
Number of sertraline prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2020
In 2004, sertraline was prescribed over 28 million times. As of 2020, the number of prescriptions for sertraline had increased to over 38 million. Sertraline is primarily used as an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. This statistic shows the total annual number of sertraline prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020, in millions.