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Answers to key questions from experts here at Lundbeck
Here are answers to some of the most common questions concerning Cipralex. For more specific questions, we invite you to Ask an Expert here at Lundbeck. Our Medical Advisers are always happy to help.
No, absorption is unaffected by food. In practice: escitalopram can be...
Steady state, i.e., constant, plasma concentration, is theoretically reached...
The half-life is about 30 hours. In the elderly, the half-life is...
Absorption is almost complete, with limited first-pass metabolic loss, which is reflected in a...
Escitalopram is metabolised by the cytochrome P450 enzymes, CYP3A4, 2C19 and 2D6, to its main...
Escitalopram and its demethyl metabolite are both weak or negligible inhibitors of human hepatic enzyme systems...
Different studies have shown that no interconversion takes place. If, after (oral) intake, escitalopram converted...
Renal elimination represents the major route of elimination for escitalopram and...
Plasma protein binding is moderate – below 80% (Guttierez & Mengel, 2002). Drug interactions between...
Fast Onset of Action
Superior Efficacy
Excellent Tolerability