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Antidepressants · SSRIs

Sertraline

Brand: Zoloft

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)

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1.Sertraline: starting dose, therapeutic range, and how dosing differs for OCD vs depression.
2.Which SSRI is preferred in pregnancy/breastfeeding, and why?
3.Sertraline CYP interaction profile: which enzyme does it inhibit, and how does this compare to fluoxetine/paroxetine?
4.A patient on sertraline 50mg for OCD at 4 weeks says 'it's not working.' What is the most common prescribing error here?
5.A patient's PHQ-9 drops from 19 to 11 on sertraline 100mg at 8 weeks. Is this treatment success?
6.Sertraline has 6 FDA indications -- more than any other single SSRI. Name them.
7.How do you diagnose serotonin syndrome? What triad of symptoms defines it?
8.Treatment for serotonin syndrome?

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