Table 3

Adherence to any antidepressants at 6 months across patterns of prescriptions

Pattern of prescriptions

Cases

%Adherent (95% CI)

MPR


mean

SE


1. Received only one drug

195

30 (24-36)

0.57

0.02

2. Ever received 2 drugs at the same date

130

62 (54-70)

0.83

0.02

3. Switched from initial drug to a different one

263

39 (34-45)

0.63

0.02


* Patients qualify as being adherent if MPR is greater than 0.80

Prukkanone et al. BMC Psychiatry 2010 10:64   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-10-64

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