The manufacturer of escitalopram tablet (Lexapro™, Forest) has announced that its antidepressant does not help children or adolescents. The announcement came amid the growing controversy over clinical drug tests. Lexapro™ contains essentially the same active ingredient as another Forest antidepressant, Celexa®, which is widely prescribed for use in children. The company released a second statement [...]
In a class of antipsychotic drugs generic Lexapro is a useful treatment option for treating depression. A new study was conducted and Forest Laboratories, Inc., (NYSE: FRX) today announced the results. The randomized, double-blinded study involved patients 18-80 years of age with DSM-IV diagnosed MDD as determined by a Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) score [...]
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a disease that make approximately four million Americans suffer every year. GAD is revealed by excessive anxiety and worry that affects an individual’s daily functioning. It has been known today that Lexapro (Escitalopram) is indicated not only for the initial treatment and maintenance of major depressive disorder but also for [...]
Depression is a chronic disease that requires medical treatment. But there is not a large choice of FDA-approved options to prescribe. The results of a study presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association suggest that Lexapro drug can be a useful antipsychotic medication for adolescents with depression.
Lexapro (Escitalopram Drug) has been considered to be an effective antipsychotic medicine for treatment of MDD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). According to the updated information by Decision Resources Lexapro drug is no more the main choice for the treatment of major depression. The new research compared the third-line patient share that has grown from [...]
Escitalopram generic was approved in 2002 and since that time this kind of Anti-Depressant meds has been received by more than 18 million patients in the U.S. The function of Lexapro medication is the acute treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in adults and acute and maintenance treatment of MDD in young patients of 12-17 [...]
