Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Key Takeaways Lexapro and Zoloft work by increasing serotonin levels to treat mood ...

In the treatment of mental health disorders like depression and anxiety, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often prescribed as first-line treatments. Among the most popular SSRIs are ...

Pharma major, Lupin Ltd., announced today that its subsidiary Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (collectively, Lupin) has received final approval for its Escitalopram Tablets (Escitalopram oxalate) 5 mg, 10 ...

NEW YORK, December 18 - Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), a selective serotonin ...

A more serious and irreversible side effect related to Parkinsonism is tardive dyskinesia. This occurs after many years of anti-psychotic drug use and is characterized by abnormal and disabling ...

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched Escitalopram Tablets USP, 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg, the ...

Sept 13 (Reuters) - India's Lupin says: * Gets U.S. FDA approval for generic Lexapro tablets. * Lexapro tablets, sold by Forest Laboratories, had annual sales of $2.7 billion in the U.S. * Lexapro ...

An 8-week study compared a common SSRI drug to daily meditation for the treatment of anxiety. In the study, meditation was just as effective as Lexapro at treating anxiety disorders. The evidence ...