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The most commonly prescribed antidepressants in the US retail market in 2006 [37] were:

  • Sertraline (Zoloft) - of the SSRI class, with 28.060 million prescriptions
  • Escitalopram (Lexapro) - of the SSRI class, with 26.098 million prescriptions
  • Fluoxetine (Prozac) - of the SSRI class, with 21.733 million prescriptions
  • Bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban) - of the NDRI class, with 21.141 million prescriptions
  • Paroxetine (Paxil) - of the SSRI class, with 19.472 million prescriptions
  • Venlafaxine (Effexor) - of the SNRI class, with 17.101 million prescriptions
  • Trazodone (Desyrel), with 14.628 million prescriptions
  • Amitriptyline (Elavil), with 13.924 million prescriptions
  • Citalopram (Celexa), of the SSRI class, with 11.986 million prescriptions
  • Duloxetine (Cymbalta), of the SNRI class, with 8.520 million prescriptions
  • Mirtazapine (Remeron), with 4.852 million prescriptions
  • Nortriptyline (Pamelor), with 3.174 million prescriptions
  • Imipramine (Tofranil), with 1.629 million prescriptions