Sertraline hydrochlorideProduct ingredient for Sertraline
- Name
- Sertraline hydrochloride
- Drug Entry
- Sertraline
Sertraline is a popular antidepressant medication commonly known as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), and is similar to drugs such as Citalopram and Fluoxetine. Despite marked structural differences between compounds in this drug class, SSRIs exert similar pharmacological effects.
Several weeks of therapy with sertraline may be required before beneficial effects are noticed. Sertraline displays enhanced safety or tolerability than other classes of antidepressants, which frequently cause high levels of drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, and other undesirable effects.6,10,19
- Accession Number
- DBSALT000808
- Structure
Structure for Sertraline hydrochloride (DBSALT000808)
- Synonyms
- (+)-cis-(1S,4S)-1-methylamino-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)tetralin hydrochloride / (+)-sertraline hydrochloride / (1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-amine hydrochloride / (1S,4S)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-aminium chloride / Sertraline HCl / Sertraline Hydrochloride