Sertraline hcl: adverse event reports filed with FDA

7,592

reports as suspect product

0% of all reports · about 338 a year

0

reports, 12 months to June 2026

0 in the 12 months before

67.7%

marked serious by the reporter

83.7% across the class

12.5%

record death among outcomes, as reported

946 reports · not verified by FDA

Reports by month, five years

Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

By year received

Reactions recorded in the reports

share of Sertraline hcl reports recording the termmedian drug in serotonin reuptake inhibitor

1. Drug ineffectivethe medicine did not work as expected15.3%1,159
2. Anxietyanxiety5.3%399
3. Maternal exposure during pregnancythe mother took the medicine during pregnancy5.1%388
4. Completed suicidedeath by suicide4.8%367
5. Drug hypersensitivityan allergic-type reaction to a medicine4.8%366
6. Nauseafeeling sick4.7%357
7. Drug interactionan interaction between medicines4.6%350
8. Depressionlow mood3.9%294
9. Dizzinesslight-headedness or unsteadiness3.7%279
10. Feeling abnormalfeeling odd or not right3.6%277
11. Headachehead pain3.6%276
12. Insomniadifficulty sleeping3.6%272
13. Malaisegeneral feeling of being unwell3.5%269
14. Suicidal ideationthoughts of suicide3.2%243
15. Diarrhoealoose or frequent stools3.2%242
16. Intentional overdosea deliberate overdose3.2%240
17. Fatiguetiredness3.1%237
18. Toxicity to various agentspoisoning or toxic effect of one or more substances3%231
19. Drug abusemisuse of a medicine3%229
20. Tremorshaking3%228
21. Vomitingbeing sick2.7%202
22. Condition aggravatedthe condition being treated got worse2.5%189
23. Suicide attempta suicide attempt2.5%187
24. Somnolencedrowsiness2.4%181
25. Confusional stateconfusion2.3%176
26. Serotonin syndrometoo much serotonin activity, with agitation, fever and tremor2.3%172
27. Intentional self-injury2.2%170
28. Overdosea dose above the recommended amount2.1%163
29. Agitationrestlessness2%153
30. Cardiac arrestthe heart stopped1.9%147

Top 30 of 1,058 MedDRA preferred terms recorded across these reports, with a plain-language gloss where one is available. One report can record several terms. The hollow bar is the median share across the 21 drugs in the serotonin reuptake inhibitor class; it describes the reports, not the patients. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Outcomes recorded

Outcome flags as the reporter set them; a report can carry several, and "other serious" is FDA's own category for serious reports outside the named outcomes. Grey bar: all 273,115 reports in the class. FDA has not verified any outcome and states that the reports "cannot be used to estimate the incidence of these events."

Patients and reporters

Age and sex as stated in the report; the reporter's qualification is the primary source recorded by FDA. 55.4% of reports give the United States as the country of the event or reporter.

Reason for use recorded

The indication field is filled in by the reporter and is often blank; shares are of all 7,592 reports.

Drugs most often listed in the same reports

Other products listed in reports where Sertraline hcl is a suspect product, whatever their own role. Co-listing means the two were recorded together; it says nothing about either product's part in the event. Only the 2,500 most-reported names are counted here.

In context

Shares are of reports, not of patients treated. The number of people taking a product is not in the data, so none of these figures is a rate, and differences between columns reflect who takes a product, who reports and how long it has been sold. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Other drugs in the serotonin reuptake inhibitor class

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic." A brand and its generic are separate rows because reporters name them separately.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. A report counts here when it lists Sertraline hcl as a suspect or interacting product; reports listing it only as a concomitant medication (6,135) are excluded. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.