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Sertraline entered the Australian market in 1994 and became the most often prescribed antidepressant in 1996 ( 2004 data ).

It was measured as among the top ten drugs ranked by cost to the Australian government in 1998 and 2000 – 01, having cost $ 45 million and $ 87 million in subsidies respectively.

Sertraline is less popular in the UK ( 2003 data ) and Canada ( 2006 data )— in both countries it was fifth ( among drugs marketed for the treatment of MDD, or antidepressants ), based on the number of prescriptions.