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Table 10 Medications with Health Canada–approved indications for anxiety and related disorders

From: Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

 

Anxiety disorders

Panic disorder

Social anxiety disorder

Obsessive–compulsive disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder

ANTIDEPRESSANTS

      

SSRIs

      

Escitalopram (Cipralex®)

   

X

X

 

Fluoxetine (Prozac®)

   

X

  

Fluvoxamine (Luvox®)

   

X

  

Paroxetine (Paxil®)

 

X

X

X

X

X

Paroxetine CR (Paxil® CR)

 

X

X

   

Sertraline (Zoloft®)

 

X

 

X

  

TCAs

      

Clomipramine

   

X

  

Other antidepressants

      

Venlafaxine XR (Effexor® XR)

 

X

X

 

X

 

Duloxetine (Cymbalta®)

    

X

 

AZAPIRONES

      

Buspirone (BuSpar®, Buspirex®)

    

X

 

BENZODIAZEPINES*

X

     
  1. Data from respective Canadian product monographs [84].
  2. *Multiple generic and brand name products, consult product monographs: alprazolam, bromazepam, chlordiazepoxide, clorazepate, diazepam, lorazepam, and oxazepam are indicated for anxiety disorders; alprazolam is also indicated for panic disorder.
  3. CR = controlled release; SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; TCA = tricyclic antidepressant; XR = extended release.
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BMC Psychiatry

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