Escitalopramdrug info
escitalopram 20 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Escitalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) indicated for the:
treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older
treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults Escitalopram tablets are indicated for the treatment of:
major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults. Additional pediatric use information is approved for AbbVie Inc.’s LEXAPRO ® (escitalopram) tablets. However, due to AbbVie Inc.’s marketing exclusivity rights, this drug product is not labeled with that information.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 6, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Escitalopram tablets contain escitalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), present as escitalopram oxalate salt. Escitalopram is the pure S- enantiomer (single isomer) of the racemic bicyclic phthalane derivative citalopram. Escitalopram oxalate is designated S-(+)-1- [3-(dimethyl-amino)propyl]-1-(p-fluorophenyl)-5-phthalancarbonitrile oxalate with the following structural formula: The molecular formula is C 20 H 21 FN 2 O
C 2 H 2 O 4 and the molecular weight is 414.40. Escitalopram oxalate, USP occurs as a fine, white to slightly-yellow powder and is freely soluble in methanol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), soluble in isotonic saline solution, sparingly soluble in water and ethanol, slightly soluble in ethyl acetate, and insoluble in heptane. Escitalopram tablets, USP are white to off-white, round, biconvex, film-coated tablets containing 6.38 mg, 12.75 mg and 25.55 mg escitalopram oxalate in strengths equivalent to 5 mg, 10 mg, and 20 mg, respectively, of escitalopram base. The 10 and 20 mg tablets are scored. The tablets also contain the following inactive ingredients: cellulose microcrystalline, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, povidone and talc. The film coating contains hypromellose, polyethylene glycol 400 and titanium dioxide. Meets USP Dissolution Test 2. 1
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 6, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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