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Descriptor
English
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Citalopram
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Citalopram
Descriptor
Portuguese
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Citalopram
Tree Number:
D02.092.831.170
D02.626.320
D03.383.312.225.187
D03.438.127.187
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 this condition.
Pharmacological Action:
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
History Note
English
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1989; for ESCITALOPRAM use CITALOPRAM (NM) 2001-2002
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Record Number:
23590
Unique Identifier:
D015283
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