Thanks Tim.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Walter [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 26 April 2007 18:26
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Subject: Re: antidepressants
Dr Skinner wrote:
> I need the panel's advice, please. What is current thinking on review
> periods for depressed patients on medication (in the main of course,
SSRIs)?
> Clearly the answer to this might include the phrase "it depends on the
> individual circumstances of the patient" but I am thinking of the stable
> patient who perhaps has shown a good response to the medication and is
> perhaps 2-4 months into the treatment - or perhaps someone who has been
> taking an SSRI for many months or even years and is keen to continue.
> 2-monthly scripts and reviews? 3-monthly? 6-monthly? Does anyone have a
> "norm" for this, or even a practice policy? No need for long detailed
> answers - I just want to get a feel for what others do.
>
>
> Paul Skinner
>
Officially:
weekly fortnightly initially then monthly when stable, then often will
issue months script and get pt to phone in alternate months. "never"
put antiD onto repeat.
However quite a few have informally migrated to 3monthly reviews or longer.
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Tim Walter
www.yingtong.co.uk
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