Zoloft - Drug Description

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While you are taking ZOLOFT, you should never take a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) medicine. MAOI medicines are used to treat depression and other conditions. If you have been taking an MAOI, you must stop the MAOI at least 14 days before you start taking ZOLOFT. In addition, you must wait at least 14 days after stopping ZOLOFT before you can safely start taking an MAOI medicine. A very serious reaction or even death could occur if ZOLOFT is taken at the same time as an MAOI medicine. Be sure to ask your doctor or pharmacist if any medicine you are taking is an MAOI.

The liquid form of ZOLOFT contains alcohol and should not be taken if you are taking Antabuse (disulfiram).

Only your doctor can decide if ZOLOFT is right for you. Before you start ZOLOFT, be sure to tell your doctor if you:

are taking or have taken any prescription medicines within the past 14 days

are taking or have taken any over-the-counter medicines you can buy without a prescription, including natural/herbal remedies, within the past 14 days

have had any liver problems have ever had a seizure are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, think you might be pregnant or are breast-feeding are allergic to any medicines or latex have ever had an allergic reaction to sertraline or any of the other ingredients of ZOLOFT tablets or Oral Concentrate. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a list of these ingredients if you have any questions.

Some medicines can affect how ZOLOFT works. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before starting any new prescription or non-prescription medicines, including natural/herbal remedies. Do not stop any of your other medicines while you are on ZOLOFT without checking with your doctor.

ZOLOFT comes in three different strengths of tablets (25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg) as well as a liquid (20 mg/mL). Your doctor will tell you how much to take, and may decide to adjust your dose over time.

If you were prescribed ZOLOFT Oral Concentrate, you must mix it with another liquid before taking it.

Pour 4 oz. (1/2 cup) of any of the following liquids into a drinking glass: water, ginger ale, lemon/lime soda, lemonade or orange juice. Do not use any other liquids besides these. Draw up the proper amount of ZOLOFT Oral Concentrate into the special dropper that comes with the medicine. Squeeze the ZOLOFT Oral Concentrate out of the dropper into the drinking glass. Stir well. It is normal if a slight haze appears after mixing. Drink all the liquid as soon as you have mixed it. Do not mix it in advance. Since the dropper bulb for the liquid form of ZOLOFT is made from dry natural rubber, make sure to let your doctor know if you have had allergic reactions to latex.