Lexapro

Country: New Zealand

Language: English

Source: Medsafe (Medicines Safety Authority)

Active ingredient:

Escitalopram oxalate 19.16mg equivalent to Escitalopram 15 mg;  ;  

Available from:

Pharmacy Retailing (NZ) Ltd t/a Healthcare Logistics

INN (International Name):

Escitalopram oxalate 19.16 mg (equivalent to Escitalopram 15 mg)

Dosage:

15 mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Film coated tablet

Composition:

Active: Escitalopram oxalate 19.16mg equivalent to Escitalopram 15 mg     Excipient: Colloidal silicon dioxide Croscarmellose sodium Hypromellose Macrogol 400 Magnesium stearate Microcrystalline cellulose Purified talc Titanium dioxide

Units in package:

Blister pack, Tristar Blisters - 28 tablets, 28 tablets

Class:

Prescription

Prescription type:

Prescription

Manufactured by:

Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals Italy SpA

Product summary:

Package - Contents - Shelf Life: Blister pack, Tristar Blisters - 28 tablets - 28 tablets - 36 months from date of manufacture stored at or below 30°C

Authorization date:

2002-10-18

Patient Information leaflet

LEXAPRO
1
LEXAPRO®
(LEX-A-PRO)
_Escitalopram oxalate (ES-sigh-talo-pram OX-a-late) _
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI)
_WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET _
This leaflet contains answers to some
common questions about Lexapro.
It does not contain all the information
that is known about Lexapro. It does
not take the place of talking to your
doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risk of you using this medicine
against the benefits he/she expects it
will have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
USING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
_WHAT LEXAPRO IS USED _
_FOR _
Lexapro is used to treat depression.
It belongs to a group of medicines
called selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs). They are thought
to work by their actions on brain
chemicals called amines which are
involved in controlling mood.
Depression is longer lasting or more
severe than the "low moods"
everyone has from time to time due
to the stress of everyday life. It is
thought to be caused by a chemical
imbalance in parts of the brain. This
imbalance affects your whole body
and can cause emotional and physical
symptoms such as feeling low in
spirit, loss of interest in activities,
being unable to enjoy life, poor
appetite or overeating, disturbed
sleep, often waking up early, loss of
sex drive, lack of energy and feeling
guilty over nothing.
Lexapro corrects this chemical
imbalance and may help relieve the
symptoms of depression.
Lexapro may also be used to treat
patients who may avoid and/or are
fearful of social situations.
Lexapro may also be used to treat
patients who have excessive anxiety
and worry.
Lexapro may also be used to treat
irrational fears or obsessional
behaviour (obsessive-compulsive
disorder). Obsessive-compulsive
disorder involves having both
obsessions and compulsions.
Obsessions are unwanted thoughts
that occur over and over again.
Compulsions are the ongoing need to
repeat certain actions as a result

Summary of Product characteristics

NEW ZEALAND DATA SHEET
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1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE
Lexapro
®
10 mg and 20 mg Film-coated Tablets
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Lexapro 10 mg and 20 mg Film-coated Tablets contain 10 mg and 20 mg of
escitalopram (as oxalate),
respectively.
For the full list of excipients, see Section 6.1 List of excipients
.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Lexapro 10 mg tablets are oval, white, scored, film-coated tablets
marked with "E” and “L" on one
side.
Lexapro 20 mg tablets are oval, white, scored, film-coated tablets
marked with "E” and “N" on one
side.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
IN ADULTS:
Treatment of major depression. Treatment of social anxiety disorder
(social phobia). Treatment of
generalised anxiety disorder. Treatment of obsessive-compulsive
disorder.
4.2
DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Escitalopram is administered as a single daily dose and may be taken
with or without food.
ADULTS_: _
_MAJOR DEPRESSION _
The recommended dose is 10 mg once daily. Depending on individual
patient response, the dose may
be increased to a maximum of 20 mg daily.
Usually 2 - 4 weeks are necessary for antidepressant response,
although the onset of therapeutic effect
may be seen earlier. The treatment of a single episode of depression
requires treatment over the acute
and the medium term. After the symptoms resolve during acute
treatment, a period of consolidation of
the response is required. Therefore, treatment of a depressive episode
should be continued for a
minimum of 6 months.
_SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER _
The recommended dose is 10 mg once daily. Depending on individual
patient response, the dose may
be increased to a maximum of 20 mg daily. Social anxiety disorder is a
disease with a chronic course
and long-term treatment is therefore warranted to consolidate response
and prevent relapse.
_GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER _
The recommended dose is 10 mg once daily. Depending on individual
patient response, the dose may
be increased to a maximum of 20 mg daily. Generali