Antidepressants

Generic name: Sertraline
Brand name: Zoloft
Available as a generic? Yes
Drug class: SSRI
Number of prescriptions:
38,857,000
Sales:
$118,910,000
Generic name: Citalopram
Brand name: Celexa
Available as a generic? Yes
Drug class: SSRI
Number of prescriptions:
38,785,000
Sales:
$58,375,000
Generic name: Fluoxetine
Brand name: Prozac
Available as a generic? Yes
Drug class: SSRI
25,546,000
Sales:
$116,692,000
Generic name: Trazodone
Brand name: Desyrel (no longer available) and Oleptro
Available as a generic? Yes
Drug class: SARI
24,455,000
Sales:
$62,854,000
Generic name: Duloxetine
Brand name: Cymbalta
Available as a generic? No, until 2014
Drug class: SNRI
18,891,000
Sales:
$4,716,712,000

Source: IMS Health, a healthcare technology and information company

Data: Cristy Gelling
Interactivity: Laura Malt Schneiderman

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