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Status:
US Approved Rx (2012)
First approved in 2002

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Escitalopram is one of a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Escitalopram, also known by the brand names Lexapro and Cipralex among others, is an antidepressant. The mechanism of antidepressant action of...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2004)
First approved in 1998

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Citalopram (brand names: Celexa, Cipramil, and others) is an antidepressant drug of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It has U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to treat major depression,[2]which it received in 1998, and...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2024)
First approved in 1994

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Fluvoxamine is an antidepressant which functions pharmacologically as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Though it is in the same class as other SSRI drugs, it is most often used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder. Fluvoxamine has been in ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2008)
First approved in 1992

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Paroxetine, also known by the trade names Paxil and Seroxat. PAXIL (paroxetine hydrochloride) is an orally administered psychotropic drug. It is the hydrochloride salt of a phenylpiperidine compound identified chemically as (-)-trans-4R-(4'fluorophe...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2007)
First approved in 1991

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Sertraline (trade names Zoloft and others) is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. Sertraline is primarily prescribed for major depressive disorder in adult outpatients as well as obsessive-compulsive disorder...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2013)
First approved in 1987

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Fluoxetine hydrochloride is the first agent of the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Fluoxetine is a racemic mixture of the R- and S- enantiomers and are of equivalent pharmacologic activity. Despite d...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2013)
First approved in 1981

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Trazodone (brand name Oleptro, Desyrel, etc) is a serotonin uptake inhibitor that is used as an antidepressive agent. Trazodone binds to the 5-HT2 receptor, it acts as a serotonin agonist at high doses and a serotonin antagonist at low doses. Like fl...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2003)
First approved in 1994

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Nefazodone hydrochloride (trade name Serzone) is an antidepressant drug marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Its sale was discontinued in 2003 in some countries, due to the small possibility of hepatic (liver) injury, which could lead to the need for a ...