The cost for brand-name Prozac dropped over 20% in the first weeks of 2024, but the price of most other antidepressants went up, according to data from 46brooklyn Research.
The site compiles price increases for brand name drugs. Overall, 775 brand-name drugs increased in price in 2024, with an average hike of 4.5%.
Here are the reported price increases in 2023 and 2024 for the most commonly prescribed antidepressants:
- Sertraline (brand name Zoloft)
2024 increase: not reported
2023 increase: 7% - Escitalopram (brand name Lexapro)
2024 increase: 5%
2023 increase: 5% - Trazodone
2024 increase: not reported - Fluoxetine (brand name Prozac)
2024 decrease: -20.8%
2023 increase: 3% - Bupropion (brand name Wellbutrin XL 24-hour release)
2024 increase: 9.9%
2023 increase: 6.2% - Duloxetine (brand name Cymbalta)
2024 increase: not reported
2023 increase; 3% - Quetiapine (Seroquel)
2024 increase: not reported - Citalopram (Celexa)
2024 increase: not reported - Venlafaxine (brand name Effexor)
2024 increase: not reported
2023 increase: 7% - Aripiprazole (brand name Abilify Maintena for injection)
2024 increase: 3.7%
2023 increase: 6.5%