(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No. : 550/MUMNP/2004 (19) INDIA (22) Date of filing of Application :01/10/2004 (43) Publication Date : 26/05/2006        Journal No. - 21/2006   (54) Title of the invention : PURIFIED CITALOPRAM SALTS   (51) International classification :C07D307/87 (31) Priority Document No :0206708.0 (32) Priority Date :21/03/2002 (33) Name of priority country :U.K. (86) International Application No         Filing Date :PCT/GB03/01032 :11/03/2003 (87) International Publication No :WO03/080589 (61) Patent of Addition to Application Number         Filing Date :NA :NA (62) Divisional to Application Number         Filing Date :NA :NA   (71)Name of Applicant :    1)CIPLA LIMITED       Address of Applicant :289 BELLASIS ROAD, MUMBAI CENTRAL, MUMBAI-400008. Maharashtra India (72)Name of Inventor :    1)HAMIED YUSUF KHWAJA (India)    2)KANKAN RAJENDRA N (India)    3)RAO DHARMARAJ R (India) (57) Abstract : Purified citalopram hydrochloride or hydrobromide are made by purifying another different citalopram salt and then converting the purified salt to the hydrochloride or hydrobromide.   Number of Pages = 7