Study Results Published In International Clinical Psychopharmacology Show Escitalopram Effectively Treats Depression In Primary Care Settings

GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM — April 29, 2002 — The recently developed antidepressant escitalopram 10 mg/day has been shown to be effective and well tolerated as a treatment for depression in primary care settings, according to study results published in the seventeenth issue of International Clinical Psychopharmacology. The findings of an eight-week European and Canadian study show escitalopram 10 mg/day, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that is the single-active isomer of Cipramil®/Seropram®/Celexa (citalopram HBr), to offer significant improvements in treating patients with depression compared with placebo.

"This is a significant study in the primary care setting that demonstrates the efficacy of escitalopram 10 mg over placebo in treating patients with depression," said Alan Wade, MBChB., Director at the CPS Clinical Research Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom. "It's important that we evaluate the drug in this setting, since more depressed patients are turning to their general practitioner (primary care physician) for diagnosis and treatment, than ever before."

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