Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Active Ingredient: Escitalopram

Indication for Escitalopram

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Therapeutic intent: Curative procedure

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

10 once daily and thereafter 10-20 mg once daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Oral, between 10 milligrams escitalopram and 20 milligrams escitalopram, once daily.

Detailed description

Initial dosage is 10 mg once daily. Depending on the individual patient response, the dose may be increased to a maximum of 20 mg daily.

As OCD is a chronic disease, patients should be treated for a sufficient period to ensure that they are symptom free.

Treatment benefits and dose should be re-evaluated at regular intervals.

5 mg once daily and thereafter 10 mg once daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Oral, between 5 milligrams escitalopram and 10 milligrams escitalopram, once daily.

Detailed description

Initial dosage is 5 mg once daily. Depending on individual patient response the dose may be increased to 10 mg daily.

Dosage considerations

It may be taken with or without food.

Active ingredient

Escitalopram

Escitalopram is a selective inhibitor of serotonin (5-HT) re-uptake with high affinity for the primary binding site. It also binds to an allosteric site on the serotonin transporter, with a 1000 fold lower affinity.

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