SERTRALINE

Course overview

SERTRALINE IS A MEDICATION USED TO MANAGE AND TREAT THE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, PANIC DISORDER, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER, AND SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER. IT IS IN THE SSRI CLASS OF MEDICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, ACTIONS, AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR SERTRALINE AS A VALUABLE AGENT IN THE TREATMENT OF MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND OTHER DISORDERS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS (E.G., OFF-LABEL USES, DOSING, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS) PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAM IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND RELATED CONDITIONS.