Quick answers
- What is Prozac?
- Prozac is a brand name of Fluoxetine, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 3 Prozac products in 3 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Prozac?
- Eli Lilly and Co holds the FDA application for Prozac (NDA018936, approved December 29, 1987).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Prozac?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 166 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Prozac product, 166 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Prozac been recalled?
- No recall linked to Prozac products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Prozac is
Each Prozac product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Fluoxetine · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluoxetine hydrochloride 10 mg capsule (oral) | Prozac | 48 products, 29 companies | DailyMed |
| fluoxetine hydrochloride 20 mg capsule (oral) | Prozac | 67 products, 37 companies | DailyMed |
| fluoxetine hydrochloride 40 mg capsule (oral) | Prozac | 51 products, 28 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Fluoxetine →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA018936 | Eli Lilly and Co | December 29, 1987 | 3 |
Companies that list Prozac
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Prozac products.
- Dista Products Company3 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Prozac products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.