Forest is launching its new SSRI antidepressant, Lexapro

September 2002

Forest is launching its new SSRI antidepressant, Lexapro.

Think of it as similar to Celexa.

Lexapro (escitalopram) is the S-isomer of Celexa (citalopram). Celexa contains both the S- and R-isomers.

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Forest is launching its new SSRI antidepressant, Lexapro
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