ATC Group: N06AB06 Sertraline

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of N06AB06 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N06 Psychoanaleptics
3 N06A Antidepressants
4 N06AB Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
5 N06AB06 Sertraline

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 50 mg

Active ingredients in N06AB06

Active Ingredient Description
Sertraline

Sertraline is a potent and specific inhibitor of neuronal serotonin (5-HT) uptake in vitro, which results in the potentiation of the effects of 5-HT in animals. It has only very weak effects on norepinephrine and dopamine neuronal reuptake.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
LUSTRAL Film-coated tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
SERTRALINE Film coated tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
ZOLOFT Film-coated tablet / Oral solution FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR

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