IMPACT OF INITIAL MEDICATION NON-ADHERENCE TO SSRIs ON MEDICAL VISITS AND SICK LEAVES

Initial medication non-adherence (IMNA) to antidepressants, which are commonly used to treat depression in primary care (PC), is around 6 –12%. Although it is well known that post-initial non-adherence to antidepressants increases the cost of depression, the impact of IMNA on cost is unknown. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of IMNA to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) on medical visits and sick leave in pa tients with depression treated in PC in Catalonia (Spain).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - October 3, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Ignacio Aznar-Lou, Mar ía Iglesias-González, Montserrat Gil-Girbau, Antoni Serrano-Blanco, Ana Fernández, María Teresa Peñarrubia-María, Ramón Sabés-Figuera, Ana Gabriela Murrugarra-Centurión, Marian March-Pujol, Mireia Bolívar-Prados, Maria Rub Source Type: research