A study of the safety and harms of antidepressant drugs for older people: a cohort study using a large primary care database

Coupland CAC, Dhiman P, Barton G, Morriss R, Arthur A, Sach T, Hippisley-Cox J
Record ID 32010000302
English
Authors' recommendations: Study found associations between use of antidepressant drugs and a number of adverse events in older people, but there was no evidence that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or other antidepressant drugs were associated with a reduced risk of any of the adverse outcomes compared with tricyclic and related antidepressants. They may, however, be associated with increased risks for some adverse events.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.hta.ac.uk/1689
Year Published: 2011
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Psychotropic Drugs
Contact
Organisation Name: NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
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Contact Email: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright: 2011 Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO
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