Escitalopram (q.v.) is the (S)-form citalopram.
- TRADE NAMES: Celexa (Forest); Cipramil (Lundbeck)
- INDICATIONS: Depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder
- CLASS: Antidepressant, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
- HALF-LIFE: ~35 hours
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Alcohol, Alfuzosin, Alpha or beta blockers, Antidepressants, Antiepileptics, Antiplatelet agents, Artemether/Lumefantrine, Aspirin, Atomoxetine, Barbiturates, Bupropion, Buspirone, Carbamazepine, Chloroquine, Cimetidine, Ciprofloxacin, Clozapine, CNS depressants, Collagenase, Conivaptan, Coumarins/anticoagulants, CYP2C19 inhibitors, CYP3A4 inhibitors, Cyproheptadine, Desmopressin, Dexibuprofen, Dextromethorphan, Dronedarone, Drotrecogin Alfa, Duloxetine, Efavirenz, Fluconazole, Gadobutrol, Glucosamine, Haloperidol, Ibritumomab, Iobenguane, Isocarboxazid, Lithium, Macrolide antibiotics, MAO inhibitors, Methadone, Methylphenidate, Metoclopramide, Mexiletine, Moclobemide, Nilotinib, NSAIDs, Opioid anagesics, Pentoxifylline, Phenelzine, Phenytoin, Pimozide, QT prolonging agents, Quinine, Rasagiline, Risperidone, Ritonavir, Salicylates, Selegiline, Serotonin modulators, Sibutramine, SSRIs, St John's Wort, Sumatriptan, Tetrabenazine, Thioridazine, Thrombolytic agents, Tositumomab & Iodine131, Tramadol, Tranylcypromine, Trazodone, Tricyclic antidepressants, Tryptophan, Vitamin K antagonists, Ziprasidone
- See adverse reactions attributed to class:
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