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laconicsax

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4. The difference between citalopram and escitalopram isn't concentration.

Reply to Pab Sungenis (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 12:47 PM

Jan 2012

The effect is similar to increased concentration, but escitalopram isn't just a more concentrated version of citalopram. It's closer to being the exact same drug than that.

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