Re: Has Cipralex been withdrawn?
I think Cipralex is still under licence, so only one company can manufacture it, so it costs the NHS more. My sister is on it and finds it works better for her than citalopram did. The NHS can be dubious when a company's licence on a medication runs out, so they come up with a new version. 5 or 6 years ago I started suffering from hayfever and was prescribed a medication called desloratadine which was branded Neoclarityn. I stopped getting it prescribed when I turned 19 and had to pay for prescriptions and bought the shop versions instead. I recently asked my GP for a prescription for hayfever and she said they stopped doing Neoclarityn because the NHS realised it was no better and they were just being ripped off. I have heard that Cipralex is properly different from citalopram though and has benefits over it, such as fewer side effects.
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