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antidepressant medications, flexible drug choice — Competitive Intelligence Brief

antidepressant medications, flexible drug choice (antidepressant medications, flexible drug choice) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Area: Psychiatry.

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Target snapshot

antidepressant medications, flexible drug choice (antidepressant medications, flexible drug choice) — Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital. This antidepressant medication works by increasing the levels of certain neurotransmitters in the brain.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
antidepressant medications, flexible drug choice TARGET antidepressant medications, flexible drug choice Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital phase 3 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Serotonin transporter
Fetzima LEVOMILNACIPRAN AbbVie marketed Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter 2013-01-01
Trintellix vortioxetine Takeda marketed Serotonin modulator and stimulator (SMS); SSRI-like agent Serotonin transporter (SERT); 5-HT3 receptor; 5-HT1A receptor 2013-01-01
Pristiq desvenlafaxine Alembic Pharms Ltd marketed Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter 2008-01-01
Celexa CITALOPRAM AbbVie marketed Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter 1998-01-01
Plavix clopidogrel Generic (originally Sanofi/BMS) marketed Thienopyridine antiplatelet agent Cytochrome P450 2B6, P2Y purinoceptor 12, Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter 1997-11-17
Racemic Sibutramine SIBUTRAMINE marketed Norepinephrine, Serotonin, and Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor Anorectic Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter 1997-01-01

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class)

  1. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · 3 drugs in this class
  2. Johns Hopkins University · 2 drugs in this class
  3. GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
  5. Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  6. Janssen Research & Development, LLC · 1 drug in this class
  7. Medical University of Vienna · 1 drug in this class
  8. Massachusetts General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  9. Fundació Sant Joan de Déu · 1 drug in this class
  10. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). antidepressant medications, flexible drug choice — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/antidepressant-medications-flexible-drug-choice. Accessed 2026-05-18.

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