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Lexapro Data Sheet 31 July 2014 v2. Name of MEDICINE Lexapro . Escitalopram (as oxalate) Film-coated tablets 10 mg and 20 mg Presentation Lexapro 10 mg tablets are oval, white, scored, film-coated tablets marked with "E and L" on one side. Lexapro 20 mg tablets are oval, white, scored, film-coated tablets marked with "E and N" on one side. Uses Actions Biochemical and behavioural studies have shown that escitalopram is a potent inhibitor of serotonin (5-HT)-uptake (in vitro IC50 2nM). The antidepressant action of escitalopram is presumably linked to the potentiation of serotonergic activity in the central nervous system (CNS) resulting from its inhibitory effect on the reuptake of 5- HT from the synaptic cleft.
Lexapro Data Sheet 31 July2014 v2 Page 3of 20 Clinical Trials Major Depression Two fixed-dose studies and one flexible-dose study have shown escitalopram in …
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