RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Which antidepressant?
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 123
OP 125
VO 41
IS 344
A1 K Matthews
A1 J M Eagles
YR 1991
UL http://bjgp.org/content/41/344/123.abstract
AB The prescription of psychotropic drugs, and particularly the use of antidepressants, has received considerable attention in the medical literature, the media and from legislative bodies in recent years. Medical practitioners are faced with a bewildering array of apparently efficacious drugs from which they must choose when prescribing for a depressed patient. This paper discusses the main parameters which guide this choice, namely clinical efficacy, adverse effects profile, safety in overdose and monetary cost. It concludes by making some recommendations for the prescription of antidepressant drugs.