Assessment of pharmacological strategies for management of major depressive disorder and their costs after an inadequate response to first-line antidepressant treatment in primary care

Sicras-Mainar, Antoni; Maurino, Jorge; Cordero, Luis; Blanca-Tamayo, Milagrosa; Navarro-Artieda, Ruth

doi:10.1186/1744-859x-11-22

Assessment of pharmacological strategies for management of major depressive disorder and their costs after an inadequate response to first-line antidepressant treatment in primary care

Background The aim of the study was to determine the most common treatment strategies and their costs for patients with an inadequate response to first-line antidepressant treatment (AD) in primary care. Method A retrospective cohort study of medical records from six primary care centers was cond…