Comparing Naltrexone vs Sertraline
| Naltrexone | Sertraline |
|
|---|
| Naltrexone | Sertraline |
|
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prescription only
Naltrexone is used as an adjunct to social and psychotherapy in the treatment of opioid and alcohol addiction. People taking naltrexone need to have completely stopped taking all types of opioids... View more |
Prescription only
Sertraline is an effective antidepressant with less potential for drowsiness than other antidepressants. Headaches, nausea, diarrhea, weight loss, insomnia, tremors, and sexual dysfunction are the... View more |
Related suggestions |
|||||||||||||||
| More about Naltrexone | More about Sertraline | ||||||||||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
|
Naltrexone has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 602 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 16% reported a negative effect. |
Sertraline has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 4581 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||||||||||
| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Naltrexone side effects |
View all Sertraline side effects |
||||||||||||||||
| Drug Class | |||||||||||||||||
| Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
|
Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
||||||||||||||||
| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Naltrexone prices |
View all Sertraline prices |
||||||||||||||||
| Dosage Forms | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
| Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
| Vivitrol | Zoloft | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
|
10 hours |
66 hours |
||||||||||||||||
| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
|
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||||||||||
| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
|
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||||||||||
| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
A total of 353 drugs are known to interact with Naltrexone:
|
A total of 673 drugs are known to interact with Sertraline:
|
||||||||||||||||
| Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
| Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
|
November 20, 1984 |
December 30, 1991 |
||||||||||||||||
| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||
| More Information | |||||||||||||||||
| Patient Resources | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional Resources | |||||||||||||||||
| Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
See also:
Vivitrol
Vivitrol is a long-acting injectable form of naltrexone used to treat alcohol use disorder and ...
Antabuse
Antabuse interferes with the metabolism of alcohol and is used to treat chronic alcoholism. Learn ...
Botox
Botox is used for cosmetic purposes and to treat overactive bladder symptoms, urinary incontinence ...
Campral
Campral is used to help people with alcohol dependence quit drinking alcohol. Learn about side ...
Valtoco
Valtoco is used for the short-term treatment of seizure clusters (also known as acute repetitive ...
Tranxene
Tranxene is used for alcohol withdrawal, anxiety, seizure prevention
Clorazepate
Clorazepate is used for alcohol withdrawal, anxiety, epilepsy, seizure prevention, seizures
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.