Prescribing for Older Adults: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in Older Adults
FDA-Approved Drug Sertraline, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), is an FDA-approved first-line option for MDD in older adults. Research shows that sertraline has the best safety profile for potential drug–drug interaction with older adults’ medications compared to tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) and is well tolerated when started low and titrated slowly (Jaros […]