Sertraline GPO 50 mg

Indication

SSRI antidepressant for the treatment of depression; also used under medical supervision for obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Ingredients

• Sertraline 50 mg (as sertraline hydrochloride)

Direction

Oral, once daily in the morning or evening, with or without food, as directed by the doctor (see the insert leaflet). Adults with depression: usually 50 mg once a day; the doctor may increase the dose in 50 mg steps at intervals of at least one week, up to a maximum of 200 mg a day. Do not stop suddenly.

Side effects

• Nausea
• diarrhoea
• indigestion
• dry mouth
• Insomnia or sleepiness
• dizziness
• headache
• tremor
• Sweating
• tiredness
• sexual problems
• Rarely: serotonin syndrome
• low blood sodium
• abnormal bleeding
• Consult a doctor or pharmacist before use and stop if irritation or allergy occurs.

Precautions

• Prescription medicine (dangerous drug)
• use only under medical supervision
• Do not take with MAO inhibitors (or within 14 days of stopping them) or with pimozide
• Watch for worsening depression or suicidal thoughts
• especially in young adults and at the start of treatment
• Caution with epilepsy
• bleeding disorders or medicines that affect bleeding (aspirin
• NSAIDs
• anticoagulants)
• liver disease
• Avoid alcohol
• may affect ability to drive
• Use in pregnancy or breastfeeding only if advised by the doctor
• do not stop suddenly
• Consult a doctor or pharmacist before use and stop if irritation or allergy occurs.