Advice

Following a full submission

escitalopram (Cipralex®) is not recommended for use within NHS Scotland for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.

The manufacturer did not present a sufficiently robust economic analysis to gain acceptance by SMC.

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Medicine details

Medicine name:
escitalopram 5mg, 10mg, 15mg and 20mg tablets and 10mg/ml oral drops (Cipralex)
SMC ID:
406/07
Indication:
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Pharmaceutical company
Lundbeck Ltd
BNF chapter
Central nervous system
Submission type
Full
Status
Not recommended
Date advice published
08 October 2007