Zoloft is a drug which is manufactured and marketed by the pharmaceutical company called Pfizer. The drug is designed for the treatment of acute depression, social anxiety disorders; panic etc. the drug is basically an anti depressant in nature. The drug is also one of the most prescribed anti depressant in the United States of America.

The drug can be used for the treatment of the following problems in an individual.

* The drug has been known to relieve a patient of premenstrual dysphonic disorder. Though the dosage of the drug must be very small in such cases.

* The drug is used for the treatment of people with major cases of depression.

* The drug has been put to use in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder in individuals.

* The drug has also been put to use in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder and social phobia.

Though the drug might sound very effective and it is. But, there are a lot of side effects which can happen with the consumption of the drug. It has been proved with research that the suicidal tendency in person increases in a person when consuming this drug. This tendency increases in adolescents and among people in the age group on 18 - 24. The drug is not to be given to patients who are pregnant. If administered, it can cause birth defects in the child.

The drugs IUPAC name is (1S, 4S)-4-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methyl-1, 2, 3, 4 tetrahydronaphthalen-1-amine. The chemical formula of the drug is C17H17Cl2N . The drug has a half life of about approximately 26 hours. The drug is orally administered to a patient. Thought the name of the drug is Zoloft but its actually name is Sertraline. The drug is available in a pharmacy but only when a prescription is produced from a registered medical practitioner. The use of the drug must be with at most care.