What is Sertraline?
[[File:Sertraline.svg|frameless|right]] '''Sertraline''' (trade names '''Zoloft''', '''Lustral''') is an [[antidepressant]].<ref>Leonard J. Haas, ''Handbook of Primary Care Psychology'' (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2004), p. 287</ref> It was introduced by [[Pfizer]] in 1991. Sertraline is mainly [[prescription|prescribed]] for [[major depressive disorder]] in adult [[Patient#Outpatients and inpatients|outpatients]]. It is also prescribed for [[obsessive-compulsive disorder|obsessive–compulsive]], [[panic disorder|panic]], and [[social anxiety disorder|social anxiety]] disorders in both adults and children. In 2011, it was the third-most prescribed antidepressant on the U.S. retail market, with 37 [[million]] prescriptions.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://psychcentral.com/lib/2012/top-25-psychiatric-medication-prescriptions-for-2011/|title = Top 25 Psychiatric Medication Prescriptions for 2011|accessdate = 24 January 2014|author = John M. Grohol|year = 2012|publisher = Psych Central|archive-date = 2 July 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130702221235/http://psychcentral.com/lib/2012/top-25-psychiatric-medication-prescriptions-for-2011/|url-status = dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Drugs used in psychiatry]] [[Category:Organonitrogen compounds]] [[Category:Organochlorides]]