Escitalopram Oral Solution and Gantrisin

• Generic Name: escitalopram
• Dosage Forms: oral solution
• Other Brand Names: Lexapro

Escitalopram is an antidepressant belonging to a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with depression or anxiety.

Escitalopram is used to treat anxiety in adults.

Escitalopram is also used to treat major depressive disorder in adults and adolescents who are at least 12 years old.

• Generic Name: sulfisoxazole
• Dosage Forms: Pediatric Suspension
• Other Brand Names:

Used in conjunction with adequate hydration for the management of symptomatic hypercalcemia associated with malignant neoplasms in patients whose hypercalcemia is not adequately managed with conventional methods of treatment (e.g., hydration alone); designated an orphan drug by FDA for this use.

More conservative measures than gallium therapy (e.g., hydration alone or combined with diuretics) generally are used for mild or asymptomatic hypercalcemia.

Has been used alone and in combination with other antineoplastic agents for the treatment of advanced or metastatic bladder carcinoma; however, other agents are preferred.