All the Active Ingredient Drugs
SSRI. Sertraline HCl 50 mg, 100 mg. TABS.: 28. Init. tmt.: 50 mg/d.
Titrat.: Pts. not respond. to a 50 mg
dose may benefit from dose increases.
Dose changes should be made in steps
of 50 mg at interv. of at least 1 wk., up
to a max. of 200 mg/d. Changes in
dose should not be made more freq.
than once per week given the 24-h.
elimin. half life of sertraline.
The onset of therap. effect may be
seen within 7 d. See lit.
Tmt. of sympt. of depress. in pts. with/
without a hist. of mania. Follow.
satisfact. response, continuat. with
sertraline ther. is effect. in prevent.
relapse of the init. episode of depress. or
recur. of further depress. episodes.
C/I: Hypersens.
Concom. tmt. with irrevers. MAOIs, ther.
must not be init. for at least 14 d. after
discount. of tmt. with an irrevers. MAOI.
7 d. before start. tmt. with an irrevers.
MAOI.
Concom. intake of pimozide.
SSRI. Sertraline HCl 50 mg, 100 mg. TABS: 28 x 50 mg, 100 mg. 50 mg dly in
morn. or even. with/out food. May incr.
with lack of response in 50 mg incr. to
max. 200 mg/day. See lit.
Depress. in pts. with/out history of mania.
C/I: Hypersens., concom. use in pts.
taking monoamine oxidase (MAO)
inhibitors.
SSRI. Sertraline HCl 50 mg, 100 mg. TABS: 30 x 50 mg, 100 mg. 50 mg dly.
May incr. in 50 mg/day increments to
max. 200 mg dly over period of wks,
morn. or even. with/out food. Onset of
effect: Within 7 days. Elderly: As above.
Depress. in pts with/out history of mania.
If response satisfact., prevents relapse/
recur. initial episode.
C/I: Hypersens., concom. use with
MAOIs.
