Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals

Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals


Sertraline Pharmacology

August 06, 2020

Sertraline is an SSRI. It has the highest potential to cause diarrhea of any SSRI.

Sertraline is often called "Squirtraline" because of its potential to cause diarrhea.

Sertraline has a much shorter half-life than fluoxetine. I discuss why that may be important in this podcast episode.

I discuss the role of serotonin in platelet aggregation and how sertraline may affect this.