Lexapro (Escitalopram Oxalate) - FDA Alerts

FDA Alerts related to Lexapro (Escitalopram)

FDA Alerts:

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension [issued 7/2006]

The results of a study that looked at the use of antidepressant medicines during pregnancy in mothers of babies born with a serious condition called persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) were recently published in a medical journal...  More about this FDA Alert

 

SSRIs/SNRI/Triptan and Serotonin Syndrome [issued 7/2006]

A life-threatening condition called serotonin syndrome can happen when medicines called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Lexapro, and medicines used to treat migraine headaches known as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonists (triptans), are used together...  More about this FDA Alert