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Sertraline is manufactured by Pfizer as small green 25 mg tablets, blue 50 mg tablets, or off-yellow 100 mg tablets. (In Australia it is available as white tablets in 25, 50 or 100mg doses.) It is used in dosages of between 25 mg and a maximum of 200 mg per day. It has also been prescribed for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, premenstrual dysphoric mood disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety. It was first approved by the FDA in 1997.

It has a number of adverse effects including insomnia, asthenia, gastrointestinal complaints, tremours, confusion, and dizziness; it can induce mania or hypomania in around 0.5% of patients. One property of sertraline is that it appears to be also a minor inhibitor of dopamineDopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain. As a member of the catecholamine family, dopamine is a precursor to epinephrine ( adrenaline) and norepinephrine ( noradrenaline) in the biosynthetic pathways for these neurotransmitters. Dopamine is synthesize reuptake. It is contraindicated in individuals taking MAOIs or undergoing electroconvulsive therapyElectroconvulsive therapy also known as electroshock or ECT is a controversial type of psychiatric shock therapy involving the induction of an artificial seizure in a patient by passing electricity through the brain. Researchers remain uncertain as to exa. In June of 2003, BritainThe word Britain is used to refer to the United Kingdom (UK): i. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (from 1927), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1801- 1927) or the United Kingdom of Great Britain ( 1707- 1801). banned the use of Zoloft for children under 18 after studies showed a link to increased suicide.

The complete chemical name for Sertraline hydrochloride is (1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-nanphthalenamine hydrochloride, CAlternative meaning: Carbon (computing Carbon is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol C and atomic number 6. An abundant nonmetallic, tetravalent element, carbon has several allotropic forms: diamonds (hardest known mineral). Bindi₁₇ Hhydrogen helium H Li Full table General Name, Symbol, NumberHydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1 (IA), 1 , s Density, Hardness 0. 0899 kg/m3, NA Appearance colorless Atomic properties Atomic weight 1. 00794 amu Atomic radius (ca₁₇ NNitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7. A common normally colorless, odorless, tasteless and mostly inert diatomic non-metal gas, nitrogen constitutes 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere and is a cons ClChlorine (from Gr. Chloros meaning "pale green"), is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl . It is a halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. Chlorine gas is greenish yellow, is two and one half times as heavy as air, has an in₂· HCl). It is an odorless, white, sparingly soluble crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 342.7.