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Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2003; 128(43): 2253-2256
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-43098
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Citalopram

CitalopramA. El-Armouche1 , O. Zolk2 , T. Eschenhagen1
  • 1Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
  • 2Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen
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eingereicht: 31.7.2003

akzeptiert: 18.8.2003

Publikationsdatum:
23. Oktober 2003 (online)

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Citalopram (Cipramil®, Sepram® und zahlreiche Generika) ist ein zur chemischen Klasse der bizyklischen Isobenzofuran-Derivate gehörender selektiver Serotonin-Wiederaufnahme-Hemmer (SSRI, Abb. [1]). Es wurde 1996 in Deutschland zur Behandlung depressiver Erkrankungen und Panikstörungen zugelassen.

Abb.1 Struktur von Citalopram.

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Eschenhagen

Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

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