Citalopram
A furancarbonitrile that is one of the SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE 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.
Year introduced: 1989
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Tree Number(s): D02.092.831.170, D02.626.320, D03.633.100.127.187
MeSH Unique ID: D015283
Registry Number: 0DHU5B8D6V
Entry Terms:
- Cytalopram
- Citalopram Hydrobromide
- Lu-10-171
- Lu10171
- Seropram
- Celexa
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