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Can i break 100mg sertraline tablet in half and just take half each day is this safe to do ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: but only if this was the dose that was prescribed for you. It is safe to cut it.

Answered 9/28/2017

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