Sertraline — what it treats, what it costs

What it should cost to fill

Strength	Cash price	With a discount card
25 mg tablet	$7 – $45	$4 – $13
50 mg tablet	$8 – $50	$4 – $15
100 mg tablet	$9 – $55	$5 – $17

Typical retail ranges, not quotes. What you are charged depends on the pharmacy and on how the claim is processed — which is exactly why it is worth asking.

Where the money goes

On the $4 generic lists.
Once you are on a stable dose, fill 90 days at a time.

What else there is

Not recommendations. The tradeoff matters more than the name, and it is the part a prescriber will want to talk about.

Escitalopram, fluoxetine, citalopramSame class

All generic and similarly priced. People respond and tolerate very differently between them, so a switch is a clinical decision rather than a cost one.

Worth asking

Once I am settled on this dose, can it be written for 90 days?

Before you change anything. Do not stop an antidepressant abruptly. Coming off needs a taper.