SSRI antidepressant

Record 063 · Health · 1987

50%87.63.H

Prozac (fluoxetine)

Eli Lilly

“First blockbuster SSRI — psychiatry as a primary-care product.”

FDA 1987. Cover of magazines, Listening to Prozac, and a template for later SSRIs. Contested and transformative.

Tens of millions of patients; $21B+ lifetime brand sales before generic

The happy pill that mainstreamed talking about depression.