Hi, pharmacist here. I wanted to clarify that the “discontinuation” you saw on the FDA website regarding sertraline does not mean the drug has been taken off the market. It simply indicates that one manufacturer—Strides Pharma Inc.—has recently stopped producing all strengths of sertraline tablets (25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg).
Sertraline is a widely used generic medication, and many other manufacturers continue to produce it.
I would like to add to this that these companies were all under investigation for price fixing. Minimizing who manufacturers what generics is one of the ways they pushed prices up.
Hi, pharmacist here. I wanted to clarify that the “discontinuation” you saw on the FDA website regarding sertraline does not mean the drug has been taken off the market. It simply indicates that one manufacturer—Strides Pharma Inc.—has recently stopped producing all strengths of sertraline tablets (25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg).
Sertraline is a widely used generic medication, and many other manufacturers continue to produce it.
I would like to add to this that these companies were all under investigation for price fixing. Minimizing who manufacturers what generics is one of the ways they pushed prices up.