Laboratories' antidepressant Lexapro or escitalopram, which affects a message-carrying brain chemical called serotonin, helps strengthen ... msnbc.com

Casi la mitad de los pacientes con trastornos de ánimo mejoran tras el ...  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
...lorazepam (11,4%), alprazolam (9,7%) y bromazepam (4,3%), como ansiolíticos y escitalopram (7,3%), paroxetina (7,1%) y venlafaxina (7%) como antidepresivos. Europa Press

الدماغ يحدد Ù?اعلية الدواء  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
Ù?ÙŠ المرحلة التمهيدية للعلاج، تعاطى كل متطوع 10 ميليغراماً من دواء يعرÙ? تجارياً باسم "سيبرالكس" (Cipralex) وعلمياً باسم "استالوبرام" (Escitalopram). ... ايلاف

Los pensamientos suicidas pueden variar según el antidepresivo  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
...en los pensamientos suicidas emergentes, y un aumento de 2.4 veces en los pensamientos suicidas que empeoraban, frente a los que tomaban escitalopram. ... Info7

Segít a gerincsérülten az antidepresszáns  -  ‎Oct 19, 2009‎
Most egy nyolc hétig tartó tréningen vettek részt; ennek során öt órával a sétapadra állás előtt vagy escitalopram hatóanyagot, vagy placebót kaptak. ... Index

'우울ì¦?' 치료 약물 '척수ì†?ìƒ?' 환ìž? ë³´í–‰ ë?•는다  -  ‎Oct 18, 2009‎
...렉사프로등으로 잘 알려진 ì—?스시탈로프램(escitalopram) 계열ì?˜ 약물ì?„ ìš´ë?™ 요법과 병행하는 것ì?´ 부분ì ?으로 척수장애가 ìƒ?긴 사람들ì?´ 보다 잘 ê±·ê³  ë?” 빠르게 ... 메디컬투데이

'렉사프로' 척추부ìƒ? 회복 ë?„와  -  ‎Oct 18, 2009‎
...항우울제 '렉사프로'(Lexapro, escitalopram)ê°€ 척추부ìƒ? 환ìž?ì?˜ 회복ì?„ ë?„울 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 시카고 재활연구소 연구진ì?€ 척추부ìƒ? 환ìž?ì—?게 집중 트레드밀 ... 디지틀보사

Antidepresíva pomáhajú k zlepÅ¡eniu chôdze po úrazoch miechy  -  ‎Oct 20, 2009‎
Odborníci testovali na 50 pacientoch s Ä?iastoÄ?nou schopnosÅ¥ou pohybu úÄ?inky látky escitalopram oxalát. Tá vplýva na serotonín a pomáha tak posilňovaÅ¥ ... Pravda.sk

Omurilik yaralanmasına antidepresan  -  ‎Oct 19, 2009‎
Forest Laboratories tarafından üretilen ve "escitalopram" adıyla da bilinen "Lexapro" adlı ilacın mucizevi bir ilaç olmadığını, ancak yoğun yürüme bandı ... ntvmsnbc

Lupin gets US FDA approval for Escitalopram Oxalate tablets  -  Jun 16, 2008
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - India's Lupin Ltd. said its US subsidiary Lupin Pharmaceutical Inc. (LPI) has received tentative abbreviated new drug ... Forbes

… *17 Allele on Serum Concentration of Escitalopram in Psychiatric...  -  Mar 14, 2007
One hundred and sixty-six patients treated with escitalopram were divided ... Dose-adjusted serum concentrations of escitalopram were compared using the ... Nature.com

Teva to Sell Lexapro Tablets  -  May 23, 2006
Teva's AB-rated escitalopram oxalate tablets are used for the treatment of depression. The Israel-based company is currently in patent litigation concerning ... TheStreet.com - TheStreet.com (subscription)

Lundbeck won't reach planned 2006 opg growth of 12 pct on low order …  -  Feb 7, 2006
At the end of 2006, Forest will have about 20 tonnes of escitalopram inventories, corresponding to about 10 months of consumption. ... Forbes

Ivax denies rumour it is in talks on patent dispute settlement with...  -  Oct 6, 2005
Ivax said it is not currently in discussions with Forest Labs on a settlement in the patent case over escitalopram oxalate, the generic equivalent of ... Forbes

Antidepressants Don't Help Kleptomaniacs  -  Mar 16, 2007
The participants were randomly chosen to take either the SSRI escitalopram (Lexapro) or a placebo. The study was funded by Lexapro's maker, ... Washington Post

Cadila gets US FDA approval  -  May 15, 2008
Pharma major Zydus Cadila today said it has received approval from the US FDA to market four products, including anti-depressant Escitalopram Oxalate ... Business Standard

Lundbeck retains FY guidance as Q3 earnings beat consensus UPDATE  -  Nov 15, 2006
However, the continued reduction of escitalopram inventories by US partner Forest ... Escitalopram is the active ingredient in the Lexapro anti-depressant. ... Forbes

Caraco says FDA grants tentative approval for generic Lexapro  -  Nov 30, 2007
A) said US health regulators granted tentative approval for 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg of Escitalopram Oxalate tablets, a generic version of Forest Laboratories ... Reuters

Escitalopram in Adolescent Major Depression  -  Jan 31, 2005
Escitalopram is the purified functional isomer contained in citalopram. Escitalopram is now prescribed in 26 countries. In the United States, ... Medscape

Escitalopram for pediatric MDD.(major depressive disorder)(Clinical …  -  May 1, 2006
In this 8-week placebo-controlled trial to examine the safety and efficacy of escitalopram (Lexapro) in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in ... Free with registration - Brown University Child and Adolescent... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Preventive Therapies May Cut Depression Risk After a Stroke  -  May 28, 2008
Escitalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor similar to citalopram ... That analysis showed that escitalopram still proved superior to placebo ... MedPage Today

RPT-UPDATE 2-US court upholds patent on Forest's Lexapro  -  Sep 6, 2007
In Wednesday's ruling, the appeals court modified the lower court's injunction so that it only applies to escitalopram oxalate, the active ingredient in ... Reuters India

Escitalopram (Systemic).  -  Jul 28, 2005
Escitalopram belongs to a group of medicines known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). These medicines are thought to work by increasing the ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Escitalopram (Systemic).(Drug overview)  -  Aug 1, 2006
Escitalopram belongs to a group of medicines known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). These medicines are thought to work by increasing the ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Escitalopram Lowers Depression Scores in Adolescent Patients: …  -  May 12, 2008
By Charlene Laino. WASHINGTON, DC -- May 12, 2008 -- Treatment with escitalopram oxalate appears to result in clinically meaningful improvements in ... DG News

ESCITALOPRAM (Oral route) - es-sye-TAL-oh-pram.(Drug overview)  -  May 1, 2007
Suicidality in children and adolescents: Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior (suicidality) in short-term studies in ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Lundbeck loses UK Cipralex patent case against Teva  -  May 7, 2007
In another case involving the drug's active ingredient, escitalopram, Lundbeck's American partner, Forrest Laboratories Inc. (FRX. ... Reuters UK

Data Presented Indicates Escitalopram may be a Promising Future …  -  Sep 19, 2006
PARIS, FRANCE -- September 19, 2006 -- New data presented today demonstrates that escitalopram is efficacious and well tolerated in the treatment of ... DG News

Escitalopram (generic); Lexapro (brand).(YOUR MEDICATION …  -  Aug 1, 2005
COMMON USAGE: Escitalopram is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder in adults. ... Free with registration - Brown University Child and Adolescent... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Aurobindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for two drugs  -  Dec 5, 2008
The company also received US Food and Drug Administration tentative approval for Escitalopram Oxalate Oral solution, used for treating depressive disorders. ... Livemint

Efficacy of escitalopram in the treatment of major depressive...  -  Mar 1, 2006
Objective: Escitalopram is the most selective of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. Previous studies have suggested that ... Free with registration - Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience - AccessMyLibrary.com

Escitalopram Acts as Placebo in Treatment of Compulsive Shopping and ...  -  Oct 27, 2005
By Mark Pownall. AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS -- October 27, 2005 -- The antidepressant escitalopram failed to show any efficacy compared with placebo in ... DG News

Superior Effectiveness and Tolerability of Escitalopram Over Paroxetin...  -  Sep 2, 2008
By Judith Moser, MD. BARCELONA, Spain -- September 2, 2008 -- According to a pooled analysis of 2 randomised studies, escitalopram is more effective and ... DG News

For Major Depression, Escitalopram (Lexapro) Achieves Better Risk/ …  -  May 31, 2005
By Bruce Sylvester. ATLANTA, GA -- May 31, 2005 -- For the treatment of major depression, escitalopram (Lexapro) achieves a better risk/benefit profile than ... DG News

New Data Reinforces the Superiority of Escitalopram Over Duloxetine...  -  May 12, 2007
New data released today reinforces the superiority of escitalopram compared to duloxetine in the acute treatment of depression and provides a further ... presseportal.de

Escitalopram in the Treatment of Major Depressive and Anxiety...  -  Mar 18, 2008
In addition to the large personal challenge that depression and anxiety present, these disorders are associated with a substantial burden of disability and ... Medscape

Escitalopram Helps Prevents Relapses of Obsessive-Compulsive …  -  Sep 18, 2006
By Chris Berrie. PARIS, FRANCE -- September 18, 2006 -- Escitalopram, a highly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), significantly prevents ... DG News

Quetiapine-Induced Weight Gain and Escitalopram  -  Jan 22, 2005
TO THE EDITOR: Quetiapine-induced weight gain in an adolescent girl started with treatment with adjunctive escitalopram only. A slight decrease in weight ... RedOrbit

SCIENCE FILE; In Brief; Drug's benefit for kleptomania iffy  -  Mar 17, 2007
Contrary to earlier findings, two clinical studies of the antidepressant escitalopram, trade-named Lexapro, show that it is ineffective for treating ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver

Eszopiclone Plus Escitalopram May Rapidly Improve Insomnia, Anxiety  -  May 7, 2008
May 7, 2008 — Coadministration of eszopiclone and escitalopram rapidly improved sleep and anxiety in patients with insomnia and generalized anxiety disorder ... Medscape

Bupropion and Escitalopram Provide Similar Relief in Depressed...  -  Oct 28, 2005
Oct. 28, 2005 (Amsterdam) — Patients get equivalent relief from depression with extended-release bupropion (Wellbutrin) as they do with escitalopram ... Medscape

Review Shows Escitalopram Prevents Relapse of Anxiety, Depression: …  -  Mar 27, 2006
By Fran Lowry. MIAMI, FL -- March 27, 2006 -- Escitalopram prevents relapse in patients with anxiety or depression, according to a review of 3 double-blind, ... DG News

Generic firms to gain strength from US order  -  Apr 11, 2007
Though Caraco faced infringement suit with respect to the main '712 patent on Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), Forest and Lundbeck did not sue Caraco for ... Rediff

Possible association of tics with escitalopram and sertraline.(Case...  -  Jun 1, 2005
Comment: A 41-year-old housewife suffering from panic attacks was referred to the psychiatry outpatient clinic of Harran University Hospital in Turkey. ... Free with registration - Brown University Psychopharmacology... - AccessMyLibrary.com

… Treatment of MDD: Duloxetine, Escitalopram, and Placebo: Presented...  -  May 23, 2006
TORONTO, CANADA -- May 23, 2006 -- Short-term treatment with escitalopram demonstrates worsening of sexual functioning in patients with major depressive ... DG News

MonoSol Rx Completes Thin Film Escitalopram Oxalate Pilot Product …  -  Aug 4, 2008
WARREN, NJ, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- MonoSol Rx, a specialty pharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary drug delivery technology to develop thin film ... RedOrbit

… Anxiety Disorder Highlight Escitalopram, Duloxetine, and Anticonvul...  -  Nov 21, 2007
Among these findings are those of two studies comparing escitalopram directly ... "What was interesting is that escitalopram 10 mg was more effective than ... DG News

Escitalopram vs. citalopram for panic attacks in the elderly.(What's...  -  Aug 1, 2006
Treating panic attacks with escitalopram in the elderly could result in an earlier therapeutic response compared with citalopram, according to the results ... Free with registration - Brown University Psychopharmacology... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Escitalopram in the treatment of social anxiety disorder  -  Mar 1, 2008
Correspondence: Professor Siegfried Kasper, Department of General Psychiatry, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. ... British Journal of Psychiatry (subscript...

Cipralex; effective in treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  -  Nov 14, 2005
At week 12 - the primary efficacy endpoint - 20 mg escitalopram showed a ... At week 24 both dosages of escitalopram 10mg (p0.05) and 20mg (p0.005) showed a ... Free with registration - Europe Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com

Escitalopram Effective for Depression in Naturalistic Canadian Study:...  -  Nov 20, 2007
By Alison Palkhivala. MONTREAL, CANADA -- November 20, 2007 -- Escitalopram is as effective in a real-world general-practice setting for the treatment of ... DG News

… -Blind Data Show No Effect With Escitalopram in Compulsive Shopping...  -  May 23, 2006
By Danny Kucharsky. TORONTO, CANADA -- May 23, 2006 -- Escitalopram may not be generally effective for compulsive shopping disorder or its therapeutic ... DG News

Escitalopram shows balanced advantage over duloxetine for MDD.(Adult ...  -  Jan 1, 2008
VIENNA -- Escitalopram proved significantly more effective and better tolerated than duloxetine in the acute treatment of major depressive disorder in a ... Free with registration - Clinical Psychiatry News - AccessMyLibrary.com

… antidepressant effect seen with escitalopram/bupropion mix.(Psychia...  -  Oct 15, 2005
BOCA RATON, FLA. -- A combination of escitalopram and bupropion might produce early remission in as many as one-third of patients with unipolar depression, ... Free with registration - Internal Medicine News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Escitalopram Helps Prevent Relapse of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder …  -  May 25, 2006
By Danny Kucharsky. TORONTO, CANADA -- May 25, 2006 -- Escitalopram 10 mg/day or 20 mg/day significantly reduces the risk of relapse in patients with ... DG News

Escitalopram Significantly Improves Quality Of Life In Major Depressiv...  -  Oct 24, 2007
Treatment with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor escitalopram significantly improves quality of life in patients with major depressive disorder ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

Escitalopram excreted in breast milk.(Case Report)(Clinical report)  -  Dec 1, 2006
A 32-year-old woman with bipolar disorder was started on escitalopram immediately after giving birth to a healthy infant. She did not take any medication ... Free with registration - Brown University Psychopharmacology... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Escitalopram bests duloxetine for severe major depression.(Mental …  -  Dec 1, 2008
Escitalopram bests duloxetine for severe major depression.(Mental Health) ... find Family Practice News articles. CHICAGO -- Severely depressed patients who ... Pay-Per-View - Family Practice News - HighBeam Research

escitalopram - Buy Online Here! No prescription needed.  -  Jan 4, 2007
Anyway i went back on track. Anyone else experienced this. Tell your doctor will decide to stop taking the medication guide to bipolar disorder. ... FERE

Escitalopram is superior to citalopram  -  Jun 11, 2005
A head-to-head trial has shown that escitalopram is more effective than citalopram, its parent compound, in depression. Nearly 300 patients were randomised ... Pay-Per-View - Chemist & Druggist - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Escitalopram vs. citalopram for treating panic attacks in the...  -  Mar 1, 2006
Treating panic attacks with escitalopram in the elderly could result in an earlier therapeutic response compared with citalopram, according to the results ... Free with registration - Brown University Geriatric Psychopharmac... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Preventive Therapies Reduce Likelihood of Depression Following Stroke  -  May 30, 2008
Escitalopram was selected over citalopram (Celexa, Forest Laboratories) because the research literature suggests it has efficacy, onset, and tolerance ... Medscape

… Highlight Group Therapy, Escitalopram, and Anticonvulsants:...  -  Nov 19, 2007
Also, the antidepressant escitalopram and anticonvulsants topiramate and ... In a head-to-head trial with paroxetine, escitalopram was shown to offer an ... DG News

Escitalopram eases GAD.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(generalized anxiety …  -  Apr 1, 2005
Escitalopram eases GAD.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(generalized anxiety disorder)(Brief Article) ... find Clinical Psychiatry News articles. Pay-Per-View - Clinical Psychiatry News - HighBeam Research

Australia: Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2008] FCA 559  -  Jul 7, 2008
The escitalopram patent claimed the pharmaceutical compound escitalopram which ... Alphapharm and Arrow sought revocation of the escitalopram patent on the ... Mondaq News Alerts - Mondaq News Alerts (Registration)

Escitalopram: age appears relevant.(research)(Brief article)  -  Apr 1, 2006
Escitalopram failed to significantly improve the symptoms of depression in children aged 6-11 years, but it did appear to improve symptoms in children aged ... Free with registration - Clinical Psychiatry News - AccessMyLibrary.com

… : MonoSol Rx Completes Thin Film Escitalopram Oxalate Pilot Product...  -  Aug 4, 2008
MonoSol Rx Completes Thin Film Escitalopram Oxalate Pilot Product Development. from PR Newswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

… : New Data Reinforces the Superiority of Escitalopram Over Duloxetin...  -  Dec 5, 2007
New Data Reinforces the Superiority of Escitalopram Over Duloxetine for Acute Treatment of Depression. from PR Newswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Approval: Generic escitalopram tablets.(From the FDA)(drug approval)(...  -  Jul 1, 2006
The FDA has approved a generic version of Forest Laboratories, Inc.'s selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), ... Free with registration - Brown University Child and Adolescent... - AccessMyLibrary.com

… antidepressant effect seen with escitalopram/bupropion mix.(Psychia...  -  Oct 15, 2005
Quick antidepressant effect seen with escitalopram/bupropion mix.(Psychiatry) ... find Internal Medicine News articles. BOCA RATON, FLA. Pay-Per-View - Internal Medicine News - HighBeam Research

escitalopram Lundbeck clinical data (phase III) (obsessive compulsive...  -  Jan 9, 2006
On 14 November 2005, Lundbeck reported results from two phase III trials evaluating escitalopram (CIPRALEX) in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder ... Pay-Per-View - R & D Focus Drug News - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Depression; Escitalopram improves mood and cognitive function in …  -  Oct 3, 2006
2006 OCT 3 - (NewsRx.com) -- Escitalopram improves mood and cognitive function in middle-aged women with depression. Investigators at Stanford University ... Pay-Per-View - Life Science Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Escitalopram eases depression in adolescents.(Mental Health)(Brief …  -  May 1, 2006
Escitalopram eases depression in adolescents.(Mental Health)(Brief article) ... find Family Practice News articles. Escitalopram failed to significantly ... Pay-Per-View - Family Practice News - HighBeam Research

Escitalopram: age appears relevant.(research)(Brief article) |...  -  Apr 1, 2006
Escitalopram: age appears relevant.(research)(Brief article) ... find Clinical Psychiatry News articles. Escitalopram failed to significantly improve the ... Pay-Per-View - Clinical Psychiatry News - HighBeam Research

H Lundbeck's escitalopram is effective in OCD, says study.(treatment...  -  Sep 25, 2006
Danish drugmaker H Lundbeck AS says that new data demonstrates that escitalopram is effective and well-tolerated when used in the treatment of obsessive ... Free with registration - Pharma Marketletter - AccessMyLibrary.com

Escitalopram for depression in teens only.(Behavioral Pediatrics)(Brie...  -  May 1, 2006
Escitalopram for depression in teens only.(Behavioral Pediatrics)(Brief article)(Clinical report) ... find Pediatric News articles. Pay-Per-View - Pediatric News - HighBeam Research

escitalopram Forest non-approvable, USA (panic disorder).( …  -  Mar 14, 2005
Forest announced on 1 March 2005 that it has received a second non-approvable letter from the US FDA in response to its sNDA filing seeking approval of ... Pay-Per-View - R & D Focus Drug News - Factiva, from Dow Jones

… : Lupin Receives USFDA Approval for Escitalopram Oxalate Tablets. -...  -  Jun 16, 2008
Lupin Receives USFDA Approval for Escitalopram Oxalate Tablets. from PR Newswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

escitalopram Lundbeck submitted for approval, Sweden (obsessive …  -  May 8, 2006
Escitalopram, the (S)-enantiomer of the 5HT reuptake inhibitor citalopram ... escitalopram, escitalopram oxalate, citalopram, (S), (+)-citalopram, LU 26054, ... Pay-Per-View - R & D Focus Drug News - Factiva, from Dow Jones

LUNESTA(R) Study Of Patients With Insomnia And Co-Morbid …  -  May 14, 2008
Patients treated with LUNESTA and escitalopram co-therapy demonstrated ... The LUNESTA-escitalopram group demonstrated reductions from baseline in HAM-D17 ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

Press Release: Data Presented Indicates Escitalopram may be a …  -  Sep 19, 2006
Data Presented Indicates Escitalopram may be a Promising Future Treatment Option in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. from PR Newswire. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Press Release: Data Presented Indicates Escitalopram may be a …  -  Sep 19, 2006
Data Presented Indicates Escitalopram may be a Promising Future Treatment Option in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. from PR Newswire Europe. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire Europe - HighBeam Research

Article: Escitalopram shows balanced advantage over duloxetine for...  -  Jan 1, 2008
Escitalopram shows balanced advantage over duloxetine for MDD.(Adult Psychiatry)(major depressive disorder)(Brief article) ... find Clinical Psychiatry News ... Pay-Per-View - Clinical Psychiatry News - HighBeam Research

… , cognitive therapies better than escitalopram.(Adult Psychiatry) |...  -  Oct 1, 2008
For early PTSD treatment, cognitive therapies better than escitalopram.(Adult Psychiatry) ... find Clinical Psychiatry News articles. Pay-Per-View - Clinical Psychiatry News - HighBeam Research

Escitalopram oxalate.  -  Jul 10, 2006
Escitalopram oxalate. The FDA has approved a genetic version of Forest Laboratories' ... Escitalopram oxalate will be available in 5-, 10-, and 20-mg doses. ... $9.94 - Drug Topics - Alacra Store

Escitalopram oxalate.(NEW GENERICS)(Brief article)  -  Jul 10, 2006
The FDA has approved a genetic version of Forest Laboratories' antidepressant Lexapro. Escitalopram oxalate will be available in 5-, 10-, and 20-mg doses. $4.95 - Drug Topics - ECNext

escitalopram Lundbeck submitted for approval, EU (anxiety).(Brief...  -  Jan 10, 2005
Lundbeck announced on 20 December 2004 that it has filed for approval of escitalopram (CIPRALEX) in the EU for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder ... Pay-Per-View - R & D Focus Drug News - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Article: Escitalopram: dosing tips and prescribing pearls.(Tips and...  -  May 1, 2005
Escitalopram: dosing tips and prescribing pearls.(Tips and Pearls) ... find Clinical Psychiatry News articles. Brands * Lexapro Generic not available in the ... Pay-Per-View - Clinical Psychiatry News - HighBeam Research

Codexis transitions from technology provider to producer.(STRATEGIES)(...  -  Oct 11, 2006
These 40 drugs, including esomeprazole, capecitabine, and escitalopram, known as Lexapro, are valued at $40 billion in sales, he says. ... Free with registration - Chemical Week - AccessMyLibrary.com

can u take lexapro while pregnant or trying to conceive?  -  May 30, 2008
Lexapro (escitalopram) is currently rated Category C by the FDA for use in pregnancy. The FDA assigns a category (A, B, C, D or X) to each drug based on its ... HealthCentral.com

Virginia Commonwealth University, US New developments from Virginia …  -  Dec 12, 2006
This was followed by four months of treatment with escitalopram. These participants were then randomly assigned to fixed-dose treatment with 10 or 20 mg of ... Pay-Per-View - Life Science Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Forest Laboratories Receives Patent Term Extension for Lexapro.  -  Mar 2, 2006
The patent covers the composition of matter for Lexapro(R) (escitalopram oxalate) an SSRI approved for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and ... $4.95 - PR Newswire - ECNext

Genetic Disorders; Company receives nonapprovable letter for panic …  -  Mar 29, 2005
...nonapprovable letter for the indication of panic disorder for Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant. ... Pay-Per-View - Life Science Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones

International Approvals: Cipralex, Neupro, Relenza  -  Jan 23, 2007
January 23, 2007 — The European Commission has approved escitalopram oxalate ... Results at 12 weeks showed that use of 20 mg of escitalopram daily yielded ... Medscape

Bupropion re-kindles interest in dopamine strategy for major depressio...  -  Nov 12, 2005
..."Furthermore, while shown to be as effective as the SSRI escitalopram, ... On the HADS, bupropion XL and escitalopram patients showed similar total score ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

Necrotizing enterocolitis associated with in utero and breast milk …  -  Jul 11, 2006
5 We report a term infant presenting with necrotizing enterocolitis following in utero and breast milk exposure to the newest SSRI, escitalopram. ... Nature.com

Data Show Sepracor's Eszopiclone Improved Insomnia in Patients with …  -  Dec 5, 2006
As compared with patients in the placebo-escitalopram treatment group, ... The Lunesta-escitalopram group demonstrated reductions from baseline in HAM-A and ... DG News

Two-drug regimen eases anxiety and insomnia.(Psychosomatic Medicine …  -  Sep 1, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS -- Treatment with both eszopiclone and escitalopram significantly ... All of them received 10 mg escitalopram (Lexapro) daily for 10 weeks. ... $4.95 - Clinical Psychiatry News - ECNext

Early Response to Antidepressant Treatment Predicts Remission: …  -  May 30, 2007
Interestingly, improvements in guilt, suicidality, late insomnia, and psychomotor retardation predicted remission for duloxetine but not escitalopram. ... DG News

SEROQUEL XRâ„¢ Improved Anxiety Symptoms By Day 4 In Generalised …  -  Sep 1, 2008
The active comparator arm, escitalopram 10mg/day, was also effective at improving ... Both extended release quetiapine fumarate and escitalopram were ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

Press Release: New Study Suggests Cymbalta(R) Reduced Depression …  -  Dec 13, 2005
Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lexapro(TM) (escitalopram oxalate), ... Administration (FDA) to expand the use of Lexapro(TM) (escitalopram oxalate) ... Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Eficacia y seguridad del escitalopram en pacientes depresivos o …  -  May 14, 2008
La depresión es un trastorno frecuente asociado con morbilidad y costo social y económico considerable. Actualmente se reconoce que en muchos casos la ... Intramed.net - Intramed.net (Suscripción)

Bupropion XL Has Strong Antianxiety Properties: Presented at ADAA  -  Mar 29, 2006
His research team compared the efficacy of bupropion XL and escitalopram in a double-blind, dose-controlled, parallel-group study that enrolled 34 subjects ... DG News

Therapies Appear Helpful in Reducing Risk of Depression Following …  -  May 22, 2008
Newswise — In the year following a stroke, patients who received the medication escitalopram or participated in a problem-solving therapy group had a lower ... newswise.com

International Approvals: Tarceva, Cipralex, Keppra  -  Sep 26, 2005
22, the European Commission approved escitalopram oxalate (Cipralex tablets, ... The data showed that use of escitalopram significantly improved anxiety ... Medscape

Press Release: Lexapro(R) Demonstrated Significance on Prospectively ...  -  Dec 6, 2006
Drug Application (sNDA) for Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) for ... adolescents, 12 - 17 years of age ... S. lawsuit is Lexapro's patent (U ... escitalopram. ... Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

La continuidad del tratamiento con Escitalopram evita la recidiva de ...  -  Nov 22, 2006
La depresión mayor es una enfermedad común y heterogénea que se asocia con morbilidad y mortalidad considerables. A pesar de que se dispone de una variedad ... Intramed.net - Intramed.net (Suscripción)

Escitalopram en el tratamiento del trastorno depresivo mayor  -  Oct 10, 2005
El escitalopram fue aprobado en 2002 por las autoridades reguladoras estadounidenses (FDA) para el tratamiento del trastorno depresivo mayor. ... Intramed.net - Intramed.net (Suscripción)

Escitalopram en depresión mayor en adolescentes  -  Jan 10, 2007
El escitalopram es el S-enantiómero del citalopram, un fármaco ampliamente utilizado en 89 países, desde su primera aprobación en Dinamarca en 1989. ... Intramed.net - Intramed.net (Suscripción)

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Escitalopram is also known by the following brand names and/or synonymsEscitalopram; Escitalopram Oxalate; Escitalopram [Inn]; Lexapro

Drug Category:
Escitalopram is categorized under the following by the FDA: Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors; ATC:N06AB10

Dosage Forms:
TABLET

Absorption:
The absolute bioavailability of citalopram is about 80% relative to an intravenous dose

Interactions:
[an error occurred while processing this directive]



Chemical IUPAC Name:
1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-carbonitrile





Health Home | Conditions | Cancer | Medications | Surgery | Vaccines


The Cancer News Network


Disclaimer:

Contact a physician with regard to health concerns. Email requests for further health information will be discarded.

The materials contained on this Web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute health or medical advice. Use of information on this site does not create or constitute any kind of agreement or contract between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this site.

Many links on cancernewsnetwork.org lead to other sites. cancernewsnetwork.org does not sponsor, endorse or otherwise approve of the materials appearing in such sites. Nor is CancerNewsNetwork.org responsible for dead or misdirected links.

IF YOU NEED A LINK OR TEXT REMOVED FROM THIS PAGE PLEASE CONTACT cancernewsnetwork (at) live.com.
We will do our best to accommodate your request.



COPYRIGHT 2009 CANCERNEWSNETWORK | Privacy