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SSRI antidepressants — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Serotonin transporter (SERT)
Psychiatry / Neurology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
SSRI antidepressants (SSRI antidepressants) — Nanjing Medical University. SSRIs block the reuptake of serotonin at the presynaptic neuron, increasing serotonin availability in the synaptic cleft.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRI antidepressants TARGET | SSRI antidepressants | Nanjing Medical University | 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 (SSRI) | citalopram (SSRI) | Fundació Sant Joan de Déu | marketed | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) | Serotonin transporter (SERT) | |
| Sertraline [Zoloft] | Sertraline [Zoloft] | Johns Hopkins University | marketed | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) | Serotonin transporter (SERT) | |
| citalopram (celexa) | citalopram (celexa) | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | marketed | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) | Serotonin transporter (SERT) | |
| Zoloft tablets | Zoloft tablets | Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc. | marketed | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) | Serotonin transporter (SERT) |
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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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Drug Landscape (2026). SSRI antidepressants — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ssri-antidepressants. Accessed 2026-06-09.
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