To evaluate the antidepressant use pattern and associated adverse drug reactions (ADR).
Prospective observational study
Age: ≥18 years (April 2016 to September 2016)
Major victims of depression: married, employees, and housewives with secondary education. Antidepressant receivers (majority): males (57.86%) and people aged between 41and 60 years. Commonly prescribed antidepressants: fluoxetine (50.27%), followed by sertraline (40.29%), amitriptyline (25.31%), and escitalopram (3.43%).
To evaluate the antidepressant prescription pattern following WHO prescribing indicators in two teaching hospitals.
Hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study.
Age: 18-60 years (June 2015 to June 2016)
Antidepressant receivers (majority): people aged between 18 and 27 years, married women, housewives, less educated, unemployed, and the lower-income group from a rural area. Commonly prescribed antidepressants: SSRI (sertraline followed by escitalopram, citalopram, and fluoxetine), TCA (amitriptyline followed by imipramine), SNRI (venlafaxine), and atypical group (mirtazapine).
To evaluate the antidepressant utilization pattern in the tertiary care hospital in Lagos.
Retrospective study
Age: ≥18 years (January 2013 to December 2014)
Major victims of depression: people aged between 31 and 45 years, females (67.2%), married (57%), and self-employers (49.7%). Commonly prescribed antidepressants: TCAs (61.3%) and SSRIs (38.7%). Most frequently prescribed: amitriptyline (60.6%) and sertraline (20.2%).
To evaluate the antidepressant prescription pattern in a psychiatric department of a general hospital in Singapore.
Retrospective study
Age: ≥18 years (January 2013 to December 2013)
Mean age: 50 years The majority of the patients were females (63.6%), married (70.9%), highly educated (46.1% had tertiary education), and full-time employees (60.2%). Commonly prescribed antidepressants: SSRIs (75.5%), followed by atypical antidepressants (13.5%) and TCAs (8.5%).
To evaluate the antidepressant prescription pattern in Italian primary care.
A prospective, observational cohort study
Age: ≥18 years (1 January 2007 to 1 June 2008)
Mean age: 52 years Antidepressant receivers (majority): 45-64 years age group, where most of them were females (71.5%), homemakers (31.1%), married or cohabiting (60.4%), highly educated (44.2%), and current or former smokers and alcohol consumers and obese (53.5%). Frequently prescribed antidepressants: SSRIs (paroxetine 25.9% and escitalopram 18.4%), SNRIs (venlafaxine 11.6% and duloxetine 5.6%) (80.2%), and TCA (2%).
To evaluate the long-time users of antidepressants at Riyadh Military Hospital.
Cross-sectional study
Age: ≥18 years (July 2009 to September 2010)
Mean age: 42 years Antidepressant receivers (majority): females (57.5%) and 35-50 years age group (46%) Commonly prescribed antidepressants: SSRI (61.7%), atypical antidepressant (14.2%), and TCA (11.7%), respectively.
To measure adherence and determine the antidepressant prescription pattern in patients with major depression.
Retrospective study, Age: ≥18 years (patient treated between August 2005 and September 2008)
Average age: 46 years Antidepressant receivers (majority): females (64%) and 15-86 years age group Commonly prescribed antidepressants: fluoxetine (in two-thirds of patients), TCAs, and other SSRIs.
To evaluate the recent antidepressant prescription pattern in European countries.
Prospective, observational study
Age: ≥18 years (May 2004 to September 2005)
Mean age: 46.8 years Antidepressant receivers (majority): females (68.2%), married, less educated, unemployed, paid workers, and smokers. Commonly prescribed antidepressants: SSRIs (63.3%), followed by TCAs (26.5%) and SNRIs (13.6%).