title: Evidence into practice. Prescribing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
abstract: This descriptive analysis examines prescribing trends of antidepressants in English primary care, providing analysis of NHS reimbursement data for groups of antidepressants between 1989 and 1994. Prescribing trends seem unaffected by the release of information on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antidepressant drugs. We found that simple distribution of the results of health technology assessments may not be sufficient to influence practice.
authors.affiliation: University of York.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Freemantle
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D016527:Drug Costs; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors