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MeSH Heading: Escitalopram
Tree Number(s): D02.092.831.230; D02.626.295; D03.633.100.127.203
Unique ID: D000089983
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000089983
Scope Note: S-enantiomer of CITALOPRAM. Belongs to a class of drugs known as SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS, used to treat depression and generalized anxiety disorder.
Entry Term(s): Escitalopram Oxalate; Lexapro
Pharm Action: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Registry Numbers: 4O4S742ANY; 0
Public MeSH Note: 2022; ESCITALOPRAM was indexed under CITALOPRAM 2001-2021
History Note: 2022 (2001)
Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2021/07/09
Revision Date: 2022/07/18

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Escitalopram MeSH Descriptor Data 2025