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

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

Others showed us strips of escilatopram and sertraline tablets they said they were giving their children.

From BBC

She now takes sertraline and lithium, both antidepressants.

From New York Times