The KRW 150 billion antidepressant market has fallen into chaos with emergence of Pristiq

The domestic antidepressant treatment market is estimated to be approximately KRW 150 billion in accordance to the end of the last year,

The most frequently used SSRI-type products are ‘Prozac (fluoxetine),’ ‘Zoloft(sertraline),’ ‘Seroxat(or ‘Paxil,’ paroxetine)’ and ‘Celexa(citalopram).’

The leading product in the antidepressant market is Prozac(Lilly). Prozac, launched in 1988, is the first...