Ingredients/Content

Active ingredients: 1 tablet,  Sertraline 100mg

Efficacy/Effectiveness

Sertraline is used to treat depression, adult and pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder, to treat panic disorder, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, to treat social anxiety disorder, to treat premenstrual discomfort disorder.

All of these symptoms are associated with serotonin secretion. Most psychiatric disorders, including the psychiatric disorders described above, are caused by a decrease in serotonin function.

However, this is not the case for side effects or temporary symptoms, but it can be a problem if it lasts for several months or longer. Sultraline increases the effect of serotonin to treat depression, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

Usage/Capacity

1) Depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder

As Sertraline, 50 mg is administered orally once a day.

After that, the maintenance dose is 50-100 mg per day. If the effect is insufficient, the dose can be increased by 50 mg and administered up to 200 mg per day. If the dose is controlled, it should be done at least one week apart. The therapeutic effect appears within 7 days of administration, but for sufficient antidepressant action, it usually requires 2-4 weeks, and obsessive-compulsive disorder requires a longer treatment period.

2) Panic disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder with or without agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder

Initial dose: 25 mg once a day, 50 mg once a week after the first dose. The subsequent dose determination can be increased by 50 mg at least one week apart if necessary. Maximum dose is "200 mg / 1 day".

3) a premenstrual discomfort disorder

<Continuous dosing method> Initial dose: 50 mg once a day, 50 mg per menstrual cycle if necessary. Maximum dose is "150 mg / 1 day".

<Luteal phase administration> Initial dose: It can be increased by 50mg once a day and 100mg a day for 3 days a day. Maintenance dose: If the optimal response is reached while watching the progress after taking it, the administration should be changed to the lowest effective dose again.

Precautions for use

1) Actions such as cars, motors, and machine operations after taking medicine can be dangerous, so be careful.

2) Even if you have seen enough of the therapeutic effect, it is effective to continue administration because early symptoms may recur and worsen symptoms.

3) Patients who took selective serotonin reabsorption inhibitors, including this medication, have reported cases of diabetes. There have also been reports of loss of blood sugar control regardless of their medical history. Therefore, blood sugar fluctuations need to be checked frequently when taking this medication, and if you have previously suffered or had diabetes, you need to control the dosage of insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents combined, so you need to carefully monitor your blood sugar levels.

Side effects

Gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, diarrhea, and dry mouth can be common at the beginning of administration.

Also, side effects such as insomnia, dizziness, fatigue, and sexual dysfunction can occur as a side effect of the central nervous system.

Expiration date

3 years from the date of manufacture

Packaging unit

100T

Storage method

Store at room temperature (1-30℃), shielded airtight container

Manufacturer

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd