Patterns of antidepressants utilization among depressive men in Malaysia: a survey

Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman and Syed Sulaiman, Syed Azhar (2017) Patterns of antidepressants utilization among depressive men in Malaysia: a survey. In: 17th Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) 2017, 28-30 Jul 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Background: Recent studies on the prescribing pattern of antidepressants showed a significant shift towards selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in many countries. Little reports investigated depressive populations for antidepressants prescribing in Malaysia. Objective: This study aimed to explore the patterns of prescribed antidepressants in a Malaysian group of depressive patients throughout their years of depression. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 119 adult male depressive outpatients were recruited from three psychiatric centers. Patients’ age and duration of depression were recorded, as well as their current and past antidepressants prescribed. Results: Of the study participants, 107 patients (89.9%) were currently antidepressant-treated. Mean age of patients was 49.9 (SD=11.0), whereas mean duration of depression was 7.8 years (SD=6.1). Notably, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors were the most currently prescribed antidepressants (72.9%), followed by tricyclic antidepressants (10.3%). Furthermore, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors predominated the prescribed antidepressants over the years of depression. There was also an increase in the share of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during these years in the expenses of other antidepressants, especially tricyclic antidepressants, which failed from 34.1%, in the years preceding 2005, to 10.3% in the current time. Conclusion: In parallel with various studies in several countries, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors were the most frequent prescribed antidepressants and their prescribing was increasing over nearly the last 10 years. Further studies are recommended to investigate these findings in larger depression cohorts.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Additional Information:	7314/107303
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Antidepressants, Depression, Malaysia, Men, Prescribing pattern
Subjects:	R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Pharmacy Kulliyyah of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmacy Practice
Depositing User:	Dr. Abdul Rahman Fata Nahas
Date Deposited:	09 Oct 2023 11:14
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2023 11:14
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/107303

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