Who are oral escitalopram's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Lexapro, Prozac, Citalopram HCl, Placebo & Citalopram, Paroxetine, sertraline fluvoxamine.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-16 · How we verify

oral escitalopram — Competitive Intelligence Brief

oral escitalopram (oral escitalopram) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Area: Psychiatry / Mental Health.

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

Target snapshot

oral escitalopram (oral escitalopram) — NYU Langone Health. 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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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
oral escitalopram TARGET	oral escitalopram	NYU Langone Health	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
Citalopram HCl	Citalopram HCl	Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven	marketed	Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)	Serotonin transporter (SERT)
Placebo & Citalopram	Placebo & Citalopram	University of Colorado, Denver	marketed	Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)	Serotonin transporter (SERT)
Paroxetine	paroxetine	Pfizer Inc.	marketed	Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)	Serotonin (5-HT) reuptake transporter
sertraline fluvoxamine	sertraline fluvoxamine	Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang 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)

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

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