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Citalopram

Medical Definition: 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 this condition.
Also Called: Escitalopram,Lu-10-171
CAS Type 1 Name: CAS Number: 59729-33-8
Previously Indexed: Antidepressive Agents (1977-1988),Propylamines (1977-1988),Serotonin Antagonists (1978-1988)

Citalopram Medical Definitions and Terms

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