Antidepressants A–Z

Provides detailed information on all antidepressant drugs currently available in the UK.

Overview

There are currently 26 antidepressant drugs licensed in the UK. (These are listed alphabetically on this page).

Some of these drugs have more than one name. You might know a drug by its generic name, or you might know it by a trade name (see our page about drug names for more information on this).

If the drug you are looking for is not listed here, it may have been discontinued or be unavailable in the UK.

The list below includes all the possible names you might know an antidepressant by, including both generic and UK trade names, and directs you to our page of detailed information about that drug.

A
B
C
D
E
F
I
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
V
Z

A

agomelatine
Allegron (see nortriptyline)
amitriptyline
Anafranil (see clomipramine)

B

Brintellix (see vortioxetine)

C

Cipralex (see escitalopram)
Cipramil (see citalopram)
citalopram
clomipramine
Cymbalta (see duloxetine)

D

E

Edronax (see reboxetine)
Efexor XL (see venlafaxine)
escitalopram

F

Faverin (see fluvoxamine)
fluoxetine
fluvoxamine
Foraven XL (see venlafaxine)

I

O

Oxactin (see fluoxetine)

P

Parnate (see tranylcypromine)
paroxetine
phenelzine
Politid XL (see venlafaxine)
Prothiaden (see dosulepin)
Prozac (see fluoxetine)
Prozep (see fluoxetine)

R

reboxetine

S

Seroxat (see paroxetine)
sertraline
Sinepin (see doxepin)
Sunveniz XL (see venlafaxine)
Surmontil (see trimipramine)

T

Tofranil (see imipramine)
Tonpular XL (see venlafaxine)
tranylcypromine
trazodone
trimipramine

V

Valdoxan (see agomelatine)
Venadex XL (see venlafaxine)
Venaxx XL (see venlafaxine)
venlafaxine
Venlalic XL (see venlafaxine)
ViePax (see venlafaxine)
vortioxetine

Z

Zispin (see mirtazapine)

Where can I find more information about medication?

For information on what antidepressants are, what to know before taking them, and general information on side effects, withdrawal and alternative treatments, see our main pages on antidepressants.
To compare antidepressants by type, form, half-life or dietary considerations, see our page on comparing antidepressants.
For general information about all psychiatric drugs, including information about coming off medication safely, see our pages about all psychiatric medication.
For information about street drugs and mental health, see our pages on the mental health effects of street drugs.