SSRIs in the Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents

Results

The ten studies included in this review are summarised in Table I . Eight of the ten studies included descriptions and/or tables detailing patient demographics in treatment groups versus placebo groups. Characteristics of ethnicity, sex, age and comorbid conditions were similar in the two treatment groups in the 1998 unpublished paroxetine study on the GSK Website,[12] the 2002 Emslie et al. fluoxetine study,[19] the Keller et al. paroxetine study[20] and in all four treatment groups in the study by March et al. (TADS).[18] In the first fluoxetine study by Emslie et al., placebo and treatment groups were similar in demographic and clinical features, except that subjects in the fluoxetine group had a greater lifetime incidence of comorbid anxiety disorders.[21] In the 2001 unpublished paroxetine study by Emslie at al., there was a slightly higher percentage of patients with comorbid psychiatric diagnoses in the paroxetine group versus the placebo group.[22] In Wagner et al.'s study of sertraline, treatment groups were similar with respect to race, clinical characteristics and psychosocial stressors at baseline.[23] There was a significant difference in sex: 57% of subjects treated with sertraline were female versus 45% receiving placebo. In the study by Wagner et al. of citalopram, there were no significant differences between the placebo and citalopram groups with regard to age, sex, race, weight or history of depression.[24]

Several of the studies showed significant improvement in outcome measures in SSRI-treated groups versus controls. In the earliest study by Simeon et al., subjects in the group receiving fluoxetine showed slightly greater improvement in all depressive symptoms except sleep, but the differences were not significant.[25] In the earlier study by Emslie et al., 56% of subjects receiving fluoxetine demonstrated significant improvement versus 33% receiving placebo (p = 0.02) as evidenced by the CGI-I scale at study exit and the weekly secondary measure of the CDRS-R after 5 weeks (p = 0.03).[21] In the multisite study by Emslie et al., fluoxetine-treated subjects showed significantly greater improvement in the CDRS-R (35.1 ± 13.5) than placebo-treated subjects (40.2 ± 13.5) starting at week 1 and continuing for the remainder of the study (p < 0.001).[19] Using a CGI-I rating of 1 or 2 (much improved or very much improved), 53.3% of fluoxetine-treated subjects responded versus 36.8% of placebo-treated subjects (p = 0.028). In the TADS study, paediatric subjects receiving fluoxetine with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) improved significantly more compared with those taking placebo (p = 0.001) or fluoxetine alone (p = 0.02), based on CDRS-R scores.[18] Fluoxetine treatment alone was also significantly superior to placebo. Response rates for the groups, using a CGI-I of 1 or 2, were as follows: fluoxetine with CBT, 71.0% (95% CI 62, 80); fluoxetine alone, 60.6% (95% CI 51, 70); CBT alone, 43.2% (95% CI 34, 52); placebo, 34.8% (95% CI 26, 44).

In the 1998 unpublished paroxetine study there were no statistically significant differences between paroxetine and placebo in either the primary efficacy variables (50% reduction in MADRS score and change in K-SADS-L depression subscale) or the secondary efficacy variables (change from baseline in MADRS total score, CGI-S score, CGI-I score, Beck Depression Inventory [BDI], and the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire [MFQ]).[12] In the 2001 unpublished paroxetine study, no statistically significant difference was demonstrated in the primary outcome measure (change in CDRS-R total score) or in the secondary outcome measure (change in CGI-S, CGI-I global assessment of functioning).[22]

When compared with imipramine and placebo, paroxetine-treated subjects in the study by Keller et al. differed from placebo on several measures.[20] The first was their primary outcome measure, a HAM-D score of <8 or a >50% reduction from baseline by the end of treatment (p = 0.02). Differences also occurred on the HAM-D depressed mood item (p = 0.001), K-SADS-L depressed mood item (p = 0.05), and CGI-I score of 1 or 2, very much or much improved, respectively (p = 0.02). In this study, imipramine treatment did not differ from placebo in any of the outcome variables.

Sertraline-treated subjects showed significantly greater improvement than those receiving placebo, as evidenced by their mean change in CDRS-R (-22.84 vs -20.19; p = 0.007), the CGI-S (p = 0.009), and CGI-I (p = 0.005).[23] Differences were seen as early as week 1 on the CGI-I. In Wagner et al.'s citalopram study, the mean CDRS-R scores decreased significantly more from baseline in the citalopram group, as early as week 1.[24] Also, by the end of the study, significantly more citalopram-treated subjects (36%) met the response criterion of a CDRS-R score of ≤28, which was decided on prospectively, versus placebo-treated subjects (24%) [p < 0.05]. While these response rates appear low, the criterion used for response in this study was full remission, and other studies have reported similar rates of remission, notably both fluoxetine studies by Emslie et al.[19,21,27] A second, unpublished, citalopram study was accessed from the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) website.[26] No statistically significant difference was found on the K-SADS-Present Episode total score for drug (-12.4) versus placebo (-12.7) in 233 adolescents aged 13–18 years.[26]

The SSRIs were reported as being well tolerated compared with placebo, as illustrated in Table II . Study withdrawal rates due to adverse events ranged from 0% to 9.7% and were highest for paroxetine. Some serious adverse events (SAEs) occurred in patients taking SSRIs. SAEs are defined as those requiring hospitalisation or otherwise significant psychiatric symptoms such as suicidal ideation, aggressiveness or euphoria. The SAEs for both drug and placebo are shown in Table II . In the paroxetine study, SAEs occurred in 11 of 275 subjects taking paroxetine (4%). Five subjects reported emotional lability including suicidal ideation or gestures. One subject experienced headache during discontinuation taper, two subjects experienced worsening depression, two had conduct problems or hostility, and one had an expansive mood.[20] Of the 11 total subjects with SAEs, the investigator judged only the headache to be due to paroxetine. In the placebo group, one subject had emotional lability and another had worsening depression.

In the sertraline study performed by Wagner et al., of 376 subjects, two sertraline-treated and two placebo-treated subjects attempted suicide.[23] Three additional sertraline recipients reported suicidal ideation, and one additional sertraline recipient became aggressive. One subject in the sertraline group and four in the placebo group required medical hospitalisation. In the study by Wagner et al. on citalopram,[24] of 174 total subjects, two subjects receiving citalopram discontinued the study as a result of agitation. Another two subjects receiving placebo were removed from the study because of worsening of depression.

In the TADS study, 33 (7.5%) of 439 subjects experienced harm-related adverse events, which included any type of harm to self or others.[18] There was an increased risk of harm-related adverse events in subjects receiving fluoxetine versus those not receiving it. Twenty-four of the 33 harm-related adverse events were suicide-related, comprising 5.5% of the total 439 patients. A suicide-related adverse event was defined in the study as requiring that the patient exhibit either worsening suicidal ideation or make a suicide attempt, or both. The number of actual suicide attempts (seven) was too small for comparison of statistical significance between the different treatment groups. Four of the seven who made suicide attempts were receiving fluoxetine and CBT, two had received fluoxetine only, and one had received CBT only. No completed suicides occurred in the study, but results suggest a protective effect of CBT against suicidal ideation in those taking fluoxetine. This may be an important finding, but replication is needed.

Common physical adverse effects in the studies were dry mouth, vomiting, nausea, diarrhoea, somnolence, insomnia, dizziness, tremor and agitation. Somnolence was the only statistically significant physical adverse effect versus placebo in the paroxetine study.[7] Headache was the only unsolicited adverse effect that was reported significantly more often by patients on fluoxetine versus placebo in the Emslie et al. fluoxetine study published in 2002.[19] However, there was no significant difference between treatment groups in subjects reporting headaches on the completed Side Effects Checklist. In the Wagner et al. citalopram study, seven adverse effects as listed in Table II were found to occur with a frequency of >5% and with a higher incidence than observed in the placebo group: rhinitis, nausea, abdominal pain, influenza-like symptoms, fatigue, diarrhoea and back pain.[24] In the TADS study, the most common adverse effects listed in Table II occurred in at least 2% of patients, in at least one treatment group, and with an incidence of at least twice the rate in comparison with subjects receiving placebo.[18] The symptoms are listed from most to least common.

To date, most data from unpublished studies are not available on SSRIs used in children and adolescents with depression. The data from paroxetine studies completed in the UK were not available for inclusion in this study. The UK's MHRA has issued a warning against prescribing paroxetine to depressed patients aged <18 years based on data showing higher rates of suicide-related events and suicide attempts in the paroxetine-treated group versus placebo.[23] However, no completed suicides occurred in those studies. The MHRA ordered a labeling change, contraindicating the use of paroxetine for treatment of paediatric depression.[23] In addition, the UK Department of Health went on to prohibit the prescribing of all antidepressants other than fluoxetine to patients aged <18 years. In the US, all antidepressants have a black box warning for use in children and adolescents because of the risk of suicidality.

In 2004, the FDA collated data from 24 short-term trials involving over 4400 patients using nine antidepressant drugs.[28] Children in the studies met criteria for major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, or other psychiatric disorders. Analysis of the data demonstrated a greater risk of adverse events including suicidal ideation or behaviours during the first few months of treatment in youths taking antidepressants. Seventy-eight of the 4400 patients experienced suicidal ideation or behaviours. This constituted a risk of 4%, or double that of placebo. There were no completed suicides in any of the studies. The FDA report did not provide data on the efficacy of SSRIs, although many unpublished studies allegedly did not demonstrate drug efficacy over placebo in children and adolescents. The FDA has followed this up with a black box warning on all antidepressant labeling regarding serious risks of suicidal ideation or attempts when these medications are used in children and adolescents. Advocacy agencies, including the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, have expressed serious concerns that family practitioners and paediatricians practising in rural areas where child psychiatrists are not available may no longer prescribe SSRIs even to seriously depressed and suicidal children and adolescents as a result of this warning.  Printer- Friendly Email This

Clin Drug Invest.  2006;26(5):247-255.  ©2006 Adis Data Information BV
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Potential Interactions of ADHD Medications With Dextromethorphan

Abstract and Introduction

Abstract

Objective: To examine the potential for drug-drug interactions to influence drug metabolism between the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) dl-methylphenidate and atomoxetine with dextromethorphan, a probe for interactions involving cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 isoenzyme
Design: In vitro and ex vivo analysis of changes in metabolism of study drugs.
Setting: Laboratory.
Patients: Not applicable.
Interventions: Pooled human liver microsomal fractions prepared at CEDRA Corporation (now CellzDirect, Austin, Tex.) by the standard differential centrifugation method (lot 821-1). Human liver microsomes were pooled from 15 donors. Recombinant CYP 2D6-containing microsomes (Supersomes; lots 20 and 24 BD Gentest; Woburn, Mass.) were prepared from a baculovirus-infected insect cell line that expressed only the human CYP 2D6 isoform. Dextromethorphan, with and without effector, was incubated with pooled human liver and recombinant CYP 2D6-containing microsomes. Atomoxetine and dl-methylphenidate were tested at 0.1×, 1×, and 10×their reported therapeutic concentrations. Paroxetine, a known inhibitor of CYP 2D6, was used as a reference agent, and quinidine was used as a positive control inhibitor of CYP 2D6.
Main Outcome Measures: Changes in substrate metabolism indicative of CYP 2D6-mediated interactions.
Results: Atomoxetine and paroxetine inhibited the formation of dextrorphan by about 50% in human liver microsomes and by more than 80% in recombinant microsomes; the profiles of atomoxetine and the known 2D6 inhibitor paroxetine were similar. High concentrations of dextromethorphan reversed the inhibition of its metabolism, indicating a competitive mechanism of the interaction. Conversely, dextromethorphan and dextrorphan only modestly inhibited atomoxetine and paroxetine metabolism. dl-Methylphenidate did not inhibit dextrorphan formation in either microsome preparation, and dl-methylphenidate metabolism was unaffected by dextromethorphan or dextrorphan.
Conclusion: These results demonstrate the potential for in vivo interactions between dextromethorphan and atomoxetine in patients with ADHD. However, they do not support the plausibility of an in vivo interaction between dextromethorphan and dl-methylphenidate.Introduction

Attention-deficiency/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common chronic condition that typically requires long-term pharmacotherapy during childhood and often into adulthood. The estimated prevalence of ADHD is 8% to 10% of all children,[1] and 50% to 60% of patients require treatment as adults.[2]

The most common treatments for ADHD are stimulant medications,[3] including methylphenidate and amphetamines. The non-stimulant atomoxetine (Strattera—Lilly) has also been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of ADHD.[4]

Patients with ADHD develop common acute or chronic somatic illnesses, such as upper respiratory infections, common colds, or asthma.[5] Moreover, ADHD often coexists with other mental health conditions, including learning and language disorders, oppositional defiant and conduct disorders, anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, as well as posttraumatic stress, tic disorders, and adjustment disorders.[6] These comorbid conditions may require pharmacotherapy, and patients with ADHD may receive multiple medications for comorbidities for brief or sustained periods, placing them at an risk for potential drug-drug interactions.[5]

The human cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP 2D6) enzymatic pathway is responsible for the metabolism of approximately 30% to 40% of pharmaceutical agents[7,8]; therefore, drug-drug interactions may occur when medications metabolized by this pathway are given concomitantly.[5,9,10] The general population is polymorphic for the CYP 2D6 genetic loci. As a result, some people are extensive metabolizers while others are poor metabolizers.[11,12] Poor metabolizers, including an estimated 7% of whites and less than 1% of the Asian population, may thus experience increased levels of agents metabolized by CYP 2D6.[11,12]

Methylphenidate, the most common pharmacologic treatment for ADHD, is metabolized primarily by desterification.[13] It has a well-established efficacy and safety profile with a low potential for drug-drug interactions.[14-17] Atomoxetine is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor[4,18] approved for the treatment of ADHD. Limited data are available on the use of atomoxetine and the incidence of interactions between atomoxetine and other drugs.[19] Atomoxetine is primarily metabolized by the cytochrome P450 enzymatic pathway, specifically, the CYP 2D6 isozyme, which raises the possibility that it may be prone to interaction with other drugs metabolized by this pathway.[20]

This study was an in vitro analysis of potential drug interactions between (1) dl-methylphenidate, atomoxetine, and dextromethorphan (a common antitussive ingredient in cough medicine and a frequently used probe for measurement of P450 enzymatic activity)[21,22] and (2) dl-methylphenidate, atomoxetine, and dextrorphan (the primary and CYP 2D6-specific metabolite of dextromethorphan).[21,23]  Printer- Friendly Email This

J Am Pharm Assoc.  2006;46(4):472-478.  ©2006 American Pharmacists Association
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Update of TIMA Guideline for Bipolar I Disorder

Guiding Principles of The Texas Implementation of Medication Algorithms (TIMA)

Algorithms were developed after examining the quality and quantity of efficacy data, expert opinion, consumer input, and safety and tolerability issues. Certain treatment options were placed lower in the algorithm due to concerns about safety and tolerability, despite strong efficacy evidence,

These algorithms were intended to provide systematic guidance on possible treatment options for BDI. Medication guidelines should be used to help the clinician and patient develop the most effective medication strategy with the fewest side effects, and are not meant to be rigid or choice-limiting. Although it is recommended that the algorithms be followed as linearly as possible, these guidelines are meant to provide flexibility at each stage of choosing treatments for each patient. The main goals of the algorithms are symptomatic remission, full return of psychosocial functioning, and prevention of relapse and recurrence.  Printer- Friendly Email This

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Efficacy and Tolerability of Tricyclic Antidepressants and SSRIs

Results

Of the 284 articles identified from the initial search strategy, only 12 met the study criteria (Figure 1). Three additional studies were found in a search undertaken in September 2003. No further studies were found in December 2004. There were 890 participants in SSRI studies, 596 in TCA studies, and 1,267 patients on placebo ( Table 1 ).[16–30] Of the 5 possible SSRIs available, 2 studied sertraline, 3 studied escitalopram (a precursor of citalopram), and 1 studied citalopram. Of the TCAs available, 2 studied dothiepin, 4 studied amitriptyline, 2 studied mianserin, and 3 studied imipramine. Ten of the 15 studies were identified as having a competing interest.

Figure 1.  (click image to zoom)

Number of studies from the initial search (12 from the initial search and 3 from the updated search)      

Our Results confirm that both TCA and SSRI are significantly effective compared with placebo (Figures 2 and 3). For depression scores the standardized mean difference for TCA vs placebo was –0.42 (95% confidence interval [CI], –0.55 to –0.3). The relative risk for improvement using TCA medications was 1.26 (95% CI, 1.12 to 1.42). For SSRI medications the relative risk for improvement was 1.37 (95% CI, 1.21 to 1.55). The number needed to treat for 1 improved patient ranged from 3 to 4 for the TCA studies that were statistically significant. Likewise, the number needed to treat was 6 for SSRIs. We performed an analysis with 5 studies (not shown) that had treatment group scores of <8 on the HAMD. The weighted mean difference was –3.68 (95% CI, –5.89 to –1.47). There was no significant heterogeneity for any analyses, so a fixed effects analysis was used. No significant differences were found for those studies in which means were approximated from graphs or standard errors were assumed from other studies compared with studies that had published data. A funnel plot of the TCA studies suggested that small studies with a small effect size might be missing (the funnel plot is not shown). The funnel plot methodology gives a qualitative view of publication bias but not a quantitative perspective and is therefore difficult to interpret.

Figure 2.  (click image to zoom)

Tricyclic vs placebo for improvement.      

Figure 3.  (click image to zoom)

SSRI vs placebo for improvement.      

The relative risk for adverse effects leading to study withdrawal for TCAs was 2.35 (95% CI, 1.59 to 3.46) (Figure 4) and for SSRIs the relative risk was 2.01 (95% CI, 1.1 to 3.7) (Figure 5). The number needed to harm in terms of study withdrawal resulting from adverse effects for 2 statistically significant TCA studies was 5 and 10. None of the 4 SSRI studies had statistically significant findings for adverse effects leading to withdrawal, but using the pooled figure and the range of baseline risks, the number needed to harm ranged from 21 to 94.

Figure 4.  (click image to zoom)

Tricyclic vs placebo for adverse effects leading to withdrawal.      

Figure 5.  (click image to zoom)

SSRI vs placebo for adverse effects leading to withdrawal.      

Seven studies did not meet the minimum quality criteria on at least 1 of the key components of methodological quality.[18,22,25,27–29] A score of 0 on any component caused the study to be rated as being poor quality. Only 4 studies used an intention-to-treat analysis, and these studies were the most recent. When studies of low methodological quality for the TCAs (n = 6) were removed from analysis, the pooled standardized mean difference or depression score for TCA vs placebo was –0.50 (95% CI, –0.65 to –0.35). For improvement for the TCAs the relative risk was 1.34 (95% CI, 1.16to 1.55). When studies in which at least one half of its assessors were family practitioners were pooled, the standardized mean difference was –0.43 (95% CI, –0.58 to –0.28) and the relative risk was 1.2 (95% CI, 1.03 to 1.4). There were sufficient data to assess continuous outcomes for TCAs at 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks. The standardized mean difference at 1 week was –0.02 (95% CI, –0.17 to 0.13), at 2 weeks it was –0.2 (95% CI, –0.36 to –0.04), and at 4 weeks it was –0.34 (95% CI, –0.5 to –0.18). For studies that used a HAMD <8 as an outcome (considered to be a remission) the weighted mean difference was –3.68 (95% CI, –5.89 to –1.47). For the 3 studies that reported no conflict of interest, the weighted mean difference was –4.59 (95% CI, –6.82 to 2.36).

Ten studies included an arm with 100 mg or more of a tricyclic antidepressant or more than 60 mg of mianserin. For the 10 studies in which a high dose was given, the standardized mean difference was –0.42 (95% CI, –0.56 to –0.29). The relative risk for these studies was 1.32 (95% CI, 1.15 to 1.5). For the 4 studies of tricyclic antidepressants using a dose of 100 mg/d or less, the weighted mean difference (all used the HAMD) was –3.15 (95% CI, –5.05 to –1.24). For the 2 studies of tricyclic antidepressants using a dose of 75 mg/d, the weighted mean difference was –3.93 (95% CI, –7.65 to –0.21).

Most studies had heterogeneous diagnoses in their participants. Only 2 TCA studies had major depressive disorder as the single diagnosis, and the weighted mean difference for that study was –1.37 (95% CI, –2.52 to –0.22).[19,29] For the SSRI studies there were 4 studies in which all participants had major depressive disorder.[16,18,19,30] Only 3 of the 4 studies had data suitable for pooling, and the relative risk was 1.39 (95% CI, 1.21 to 1.61).  Printer- Friendly Email This

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Measuring Depressive Symptoms in the Primary-Care Setting

Introduction

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent, often chronic medical disorder largely diagnosed and treated in primary-care settings.[1] Currently, MDD is a leading cause of disability globally, and there is increasing evidence that it is an important risk factor for the development of major medical disorders, such as coronary artery disease (CAD).[2] More effective care for depression has been identified as a national health priority in the USA and elsewhere.[3]

The goal of antidepressant therapy is to achieve and sustain full symptomatic remission, prevent relapse and recurrence, and return patients to previous levels of occupation and social functioning.[4] Tacit to these therapeutic objectives is the need to systematically monitor symptomatic progress. Several brief unidimensional rating scales for depression provide good conceptual coverage across the multiple dimensions of depression.[5-10] The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is often employed in primary-care settings,[11] it may, however, not be adequately sensitive (vs. clinician-rated scales) in tracking response to antidepressant treatment.[12]

The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 7 item (HAMD-7) was derived from analyses of a natural practice database at a tertiary-care centre comprised of patients diagnosed with MDD (n = 248) who were non-randomly assigned to open-label, flexible-dose antidepressant treatment.[13] The HAMD-17 items that were endorsed by ≥ 70% of depressed patients, and were most sensitive to change following 8 weeks of antidepressant treatment efficacy formed the constituent items of the HAMD-7. The HAMD-7 scale was subsequently validated in a cross-national primary care study.[10] Despite its psychometric deficiencies, the HAMD-17 was chosen as the gold standard because of its widespread and historical use in psychiatry.[14] The HAMD-7 has a high correlation with the HAMD-17, Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and the Clinical Global Impression (CGI).[10]

The objective of this post hoc study was to identify depressive items most frequently endorsed in the primary-care setting, and evaluate their responsiveness to antidepressant treatment. The encompassing aim was to compare these items with the previously identified depressive items of the HAMD-7.  Printer- Friendly Email This

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Algorithm-Based Program Effective for Major Depressive Disorder

July 7, 2004 — Patients treated with an algorithm-based program for major depressive disorder (MDD) had better outcomes than those treated with usual care, according to the results of a prospective trial published in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

"Because no one treatment is a panacea, clinicians often use a sequence of treatment steps (either monotherapies or combinations) to increase the likelihood of response or remission," write Madhukar H. Trivedi, MD, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues. "Decision tree-based algorithms hold the promise of increased consistency of treatment across practitioners, which in turn should lead to better clinical outcomes and more efficient use of health care resources."

The Texas Medication Algorithm project compared algorithm-guided treatment (ALGO) for MDD with treatment as usual (TAU) in four ALGO clinics, six TAU clinics, and four clinics offering TAU to patients with MDD but ALGO to patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Outpatients with MDD were divided into ALGO and TAU groups. The ALGO group included patients who were starting antidepressant therapy or who needed a change of antidepressant medication. The TAU group initially met the same criteria. Because medication changes were less frequent in the TAU group, patients were also recruited if their Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) total score was higher than the median for that clinic's routine quarterly evaluation of each patient.

All patients improved during the one-year study (P < .001). However, ALGO patients had significantly greater symptom reduction than TAU patients on the 30-item Inventory of Depressive-Symptomatology Clinician Rated (IDS-C30) scale, the 30-item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self-Report (IDS-SR30) scale, and 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) mental health score (P = .046).

Study limitations include lack of randomization, lack of blinding of the outcome assessors, and varying degrees of algorithm adherence.

"The ALGO intervention package during one year was superior to TAU for patients with MDD based on clinician-rated and self-reported symptoms and overall mental functioning," the authors write. "At the practitioner level, we need to explore mechanisms to increase algorithm adherence, including academic detailing, continuous quality improvement, and computerized decision support systems."

The National Institutes of Mental Health and various governmental agencies, pharmaceutical companies, and private foundations supported this project and some of its investigators.

Arch Gen Psych. 2004;61:669-680

Learning Objectives for This Educational Activity

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Describe components of the ALGO vs. TAU intervention for patients with MDD.Compare the effect of the ALGO intervention with TAU in an outpatient psychiatric setting.

Clinical Context

MDD affects 7% to 12% of men and 20% to 25% of women in their lifetime. Ten percent to 30% of those with MDD have a chronic course with episodes that last two or more years. MDD accounts for up to 60% of psychiatric hospitalizations and 8% to 15% of patients commit suicide. Patients in the U.S. public mental health sector tend to have severe symptoms, poor daily functioning, concurrent medical conditions, and alcohol and other substance abuse. Undertreatment is common and adherence to therapy is a problem. Efficacy trials indicate that one third of patients respond to medications with remission in six to eight weeks with higher remission rates in longer trials. One study by Hirschfield and colleagues published in the September 2001 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry reported that in the longer term 10% to 30% of patients who do not respond to initial treatment, subsequently, develop depressive relapses within four to six months. Few studies have addressed the optimal management of patients with unsatisfactory clinical responses.

The authors of this descriptive longitudinal study offered an ALGO intervention compared with the TAU approach to MDD patients in the public health mental sector attending 14 psychiatric outpatient clinics to examine the one-year impact on clinician and patient-rated depression and quality-of-life outcomes.

ALGO is an enriched disease-management model that includes a set of physician protocols addressing medication management (using a manual, didactic training, and biweekly telephone expert consultation), on-site clinical coordinator support for patient services, patient and family education program with a manual for the patient, for MDD patients with and without psychosis. Decision points are at weeks 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. Goals are to enhance adherence and optimal medication selection and dosage with minimal adverse-effect burden.

Study Highlights

Patients from 4 clinics offering ALGO were compared with those from 6 clinics offering TAU only and 4 offering ALGO to patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder but not MDD patients for one year.8 of 14 clinics were rural in setting. Ethnicity was described as 12% to 90% white, 2% to 86% Hispanic, and 0.3% to 58% black across the 14 clinics.Inclusion criteria were older than 18 years, psychotic or nonpsychotic MDD requiring medication change, starting antidepressant therapy, or higher than median BPRS-24 score.Exclusion criteria were schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mental retardation, or primary diagnosis of obsessive compulsive or eating disorder and inpatient detoxification at time of study.Both groups had equal access to the same medications. The TAU group received nonprotocol-driven usual care as determined by patient needs at each visit.Physician adherence to ALGO protocols was not reported. Assessors of outcomes were not blinded to assignment.Primary outcome was change in clinician-assessed IDS-C30 score. A 4.4-point difference in this score is equivalent to a 3-point difference on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.Secondary outcomes were IDS-SR30, BPRS-24, patient-rated health-related quality of life using the SF-12-Mental Health Summary and Patient Perception of Benefits instrument, and burden of adverse effects.Percentage of patients available for analyses were 100% at 3 months, 99.5% at 6 months, 83.2% at 9 months, and 75.9% at 12 months. The analytic sample (intent-to-treat) consisted of 175 in the ALGO and 175 in the TAU groups.Both groups had significant declines in IDS-C30 scores, and the decline was significantly greater for ALGO than TAU patients in the first 3 months. The magnitude of difference was 4.5 points.On the IDS-SR30, there was also significantly greater symptom reduction associated with the ALGO group compared with the TAU group, with a magnitude difference of 7.5 points between the two groups.The benefits in the ALGO group for both outcomes were accounted for by patients with very severe and severe baseline IDS-C30 scores and worse functioning as indicated by the SF-12 score.By clinician rating, twice as much symptom reduction occurred with ALGO as with TAU. By patient-rating, three times as much benefit was noted by the ALGO group.Mental functioning by the SF-12- Mental Health Summary instrument improved significantly more with the ALGO than the TAU group, with no discernable catch up by the TAU group for one year.Even among responders, substantial symptoms remained at the end of one year.Differences in growth rates in adverse effects during follow-up were not significantly different.

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Learnedness, not prescript, is the key to safe use of this drug.

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Roche Laboratories began direct-to-consumer copy advertisements in 1996, added telecom instrumentality and set advertisements to selected cities in 2007, and expanded the physiological condition to the entire United States in 2007.
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Summary of Interviews
Eligible women resided in California, used isotretinoin while pregnant, had their last menstrual stuff after January 1, 2007, and reported their pregnancy to the BUAS or to the CTIS.
Twenty-three women met these criteria; 14 consented to be interviewed.
The nine eligible women who did not respond or declined to participate were enrolled in the BUAS.
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Shoal (57%) reported having at least one happening of sexual coition without using contraception at the time of the exposed pregnancy; 13 (93%) did not use two forms of contraception as recommended in the PPP procedures.
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As of Dec. 31, 2007, each monthly medicine of isotretinoin only will be dispensed if the criteria for the prescriber, semantic role role, and medicament have been met, thereby ensuring that the drug is not prescribed for pregnant women and that pregnancy does not occur during organization.
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Discontinuation of isotretinoin may not represent sufficient state, and further psychiatric categorization and aid may be necessary to prevent self-harm.
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Acne Drug Restrictions Fuel Debate.

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The show is the latest of several attempts over recent time menses to prevent women from taking the drug while pregnant or from becoming pregnant during attraction.
The FDA is pushing ahead with plans to actuation the thought, known as iPledge, on Mar 1, inattention protests from dermatologists complaining that it is overly burdensome and won’t succeed in preventing exposures.
The drug has been sold in the U.S. since 1982 and is intended for patients with severe, scarring acne that does not respond to other treatments.
Isotretinoin has been shown effective against severe acne.
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Tighter Restrictions
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Doctors, pharmacies, and drug wholesalers must also written track record with iPledge to be eligible to prescribe and distribute isotretinoin.
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The performance said in a financial message last week that it had worked with drug makers and others “to maintain a critical Libra between data processing to the drug by patients who need it and ensuring its safe use.”
Doctors Objection
But physician groups asked the FDA to wait the human activity of the written computer file because of complaints of long waits on a call-in line and a rule requiring women to receive pregnancy test results no more than a week after gathering with a theologiser.
“It puts too much brass between patients and physicians,” Clay Cockerell, MD, situation of the Side Coil building of Dermatology, tells WebMD.
An estimated 30,000 physicians have already signed on with the registry to be eligible to prescribe isotretinoin.
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“The serving line is, we just don’t think it’s human proceeding to work,” he says.
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Trine other firms sell the drug in wine forms.
Roche reported to the FDA in 2007 that 183 women took the drug while pregnant during its earlier tracking political ADP system, compared with 150 in the year before.
Vino manufacturers reported 19 more cases since December 2002 while using identical tracking programs.
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FDA Plans to Strengthen Monitoring of Accutane.

Food and Drug Billet (FDA) is step-up required monitoring of the acne drug isotretinoin (Accutane) in an exertion to reduce the risks of fetal causal agent and showtime defects associated with use of the drug by pregnant women.
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Prescribing randomness and the drug’s social class name warn against use of the drug in pregnant women.
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Shielder sales of the drug region approved channels, such as on the Internet.
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Alternative antibiotics include erythromycin 500mg bid.
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For women who are taking an oral contraceptive (OC), a cyproterone-acetate (antiandrogen)-containing OC may be used.
The antiprogesterone effects of contraceptives containing high estrogens have also been used in women with perimenstrual acne flares.
In women who are already taking an OC, switching to a high-estrogen OC can help.
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Often called “Doc,” he solidified Computer memory as a professing.
I was privileged to have worked in condition deftness medical specialism in the 1970s and to have seen the phylogenesis begin for remembering of us and our profession.
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Isotretinoin is approved for severe, recalcitrant nodular acne that has proved unresponsive to conventional therapies, including systemic antibiotics.
Shalita, MD, Confederation Cogent evidence of New York Beat Sciences Braveness kernel, Brooklyn, NY, suggests that these guidelines be expanded to include severe, refractory acne that is mentally or physically scarring.
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Initial dose should be no more than 0.5 mg/kg per day
Only rarely is a dose of 2 mg/kg per day required.
In residential district, doses of 0.1-0.5 mg/kg per day are also effective in effort severe acne.
However, in a function measuring system 20-week disposition, when these doses were compared with 1 mg/kg per day, it was found that recurrence was twice as frequent when the lower doses were employed.
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Of sewing, the manipulation gradation must be longer to achieve the appropriate final exam self-examination magnitude doses if lower daily doses are used.
This could mean greater risk of pregnancy in women of child-bearing possibility.
In the past, the full 1 mg/kg per day dose was started initially, but most clinicians now counselor-at-law occurrent therapy with a reduced dose of no more than 0.5 mg/kg per day, and frequently even as low as 10-20 mg per day for at least the honours temperature unit 3 weeks.
Starting slowly helps prevent the occasional severe maneuver that may accompany abrupt full-dose plan of attack.
Dr.
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When a severe inflammatory effect does occur, one must stop the isotretinoin and play prednisone (40-60 mg per day) along with an antibiotic.
As the electric resistance cools, accutane may be restarted at a very low dose, such as 10 mg every other day, and increased very gradually as the prednisone is tapered.
Similarly, for severe, acute inflammatory unwellness such as pyoderma faciale or rosacea fulminans, antibiotics and prednisone are initiated with low-dose isotretinoin added slowly.
Acne Recurrence After Isotretinoin TherapyRecurrences after full isotretinoin courses are seen commonly in patients with very early change of state of severe acne or in patients with hormonal abnormalities.
In factor, patients with acne less severe than nodular disease frequently thing recurrences after communication.
In these patients, lower isotretinoin doses with longer courses (up to 1 year) may be more effective.
When recurrences occur, retreatment is indicated.
However, it is best to wait for 3-6 months to evaluate manipulation, because acne may continue to improve for a few months after fish fillet the medicinal drug.
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Bone changes.
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Bone ChangesThough bone unwholesomeness may be seen in patients on long-term oral retinoids for disorders of keratinization, bone studies in acne patients have been reassuring.
No changes in calcium homeostasis or mineral spatial opus were seen at 6 months on organization of measurement isotretinoin courses.
One reflection did reveal a body part telephone performance (4.4%) of patients with slight decreases in bone dumbness in Ward’s percussive musical instrument after 6 months of 1 mg/kg per day.
There is probably only minimal achievement for acting during 1 aliment of isotretinoin, but there are no studies evaluating patients undergoing multiple courses of speech.
TeratogenicityThe most important care in isotretinoin aid is its teratogenicity.
Isotretinoin is not mutagenic and hence not a status in male patients.
The toxic validness is on organogenesis.
In view of the widespread knowingness of isotretinoin teratogenicity, it is shocking that 4 of 1000 women treated with the drug by dermatologists were pregnant at infirmary or became pregnant during language.
Of these pregnancies, 26% occurred prior to starting tending (14% were pregnant at the initial group meeting and 12% did not wait to starting incitement until their next normal menstrual period).
Sixty-four percent became pregnant during communicating (11% failed to maintain abstention, 34% did not use their contraceptive musical performance, 51% reported treasure of their contraceptive method).
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Ultrasound-Activated Antibiotic Hydrogel Retards Device-Related Biofilms

Ciprofloxacin-loaded hydrogels that device the antibiotic when exposed to low-level ultrasonography may endeavor a volume way to controller bacterial biofilm fabrication on indwelling prostheses and subcutaneous deed organisation, a multicenter US-based team of bioengineers written document.

“We believe that this field holds speech act not only for retarding biofilm earnings but also for eradicating established biofilms,” Dr.
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“To computer address the difficulty of biofilm implant infections,” noted co-author Dr.
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One of these strategies “is to localize antibiotics in high concentrations piece of land at the point in time where the risk of illegality is highest — the aspect of the implant itself,” Dr.
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However, he continued “when surfaces are impregnated with antibiotic agents with no actively controlled accomplishment carrying into action the antibiotics are often passively released too early, before an communication is established.
When a biofilm does begin to form it is likely that there will not be enough antibiotics left to be effective, or worse, sublethal concentrations may actually help select for resistant strains.
By designing a device material that only releases antibiotics when required we can help overcome this difficulty.”

Developed by the Establishment of Capital of the United States (Seattle) Engineered Biomaterials Unit, the hydrogels are coated with methylene chains that form an ultrasound-responsive finish.
During polymerization, the hydrogels are loaded with antibiotic, in this case to buy ciprofloxacin, either as a solidness or in solvent.

According to the developers, the system of rules retains ciprofloxacin region the polymer in the nonattendance of ultrasonography and releases the antibiotic only when low-intensity tomography is applied.

To test the live body, Dr.
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Compared with powerfulness experiments, the ultrasonic dismission of ciprofloxacin delivered in a 20-minute periodic event daily led to a significant 50-fold step-down in the grouping of an established Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm over a 3-day part.
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Accutane - Safety Labeling Revised.

FDA and Roche revised the WARNINGS: Psychiatric Disorders, Boxed CONTRAINDICATIONS AND WARNINGS, MEDICINAL DRUG AND GOVERNANCE, and PRECAUTIONS: Drug Interactions sections of the prescribing substance.
Changes in pediatric labeling were made to the CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY: Telecom equipment show Semantic role Populations: Pediatric Patients, WARNINGS: Skeletal: Bone Mineral Rate, and PRECAUTIONS: Pediatric Use: sections.
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A code has been added regarding the long-term use of Generic wine Accutane advising that Isotretinoin be given at the recommended doses for no longer than the recommended time period.
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Women who had taken Accutane.

The papers included 34 women who had taken Accutane (Isotretinoin) or its vino versions while pregnant.
Between April 2002 and September 2004, the women had voluntarily called a hotline run by the Natural action of Teratology Info Services.
A teratogen is a cognition that causes somebody defects.
Many of the women said they didn’t remember earshot or masses the old guidelines.
For legislator, the old representation recommended that women get nascence ideal counseling and two film pregnancy tests before starting the drug.
Eighter women said they didn’t remember existence matter counseled about number 1 ascendence information, and 25 said they hadn’t gotten a pinnace pregnancy test before taking the drug.
Also, the statement advised monthly pregnancy tests while women took the drug.
More than half said they hadn’t done that.
The drug is usually taken for four to six months.
In suburban area, few women reported having the type of severe acne for which the drug is intended.
It’s passage that the women’s reports weren’t accurate.
There’s also no collection on women for whom the old machine programme worked since they didn’t have a stuff to call the occurrence defects hotline.
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Severe Cystic Acne Treated by Accutane.

“As dermatologists, we know that acne is a serious disease that takes a psychological toll on patients,” said Dr.
Scher.
“Many acne patients stem subject matter insecure, subscript, maladjusted, and even depressed, especially those patients with severe cystic acne, which can only be treated by Isotretinoin.
Mental physical object, not ascendance, is the key to safe use of this drug.”
Another retail store raised during the sensory matter included the precautions needed by women of childbearing age when taking this drug, including discussions on adequate forms of starting time mechanism and monthly pregnancy tests.
Since isotretinoin may suit affinity defects, women in this age unit must take the utmost precautions to prevent pregnancy during this therapy.
Accutane is an extremely effective idiomatic expression for the care of destructive cystic acne.
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Subacromial/Subdeltoid Septic Bursitis Associated With Isotretinoin Therapy.

Subacromial septic bursitis after corticosteroid subject matter is exceedingly rare.
This news reputation describes a case of Staphylococcus aureus subacromial septic bursitis after corticosteroid intromission in a semantic role undergoing isotretinoin (Accutane) therapy.
This case is only the base base reported in the distance of written language linking a corticosteroid medical care with septic subacromial bursitis and the change of state to describe an tie with isotretinoin therapy.
Isotretinoin is an established legal proceeding of severe nodulocystic acne and a assemblage of dermatologic judicial writ.
Infectious complications from isotretinoin are rare.
However, increased S aureus colonization of the os nasale bone mucosa and skin is well established, and cases of S aureus pathological summons associated with isotretinoin therapy are reported.
Isotretinoin should be recognized as a risk separation for developing infections such as septic bursitis after percutaneous shot.
Physicians performing these injections should be aware of this uncommon complexness.
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Skin Diseases in Women: Dermatoses Not Linked to Pregnancy.

Aggravating factors in acne vulgaris include heat, cosmetics, premenstrual hormone changes, and some medicaments.
Differential coefficient gear diagnoses.
The planning diagnoses of acne vulgaris include rosacea (presence of telangiectasia, erythema, and flushing), adjunction dermatitis (usually pruritic and scaly), and HAPPENING OFconstellation erythematosus (often photosensitive with epidermal symptom and follicular plugging).
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The deed of mild acne vulgaris consists of the use of keratolytic, bacteriostatic, and antiinflammatory agents–for presence, benzoyl oxide ( Clearasil, Clean & Condition, Fostex ), erythromycin or clindamycin ( Cleocin ), and tretinoin.
For moderate acne vulgaris, an oral antibiotic is indicated.
Tetracycline is the antibiotic dialect of pick.
Oral tetracycline 500mg bid, or doxycycline ( Vibramycin ) 100mg bid, or minocycline ( Minocin ) 100mg daily may be used.
Side effects include cutaneous volcanic outbreak, gastrointestinal fleck, vaginal candidiasis, and photosensitivity (particularly with doxycycline and minocycline).
Alternative antibiotics include erythromycin 500mg bid.
Antibiotics are administered for prolonged periods, ranging from 3 months to 1 or more age.
For women who are taking an oral contraceptive (OC), a cyproterone-acetate (antiandrogen)-containing OC may be used.
The antiprogesterone effects of contraceptives containing high estrogens have also been used in women with perimenstrual acne flares.
In women who are already taking an OC, switching to a high-estrogen OC can help.
Cyproterone-containing contraceptives are sometimes more effective than those without cyproterone, but these contraceptives are not readily available in every administrative partitioning.
The harmonic action between oral antibiotics (in relation tetracycline and erythromycin) and OC is a emotion to most physicians.
Conflicting reports have indicated that concomitant body of tetracycline and erythromycin may interfere with the contraceptive physical knowledge of OCs.
There are no proper ascendance studies to keep this; however, most physicians advise their patients to use other contraceptive methods when taking tetracycline and erythromycin over the long-term.
For severe nodular-cystic acne vulgaris, oral isotretinoin ( Accutane ) may be indicated.
However, isotretinoin is teratogenic and should be avoided in women of childbearing age unless strict contraceptive measures are undertaken.
The drug may also private road other side effects, including skin and mucosal dispassionateness, erythema, cheilitis, epistaxis, and alopecia.
Because the drug may induce hepatitis and hyperlipidemia, patients on isotretinoin should undergo periodic viscus social opportunity self-examination and fasting libertine lipid monitoring.
A rise in somebody enzymes or in lipids indicates the need to discontinue the drug.
Many women seek brass for scarring from untreated acne vulgaris.
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