Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Health > What class of antidepressant isProzac and Zoloft?

What class of antidepressant isProzac and Zoloft?

In: Health, Medication and Drugs, Antidepressants, Zoloft [Edit categories]

Answer:

SSRI
Selective Seratonin
Reuptake Inhibitors

First answer by Headnursey. Last edit by Headnursey. Contributor trust: 2 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 1 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Health questions?

	How can you pass a drug test if you smoke marijuana?	Answer it!
	How does rickets effect the body?	Answer it!
	Where are the MIS bones located in the human body?	Answer it!
	What is a high birth rate?	Answer it!
	What recommends NICE guidelines about anxiety?	Answer it!

Is Zoloft a tricyclic antidepressant?
No is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or SSRI
Is clozapine in the tricyclic antidepressant class of drugs?
Clozapine is not a tricyclic antidepressant, but rather an atypical antipsychotic medication. Atypical antipsychotics differ from typical antipsychotics by the range of receptors that are modulated...
What drug class is zoloft?
Zoloft is the brand name for Sertraline hydrochloride. It is in the SSRI drug class (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor). These drugs are believed to restore the chemical balance among...
Can the pharmacist substitute antidepressants such as Zoloft instead of Prozac?
NO
What is an Antidepressant?
An antidepressant is a medicinal drug used to treat depression. the most common form used today are SSRIs (Serotonin-specific re-uptake inhibitors), which work by blocking the brain's capacity to...