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Descriptor
English
:
Citalopram
Descriptor
Spanish
:
citalopram
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Citalopram
Synonyms
English
:
Celexa
Citalopram Hydrobromide
Cytalopram
Escitalopram
Escitalopram Oxalate
Lexapro
Lu-10-171
Lu10171
Seropram
Tree Number:
D02.092.831.170
D02.626.320
D03.633.100.127.187
Definition
English
:
A furancarbonitrile that is one of the
serotonin uptake inhibitors
used as an antidepressant. The drug is also effective in reducing
ethanol
uptake in
alcoholics
and is used in depressed
patients
who also suffer from
TARDIVE DYSKINESIA
in preference to tricyclic antidepressants, which aggravate dyskinesia.
Pharmacological Action:
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
History Note
English
:
1989; for ESCITALOPRAM use CITALOPRAM (NM) 2001-2002
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
23590
Unique Identifier:
D015283
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