citalopram

[sahy-tal-uh-pram]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.

Example Sentences

Dr Toby Pillinger says: John should avoid drugs such as venlafaxine, amitriptyline or nortriptyline which raise blood pressure, and would be better suited to citalopram, escitalopram and paroxetine.

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Citalopram or escitalopram are more neutral on cholesterol and could suit her better.

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Overall, the most prescribed class of antidepressants - SSRIs such as paroxetine, citalopram, escitalopram and sertraline - tended to have fewer physical side effects.

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However, he said there had been a push for "generic, cheap medications" that meant 85% of antidepressant prescriptions in the UK were for just three drugs: the SSRIs citalopram, sertraline and fluoxetine.

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He later returned to the surgery, saying they were not making him feel better and his doctor moved him from sertraline to citalopram, a similar drug.

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