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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. -- Tim Walter www.yingtong.co.uk