What is Escitalopram?
{{Drugbox | Verifiedfields = changed | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 443735539 | IUPAC_name = (''S'')-1-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-5-carbonitrile | image = Escitalopram.svg | width = 225 | image2 = Escitalopram-from-xtal-3D-balls.png <!--Clinical data--> | pronounce = {{Audio|escitalopram_pronunciation.ogg|pronunciation}} | tradename = Cipralex, Lexapro, others | Drugs.com = {{drugs.com|monograph|escitalopram-oxalate}} | MedlinePlus = a603005 | pregnancy_AU = C | pregnancy_US = C | pregnancy_category = | legal_AU = S4 | legal_CA = Rx-only | legal_UK = POM | legal_US = Rx-only | legal_status = Rx-only | routes_of_administration = By mouth | licence_US = Lexapro | class = [[Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor]] <!--Pharmacokinetic data --> | bioavailability= 80% | protein_bound = ~56% | metabolism = [[Liver]], specifically the enzymes [[CYP3A4]] and [[CYP2C19]] | elimination_half-life = 27–32 hours <!--Identifiers --> | CAS_number_Ref = {{cascite|correct|??}} | CAS_number = 128196-01-0 | ATC_prefix = N06 | ATC_suffix = AB10 | PubChem = 146570 | DrugBank_Ref = {{drugbankcite|changed|drugbank}} | DrugBank = DB01175 | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 129277 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = 4O4S742ANY | ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}} | ChEBI = 36791 | ChEMBL_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}} | ChEMBL = 1508 <!--Chemical data --> | C=20 | H=21 | F=1 | N=2 | O=1 | molecular_weight = 324.392 g/mol<br>(414.43 as oxalate) | SMILES = Fc1ccc(cc1)[C@@]3(OCc2cc(C#N)ccc23)CCCN(C)C | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/C20H21FN2O/c1-23(2)11-3-10-20(17-5-7-18(21)8-6-17)19-9-4-15(13-22)12-16(19)14-24-20/h4-9,12H,3,10-11,14H2,1-2H3/t20-/m0/s1 | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = WSEQXVZVJXJVFP-FQEVSTJZSA-N }} [[Image:Cipralex.jpg|thumb|right|Escitalopram pills]] '''Escitalopram''' is an [[antidepressant]] [[medication]]. It is used as a [[drug]] to he