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

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

From BBC

The most commonly used antidepressants in the UK - citalopram, sertraline and fluoxetine - had the lowest risk of ADS.

From BBC

The oral antidepressants analyzed were amitriptyline, bupropion, citalopram, desvenlafaxine, doxepin, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, paroxetine, sertraline, trazodone, and venlafaxine.

From Science Daily

For example, citalopram is an antidepressant broken down by a protein called CYP2C19.

From Salon

There are reports in the medical literature of dextromethorphan cough medicine interacting with antidepressants such as fluoxetine, citalopram, paroxetine and sertraline.

From Seattle Times