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Drug

Fluoxetine

Approved · FDA
Emerging researchLate-stage developmentRising momentum
Also known as (+-)-N-Methyl-gamma-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)benzenepropanamine, PROzac, RECONCILE, Rapiflux+10 more

(+-)-N-Methyl-gamma-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)benzenepropanamine, PROzac, RECONCILE, Rapiflux, Sarafem, Selfemra, Symbyax, Fluoxetin, Fluoxetina, Fluoxétine, (+-)-N-Methyl-3-phenyl-3-((alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-P-tolyl)oxy)propylamine, FLUoxetine HCl, FLUoxetine Hydrochloride, Fluoxetinum.

13
Research papers
20
Active clinical trials
5
Regulatory events
Latest activity
beta

Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Study of Neuro-Cognitive Correlates of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders

Clinical trial2026-06-30Results expected Q1 2029 · ClinicalTrials.gov

Identifying and Treating Depression in the Orthopaedic Trauma Population

Clinical trial2026-05-22Results expected Q2 2027 · ClinicalTrials.gov

SEP-363856 attenuates CUMS-induced depression-like behaviours and reverses hippocampal neuronal injuries.

Research2024-11-29The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry

Approval: FLUOXETINE (ANDA210935)

Regulatory2019-03-20FDA

Update of EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis.

Research2016-11-09Annals of the rheumatic diseases

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Fluoxetine
Aliases & brands
(+-)-N-Methyl-gamma-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)benzenepropanaminePROzacRECONCILERapifluxSarafemSelfemraSymbyaxFluoxetinFluoxetinaFluoxétine(+-)-N-Methyl-3-phenyl-3-((alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-P-tolyl)oxy)propylamineFLUoxetine HClFLUoxetine HydrochlorideFluoxetinum
RxNorm CUI
4493
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL41
ATC codes
N06AB03
UNII
01K63SUP8D
Regulatory jurisdictions
mhrafda

Regulatory timeline

5 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Earliest approval
2019-03-20
Latest approval
2026-06-17
Authorities
FDA · MHRA
Total events
5
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 4 events
2026-06-17Supplemental approval
Supplemental approval: FLUOXETINE (ANDA210935)
Evidence ↗
2023-08-18Label change
Label change: FLUOXETINE (ANDA210935)
Evidence ↗
2021-09-21Label change
Label change: FLUOXETINE (ANDA210935)
Evidence ↗
mhraMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency· 1 event
2014-12-11Safety communicationSafety
Drug Safety Update: Fluoxetine: possible small risk of congenital cardiac defects
Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Contains public sector information from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) licensed under the Open Government Licence (OGL v3).

Clinical trials

181 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
181
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2025
20
Active studies
18
Recruiting
129
Late-stage (III+)
120
Completed
41
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 181
Early Phase 15Phase 15Phase 1 / 28Phase 234Phase 2 / 34Phase 336Phase 443Phase N / A46

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Research activity

13 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20002025
Most influential
Recent papers
Major research themes8
Fluoxetine3Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2Major Depressive Disorder2Antidepressive Agents1Behavior, Animal1Cyclohexanols1Depression1Extinction, Psychological1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience3
  • Biological psychiatry2
  • The American journal of psychiatry2
  • Annals of the rheumatic diseases1
  • Drug and alcohol dependence1
  • JAMA1
Leading researchers
  • Castrén E3
  • Davidson RJ3
  • Heller AS3
  • Johnstone T3
  • Kalin NH3
  • Kolden GG3
  • Peterson MJ3
  • Ernfors P2
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
  • Neuroscience Center2
  • A. I. Virtanen Institute1
  • Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory for Brain Bank Construction and Resource Utilization1
  • Basel University1
  • Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center1
  • Center for Neuroscience1

Related drugs

6 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Studied across 7 of the same disease areas as Fluoxetine in the shared literature.

7 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 2 of the same disease areas as Fluoxetine in the shared literature.

2 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across the same disease area as Fluoxetine in the shared literature.

1 shared disease1 shared paper

Frequently co-studied with Fluoxetine in the research literature.

2 shared papers

Frequently co-studied with Fluoxetine in the research literature.

1 shared paper

Frequently co-studied with Fluoxetine in the research literature.

1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.