Escitalopram

Sold as Cipralex, Lexamil, Escitalopram be-tabs, Ficali, Citraz, Espradep, Aspen escitalopram, Xixia escitalopram, Zytomil, Escitalopram unimed, Besit, Epralife, DYNA escitalopram, Arrow escitalopram, Zitolex, Zydus escitalopram, Accord-escitalopram, Zyescito, Dolin, *Escilex, Escilex, Emerdyne, Felitor, Escitalopram unicorn, Eprajub, Jolivel, Esetam, Exipro

C₂₀H₂₁FN₂O324.40 g/mol

(1S)-1-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-3H-2-benzofuran-5-carbonitrile

Drag to rotate. Structure from PubChem CID 146570.

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Registration

Applicants: 21
Registrations: 67
Schedule source: Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026

Applicants and registrations

Applicant	Brands	Dosages	Registrations	Schedule	Leaflets
H. Lundbeck (Pty) Ltd	Cipralex	5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg	360318, 360319, 360320, 360321	S5	None
Cipla Medpro (Pty) Ltd3 of 6 cancelled	Lexamil, Escitalopram be-tabs	5 mg/ 10mg / 20mg, 5, 10, 20	410394, 410395, 410396, 410401, 410402, 410403	S5	PI PIL
Trinity Pharma (Pty) Ltd	Ficali, Xixia escitalopram, Felitor	5, 10 mg, 15, 20	410567, 410568, 410569, 410570, 420137, 420138, 420139, 420140, 451032	S5	PI PIL
Dr Reddyæs Laboratories (Pty) LtdCancelled	Citraz	5, 10, 20	410843, 410844, 410845	S5	None
Pharmacare limited û woodmeadCertificate held by Pharmacare Limited (Pty) Ltd.	Espradep, Aspen escitalopram	10 mg, 15 mg	410896, 410897, 410898, 410899	S5	PI PIL
Pharma Dynamics (Pty) Ltd1 of 3 cancelled	Zytomil, DYNA escitalopram	10 mg, 20 mg	420912, 420914, 430315	S5	None
Unimed Healthcare (Pty) Ltd	Escitalopram unimed, *Escilex, Escilex	5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg	421001, 440954, 440955, 440956	S5	None
Ranbaxy Pharmaceutical (Pty) Ltd	Besit	10, 20	430273, 430275	S5	None
Ranbaxy (SA) (Pty) LtdCancelled	Epralife	10, 20	430274, 430276	S5	None
Ascend Laboratories (Pty) Ltd	Arrow escitalopram	5, 10, 20	430364, 430365, 430366	S5	None
Arrow Pharma South Africa (Pty) Ltd	Zitolex	5, 10, 20	430367, 430368, 430369	S5	None
Zydus Healthcare (Pty) LtdCancelled	Zydus escitalopram	10 mg	431015	S5	None
Accord Healthcare (Pty) Ltd	Accord-escitalopram	10, 20	440851, 440852	S5	None
Aurogen South Africa (Pty) Ltd	Zyescito, Dolin	5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg	440948, 440949, 440950, 440951, 440952, 440953	S5	None
Macleods Pharmaceuticals SA (Pty) Ltd	Emerdyne	10 mg, 20 mg	450881, 450882	S5	None
Unicorn Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd	Escitalopram unicorn	5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg	460340, 460341, 460342, 460343	S5	None
Jubilant Pharma SA (Pty) Ltd	Eprajub	5, 10, 15	460392, 460393, 460394	S5	None
Lebasi Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd	Eprajub	20	460395	S5	None
Biotech Laboratories (Pty) Ltd	Jolivel	20	460570	S5	None
Rx Medicals (Pty) Ltd	Esetam	10, 20	460596, 460597	S5	None
Spear Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd	Exipro	10, 20	460599.596, 460600.597	S5	None

Variants

Product	Strength and form	Registration	Status	Schedule	Leaflets
Cipralex 5 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 MG	5 mg	36031836/1.2/0318	Registered	S5	None
Cipralex 10 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10 mg	36031936/1.2/0319	Registered	S5	None
Cipralex 15 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 15,0 mg	15 mg	36032036/1.2/0320	Registered	S5	None
Cipralex 20 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20 mg	36032136/1.2/0321	Registered	S5	None
Lexamil 5 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 5,0 mg	5 mg/ 10mg / 20mgTablets	41039441/1.2/0394Approved 28 February 2019	Registered	S5	PI PIL
Lexamil 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 10,0 mg	5 mg/ 10mg / 20mgTablets	41039541/1.2/0395Approved 28 February 2019	Registered	S5	PI PIL
Lexamil 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 20,0 mg	5 mg/ 10mg / 20mgTablets	41039641/1.2/0396Approved 28 February 2019	Registered	S5	PI PIL
Escitalopram be-tabs 5 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 5,0 mg	5	41040141/1.2/0401	Cancelled	S5	None
Escitalopram be-tabs 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 10,0 mg	10	41040241/1.2/0402	Cancelled	S5	None
Escitalopram be-tabs 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE 20,0 mg	20	41040341/1.2/0403	Cancelled	S5	None
Ficali 5 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5	41056741/1.2/0567	Registered	S5	None
Ficali 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	41056841/1.2/0568	Registered	S5	None
Ficali 15 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 15,0 mg	15	41056941/1.2/0569	Registered	S5	None
Ficali 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	41057041/1.2/0570	Registered	S5	None
Citraz 5 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5	41084341/1.2/0843	Cancelled	S5	None
Citraz 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	41084441/1.2/0844	Cancelled	S5	None
Citraz 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	41084541/1.2/0845	Cancelled	S5	None
Espradep 5 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	10 mgFilm-coated tablets	41089641/1.2/0896Approved 19 May 2021	Registered	S5	PI PIL
Aspen escitalopram 10 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10 mg	41089741/1.2/0897	Registered	S5	None
Aspen escitalopram 15 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 15,0 mg	15 mg	41089841/1.2/0898	Registered	S5	None
Espradep 20 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	10 mgFilm-coated tablets	41089941/1.2/0899Approved 19 May 2021	Registered	S5	PI PIL
Xixia escitalopram 5 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5	42013742/1.2/0137	Registered	S5	None
Xixia escitalopram 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	42013842/1.2/0138	Registered	S5	None
Xixia escitalopram 15 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 15,0 mg	15	42013942/1.2/0139	Registered	S5	None
Xixia escitalopram 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	42014042/1.2/0140	Registered	S5	None
Zytomil 10 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10 mg	42091242/1.2/0912	Registered	S5	None
Zytomil 20 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20 mg	42091442/1.2/0914	Registered	S5	None
Escitalopram 10 unimed EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	42100142/1.2/1001	Registered	S5	None
Besit 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	43027343/1.2/0273	Registered	S5	None
Epralife 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	43027443/1.2/0274	Cancelled	S5	None
Besit 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	43027543/1.2/0275	Registered	S5	None
Epralife 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	43027643/1.2/0276	Cancelled	S5	None
DYNA escitalopram 20 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20 mg	43031543/1.2/0315	Cancelled	S5	None
Arrow escitalopram 5 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5	43036443/1.2/0364	Registered	S5	None
Arrow escitalopram 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	43036543/1.2/0365	Registered	S5	None
Arrow escitalopram 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	43036643/1.2/0366	Registered	S5	None
Zitolex 5 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5	43036743/1.2/0367	Registered	S5	None
Zitolex 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	43036843/1.2/0368	Registered	S5	None
Zitolex 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	43036943/1.2/0369	Registered	S5	None
Zydus escitalopram 10 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10 mg	43101543/1.2/1015	Cancelled	S5	None
Accord-escitalopram 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	44085144/1.2/0851	Registered	S5	None
Accord-escitalopram 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	44085244/1.2/0852	Registered	S5	None
Zyescito 5 MG tablets EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5 mgTablets	44094844/1.2/0948	Registered	S5	None
Zyescito 10 MG tablets EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10 mgTablets	44094944/1.2/0949	Registered	S5	None
Zyescito 20 MG tablets EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20 mgTablets	44095044/1.2/0950	Registered	S5	None
Dolin 5 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5 mg	44095144/1.2/0951	Registered	S5	None
Dolin 10 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10 mg	44095244/1.2/0952	Registered	S5	None
Dolin 20 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20 mg	44095344/1.2/0953	Registered	S5	None
*Escilex 5 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5 mg	44095444/1.2/0954	Registered	S5	None
Escilex10 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS:ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE EQUIVALENT TO ESCITALOPRAM10,0 mg	10 mg	44095544/1.2/0955	Registered	S5	None
Escilex 20 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS: ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE EQUIVALENT TO ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20 mg	44095644/1.2/0956	Registered	S5	None
Emerdyne 10 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10 mg	45088145/1.2/0881	Registered	S5	None
Emerdyne 20 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20 mg	45088245/1.2/0882	Registered	S5	None
Felitor EACH TABLET CONTAIN: ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE EQUIVALENT TO ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10 mgFilm-coated tablets	45103245/1.2/1032Approved 27 September 2024	Registered	S5	PI PIL
Escitalopram unicorn 5 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5 mg	46034046/1.2/0340	Registered	S5	None
Escitalopram unicorn 10 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10 mg	46034146/1.2/0341	Registered	S5	None
Escitalopram unicorn 15 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 15,0 mg	15 mg	46034246/1.2/0342	Registered	S5	None
Escitalopram unicorn 20 MG EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20 mg	46034346/1.2/0343	Registered	S5	None
Eprajub 5 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 5,0 mg	5	46039246/1.2/0392	Registered	S5	None
Eprajub 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	46039346/1.2/0393	Registered	S5	None
Eprajub 15 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 15,0 mg	15	46039446/1.2/0394	Registered	S5	None
Eprajub 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	46039546/1.2/0395	Registered	S5	None
Jolivel 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS :ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	46057046/1.2/0570	Registered	S5	None
Esetam 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	46059646/1.2/0596	Registered	S5	None
Esetam 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	46059746/1.2/0597	Registered	S5	None
Exipro 10 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 10,0 mg	10	460599.59646/1.2/0599.596	Registered	S5	None
Exipro 20 EACH TABLET CONTAINS ESCITALOPRAM 20,0 mg	20	460600.59746/1.2/0600.597	Registered	S5	None

Regulatory status

Where S5 sits on the scale

S0S1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8

Prescription-only, with tighter controls on repeats.

Schedule 5 medicines need a prescription, and repeat dispensing is capped at six months in total; the prescriber must state upfront how many times, and at what intervals, it may be repeated. Extra limits apply to some uses: if it is being used for its anxiolytic, antidepressant, tranquillising or analgesic properties, it cannot be prescribed for longer than six months without a further consultation. Its price, name, pack size and strength can still be told to the public, as long as nothing links it to what it treats.

Schedule S5, matched to the Consolidated Schedules by ingredient, confidence high.

Who may supply: A pharmacist dispensing against a written or verbal prescription from an authorised prescriber; a veterinarian, who may also prescribe, compound or dispense it directly; a medical practitioner or dentist, who may prescribe it and may compound or dispense it directly only if licensed under section 22C(1)(a); manufacturers and wholesalers may supply people who may lawfully possess it.

Consolidated Schedules listings for Escitalopram

S5: Escitalopram
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, line 9411

Pharmacological class: Psychoanaleptics (antidepressants). (class 1.2)

This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.

SAHPRA documents

Schedule verified from official documents

Schedule Verification

Lexamil 5, Cipla Medpro (Pty) Ltd is scheduled S5 in its official SAHPRA documents, read with 90% confidence.

Professional information (PI)For healthcare professionalsLexamil 5, Cipla Medpro (Pty) Ltd Patient information leaflet (PIL)For patients and carersLexamil 5, Cipla Medpro (Pty) Ltd

These documents are provided by SAHPRA for informational purposes. Always consult with a healthcare professional for medical advice.

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