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Lexapro, or escitalopram as its known generically, is one of the many prescription drugs used to treat depression. Find out why 18 million U.S. adults use this antidepressant.

Description:   You've no doubt heard of Prozac, or fluoxetine, as this prescription drug is known generically. One of the most common antidepressants, this SSRI can significantly improve a depressed person's life. Here's your Prozac primer.

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Last Updated: 2012-04-16 05:14:00

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Sandra Takami, Pharm.D. is a certified Nuclear Pharmacist, with a certificate from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy; graduating from the program at the top of her class. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Southern California's School of Pharmacy, and received her Bachelor's in Biology from SUNY Binghamton. She has worked at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Hospital as a Nuclear Pharmacist, dispensing and compounding radiopharmaceuticals, and currently resides in New York City.


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