SSRIs (Antidepressants)

5 drugs in this class, prescribed by 375,603 Medicare Part D providers.

Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026

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$236.4M

Total Cost

18,343,598

Claims

5

Drugs

$13

Avg Cost/Claim

Key Insights

  • Most expensive per prescription: Paroxetine Hcl at $16/claim
  • Most prescribed: Sertraline Hcl with 6,472,210 claims
  • This class represents 0.1% of total Medicare Part D spending

All SSRIs (Antidepressants) Drugs

DrugCostClaims
Sertraline Hcl$74.3M6,472,210
Escitalopram Oxalate$73.6M4,975,143
Fluoxetine Hcl$43.9M2,891,768
Citalopram Hydrobromide$25.3M2,778,255
Paroxetine Hcl$19.2M1,226,222

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