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. 2022 Jan 19;19(1):e1003886. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003886

Table 1. List of antidepressants included in the older and newer cohorts of RCTs.

Drug group and cohort of RCTs Approval date Generic name Brand name
Older [2] December 1987 fluoxetine Prozac
December 1992 paroxetine Paxil
December 1993 venlafaxine Effexor
December 1994 nefazodone Serzone
June 1996 mirtazapine Remeron
October 1996 bupropion sustained release Wellbutrin SR
July 1997 sertraline Zoloft
October 1997 venlafaxine extended release Effexor XR
July 1998 citalopram Celexa
December 1999 paroxetine controlled release Paxil CR
August 2002 escitalopram Lexapro
Newer February 2008 desvenlafaxine Pristiq
January 2011 vilazodone Viibryd
July 2013 levomilnacipran Fetzima
September 2013 vortioxetine Trintellix

RCT, randomized controlled trial.