5th March 2024

A 25-year-old lady is being treated for depression. She has been taking fluoxetine 20 mg once daily orally.

A 25-year-old lady is being treated for depression. She has been taking fluoxetine 20 mg once daily orally. The psychiatrist counsels the patient that he is discontinuing fluoxetine and switching to sertraline. 40 mg/day of fluoxetine is approximately equivalent to 100 mg/day of sertraline.

What dose of sertraline should be equivalent to the patient’s current dose of fluoxetine?