Sertraline

🧮 Dose calculator

Obsessive-compulsive disorder · Regimen source: FDA Sertraline · 2.1, Table 1FDA Sertraline · 8.4

• • Increase by 25–50 mg/day weekly if needed, max 200 mg/day. FDA Sertraline · 2.1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Sertraline · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Based on data from published observational studies, exposure to SSRIs, particularly in the month before delivery, has been associated with a less than 2-fold increase in the risk of postpartum hemorrhage [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 ) and Clinical Considerations] .”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Sertraline · 8.2

  “Risk Summary Available data from published literature demonstrate low levels of sertraline and its metabolites in human milk [See Data].”

• 👶 ChildrenDangerous / avoid

  Boxed warning in the label about children. FDA Sertraline · Boxed Warning

  “Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in pediatric and young adult patients in short-term studies.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Sertraline · 8.5

  “… significant hyponatremia in elderly patients, who may be at greater risk for this adverse reaction [See Warnings and Precautions ( 5.8 )] .”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.