Advertisement
Advertisement
sertraline
[ sur-truh-leen ]
noun
- a drug, C 17 H 17 NCl 2 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, used in the treatment of depression.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sertraline1
Example Sentences
He later returned to the surgery, saying they were not making him feel better and his doctor moved him from sertraline to citalopram, a similar drug.
Mr Kingston returned to the surgery saying they were not making him feel better, and his doctor moved him from sertraline to citalopram, a similar drug.
A copy of a confidential 1996 memo from firm Pfizer - which originally sold sertraline, now the UK's most common antidepressant - shows employees discussing what the drug company would tell regulators in Norway.
Moreover, at least one antidepressant, sertraline, promoted the transfer of genes between bacterial cells, a process that can speed up the spread of resistance through a population.
Gradually building up his dosage of sertraline, he says the drug "really did help" curb suicidal thoughts he had been having.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse