Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
Sertraline
Accord Healthcare Ireland Ltd.
N06AB; N06AB06
Sertraline
100 milligram(s)
Film-coated tablet
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; sertraline
Marketed
2016-04-08
NL/H/3385/001-002/IB/031 , ver 02, Jan 2024 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER SERTRALINE 50 MG FILM COATED TABLETS SERTRALINE 100 MG FILM COATED TABLETS sertraline READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. • This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Sertraline tablets are and what they are used for. 2. What you need to know before you take Sertraline tablets. 3. How to take Sertraline tablets. 4. Possible side effects. 5. How to store Sertraline tablets. 6. Contents of the pack and other information. 1. WHAT SERTRALINE TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR Sertraline tablets contain the active substance sertraline. Sertraline is one of a group of medicines called Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs); these medicines are used to treat depression and/or anxiety disorders. SERTRALINE TABLETS CAN BE USED TO TREAT: • Depression and prevention of recurrence of depression (in adults). • Social anxiety disorder (in adults). • Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (in adults). • Panic disorder (in adults). • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) (in adults and children and adolescents aged 6-17 years old). Depression is a clinical illness with symptoms like feeling sad, unable to sleep properly or to enjoy life as you used to. OCD and Panic disorders are illnesses linked to anxiety with symptoms like being constantly troubled by persistent ideas (obsessions) that make you carry out repetitive rituals (compulsions). PTSD is a condition that can occur after a very emotionally traumatic experience, and has s Read the complete document
Health Products Regulatory Authority 16 January 2024 CRN00DVVK Page 1 of 16 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Sertraline 100 mg film-coated tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains sertraline hydrochloride equivalent to 100 mg sertraline. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. White coloured, biconvex, capsule shaped, film coated tablets debossed with ‘IJ’ on one side and plain on other side. Tablet length is approximately 13.3 mm and width is approximately 5.2 mm. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Sertraline is indicated for the treatment of: Major depressive episodes. Prevention of recurrence of major depressive episodes. Panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults and paediatric patients aged 6-17 years. Social anxiety disorder. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology _Initial treatment_ _Depression and OCD_ Sertraline treatment should be started at a dose of 50 mg/day. _Panic Disorder, PTSD, and Social Anxiety Disorder_ Therapy should be initiated at 25 mg/day. After one week, the dose should be increased to 50 mg once daily. This dosage regimen has been shown to reduce the frequency of early treatment emergent side effects characteristic of panic disorder. _Titration_ _Depression, OCD, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder and PTSD_ Patients not responding to a 50 mg dose may benefit from dose increases. Dose changes should be made in steps of 50 mg at intervals of at least one week, up to a maximum of 200 mg/day. Changes in dose should not be made more frequently than once per week given the 24-hour elimination half life of sertraline. The onset of therapeutic effect may be seen within 7 days. However, longer periods are usually necessary to demonstrate therapeutic response, especially in OCD. _Maintenance_ Dosage during long-term therapy should be kept at the lowest effecti Read the complete document