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Citalopram is an SSRI used in the management of depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD.
How do you manage the risk of citalopram causing QTc prolongation? I discuss it further in the podcast.
Omeprazole can inhibit CYP2C19 which affects the metabolism of citalopram. I discuss the clinical impacts of this interaction in the podcast.
Geriatric dosing with citalopram is recommended to be lower than traditional adult dosing. I discuss this further in the podcast.
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