Mental health
Escitalopram
SSRI antidepressant
Other names: Lexapro
FAA label
CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTABLE
The FAA's antidepressant table lists escitalopram as conditionally acceptable with a special issuance, used as a single agent, if otherwise qualified.
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The Guide's Antidepressants page says the Authorization decision is made case by case and the examiner may not issue.
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CONDITIONALLY Acceptable Antidepressant Medications with SI (Used as a single agent, if otherwise qualified.) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI): citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac; Sarafem), sertraline (Zoloft)
The Authorization decision is made on a case-by-case basis. The AME may not issue.