 | Prozac | Sertraline |
|---|---|---|
| Generic Name | Fluoxetine | |
| Prescription Required? | Yes | |
| Description | Anti-Depressant | |
| Storage Conditions | Away from Heat, Moisture & Light | |
| Brand Name | Prozac, Prozac Weekly, Sarafem | |
| Available as | Capsules to be taken with water without being broken open | |
| Classification | SSRI | |
| Molecular Weight | 345.79 | |
| Elimination Half Life | Approximately 4-6 days | |
| Storage Temperatures | 59° - 86° F (15° - 30° C) | |
| Empirical Formula | C17 H18 F3 NO.HCl | |
| Chemical Name | (±)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-3- [(a,a,a-trifluoro-p-olyl)oxy] propylamine hydrochloride | |
| Physical Properties | White to off-white crystalline solid, with a solubility of 14 mg/mL in water | |
| Administration Route | Oral | |
| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Sertraline hydrochloride is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It was introduced to the market by Pfizer in 1991. | |
| Trade names | Zoloft, Lustral, Daxid, Deprax, Altruline, Besitran, Eleval, Emergen, Gladem, Implicane, Sedoran, Sealdin, Serivo, Lowfin, Stimuloton, Tresleen, Sertralin Bluefish | |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | monograph | |
| MedlinePlus | a697048 | |
| Pregnancy cat. | C | |
| Legal status | ℞ Prescription only | |
| Routes | Oral | |
| Bioavailability | 44% | |
| Protein binding | 98.5% | |
| Metabolism | Hepatic (N-demethylation mainly by CYP2B6) | |
| Half-life | Approximately 26 hours | |
| Excretion | Renal | |
| CAS number | 79617-96-2 | |
| ATC code | N06AB06 | |
| PubChem | CID 68617 | |
| DrugBank | DB01104 | |
| ChemSpider | 61881 | |
| UNII | QUC7NX6WMB | |
| KEGG | D02360 | |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:9123 | |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL809 | |
| Formula | C17H17Cl2N | |
| Mol. mass | 306.229 g/mol |
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