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How to Take Sertraline and it's Dose


This medication available in the form of tablet and a concentrate liquid to be taken by mouth, with or without food.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

PO- The dose in depression and obsessive- compulsive syndrome is 50mg/day, which can be increased as per requirement to up to 200 mg/day. The recommended dose in children is 25 mg/day.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Contraindicated in patients are taking or have taken linezolid, methylene blue, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), selegiline, or St. John's wort within the last 14 days, and hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Sertraline

This medication is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class, prescribed for major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, and social anxiety disorder.


Trade Names/Brand Names of Sertraline

India :


International :


Zoloft .
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