Asert, a prescription drug, is also available in 100 mg version. This is not a habit-forming medicine. Sertraline is an original discovery of Pfizer which has branded it as Zoloft. It is the leading anti-depressant in the world. Zoloft is not sold in India.
Sertraline is indicated for the symptomatic relief of depressive illness.
However, the antidepressant action of sertraline in hospitalized depressed patients has not been adequately studied.