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High severity group: Escitalopram — Competitive Intelligence Brief

High severity group: Escitalopram (High severity group: Escitalopram) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Area: Psychiatry / Neurology.

marketed Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Serotonin transporter (SERT) Psychiatry / Neurology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

High severity group: Escitalopram (High severity group: Escitalopram) — University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Escitalopram selectively inhibits the reuptake of serotonin at the neuronal synapse, increasing serotonin availability in the brain.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
High severity group: Escitalopram TARGET High severity group: Escitalopram University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center marketed Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Serotonin transporter (SERT)
Lexapro escitalopram Generic (originally Lundbeck/Forest) marketed Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Serotonin (5-HT) reuptake transporter 2002-08-14
Prozac fluoxetine Eli Lilly and Company marketed Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Serotonin reuptake transporter 1987-12-29
Placebo & Citalopram Placebo & Citalopram University of Colorado, Denver marketed Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Serotonin transporter (SERT)
SSRI (SEROPLEX ou ZOLOFT) SSRI (SEROPLEX ou ZOLOFT) Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon marketed Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Serotonin transporter (SERT)
Paroxetine CR Paroxetine CR Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. marketed Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Serotonin transporter (SERT)
SSRI antidepressants SSRI antidepressants Nanjing Medical University marketed Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Serotonin transporter (SERT)

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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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). High severity group: Escitalopram — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/high-severity-group-escitalopram. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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