' Antidepressiva save more than billion to medical
expenses '
THE HAGUE - the sickness absence under the 850,000 Dutch
who antidepressiva swallow, decreases of 31 up to eight days per year.
The pills save approximately 1.25 billion euro per year to the
society. The research office TNS nipo conclude that in a
research which has been presented Thursday during a congress of the
Dutch association for psychiatry (NVvP).
Prozac are of the most known antidepressiva.
Photograph: scanner the research office assumes at
calculations a modal income by patiënt. From the research
becomes clear also that users of the antidepressiva are very satisfied
concerning the impact of the resources. More than 90 per cent
calls the medecines effective, 85 per cent of the users judge that is
or its life has gained by the antidepressiva quality. More than
90 per cent of patiënten with children a better parent says has
become after use.
The gros of patiënten gets the medecines by means of the
general practitioner. The research office has asked also doctors
for their voorschrijfgedrag. More than the quarter of doctors,
76 per cent, says be distant with prescribing the medecines.
The use of antidepressiva increases the last years strongly in
the Netherlands. Many experts place thereby question signs.
They are frightened that people too fast and too frequently the
medecines swallow. One small part, of the person questioned
patiënten give 4 per cent to to have stopped with the
antidepressiva after negative bulletins concerning the resources in
the media. According to the association of psychiatrists it is
dangerous zomaar with the medecines stop.
The NVvP see in the research the proof that doctors in the
Netherlands do not deal irresponsable with the medecines.
Source "' Antidepressiva save more than billion to medical
expenses '": telegraph
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