sertraline

[sur-truh-leen]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a drug, C 17 H 17 NCl 2 HCl, of the SSRI class, used in the treatment of depression.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sertraline¹

First recorded in 1980–85; shortening of ser(otonin) (te)tra-(naphtha)l(ene) (am)ine

Example Sentences

He later returned to the surgery, saying they were not making him feel better and his doctor moved him from sertraline to citalopram, a similar drug.

From BBC

Mr Kingston returned to the surgery saying they were not making him feel better, and his doctor moved him from sertraline to citalopram, a similar drug.

From BBC

A copy of a confidential 1996 memo from firm Pfizer - which originally sold sertraline, now the UK's most common antidepressant - shows employees discussing what the drug company would tell regulators in Norway.

From BBC

Moreover, at least one antidepressant, sertraline, promoted the transfer of genes between bacterial cells, a process that can speed up the spread of resistance through a population.

From Scientific American

Gradually building up his dosage of sertraline, he says the drug "really did help" curb suicidal thoughts he had been having.

From BBC