Citalopram

🧮 Dose calculator

Major depressive disorder · Regimen source: FDA Celexa · 2.1

• • Doses above 40 mg not recommended due to QT prolongation. FDA Celexa · 2.1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Celexa · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Based on data from published observational studies, exposure to SSRIs, particularly in the month before delivery, has been associated with a less than 2-fold increase in the risk of postpartum hemorrhage [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.4 ) and Clinical Considerations] .”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Celexa · 8.2

  “Risk Summary Data from the published literature report the presence of citalopram in human milk at relative infant doses ranging between 0.7 to 9.4% of the maternal weight-adjusted dosage and a milk/plasma ratio ranging between 0.78 to 4.3.”

• 👶 ChildrenDangerous / avoid

  Boxed warning in the label about children. FDA Celexa · Boxed Warning

  “Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in pediatric and young adult patients in short -term studies .”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Celexa · 8.5

  “Therefore, the maximum recommended dosage in patients 60 years of age and older is lower than younger patients [see Dosage and Administration ( 2.3 ) , Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 ) ] .”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.