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A library of drug guides focused on a single question: how is this medication different for Black patients? Every page leads with the published evidence, cites FDA labels and professional-society guidelines, and flags uncertainty where the research is mixed or absent.
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Escitalopram
SSRIBrand: Lexapro
The STAR*D and CO-MED trials enrolled reasonable numbers of Black participants (~18 percent in STAR*D). Remission rates with citalopram (closely related to …
View guideVenlafaxine
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)Brand: Effexor, Effexor XR
Venlafaxine is metabolized to its active metabolite desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) by CYP2D6. CYP2D6 poor metabolizers — more common in some Black populations for …
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