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citalopram

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[sahy-tal-uh-pram] / saɪˈtæl əˌpræm /

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.


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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.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

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

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Spinycheek crayfish, for example, became bolder after being exposed to the common antidepressant citalopram.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2021

They discuss two trials for psychiatric drugs: GlaxoSmithKline’s Study 329, testing paroxetine; and Forest Laboratories’ Study CIT-MD-18, testing citalopram.

From Nature • Jun. 28, 2020

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