What is Cipralex?

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Cipralex - what is it?

Cipralex is POM – Prescription Only Medicine. Active ingredient is escitalopram.

CIPRALEX® 5 mg is a round, white, film-coated tablet marked with "EK" on one side. One tablet contains 5 mg escitalopram (as oxalate).

CIPRALEX® 10 mg is a oval, white, scored, film-coated tablets marked with "E” and “L" on each side of the score on one side of the tablet. Each tablet contains 10 mg escitalopram (as oxalate).

CIPRALEX® 20 mg is a oval, white, scored, film-coated tablet marked with "E” and “N" on each side of the score on one side of the tablet. Each tablet contains 20 mg escitalopram (as oxalate).

The 10 mg and 20 mg tablets can be divided into equal halves.

CIPRALEX® 10 mg/ml oral drops is a clear, nearly colourless to yellowish solution with a bitter taste. Each ml of solution contains 10 mg escitalopram (as 12.78 mg escitalopram oxalate). Each drop contains 0.5 mg escitalopram.

In the United States, Cipralex is sold under the brand name Lexapro.