Posted by djmmm on January 29, 2002, at 20:21:39
In reply to Forest Labs gets US conditional approval for Lexa., posted by bonnie_ann on January 28, 2002, at 20:01:34
> I read that it will be marketed by mid year pending FDA clearance. Does anyone know about how long does it take for my DR to able to prescribe it?
> And is it supposed to have a better side effect profile than Celexa? Primarily sexual dysfunction?
> Thanks,
> Bonnie"New and Improved" versions of SSRIs leave a bad taste in my mouth...for lack of better words...basically Forest Labs has taken the *active* isomer and isolated it...Im not falling for it, just as Im not falling for the *new* prozac or *sarafem*...
Forest Labs happens to lose its patent rights in the US for Celexa in 2004...I suspect this is the reason for the launch of escitalopram...which sounds like an exotic spanish version of celexa..but it is just the "S" isomer S-Citalopram
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