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Pre-existing conditions for adverse events and potential drug-drug interactions limit safe, non-antidepressant augmentation options for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), according to research presented at Psych Congress 2020, held September 10-13, 2020.
Researchers conducted a retrospective matched cohort study in which patients with TRD were matched 1:1 and compared with patients with non-TRD major depressive disorder (MDD). Among the TRD cohort, the date of TRD onset was defined as the initiation of a new antidepressant treatment course after the absence of response to 2 antidepressant treatment courses of adequate dose and duration. The index date for non-TRD patients was randomly selected among all dates with an antidepressant medication claim.
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Participants were identified through MarketScan® Databases. Patients were excluded from the study if they had a confirmed diagnosis for specific psychiatric comorbidities during the study period, <12 months of continuous insurance eligibility prior to the index date, <3 months of continuous insurance eligibility after the index date, and were <18 years of age at the index date.
The primary outcome measure was a comparison of pre-existing conditions in the 12 months pre-index and potential severe/moderate drug-drug interactions in the 3 months pre/post-index date associated with specific atypical antipsychotics, buspirone, psychostimulants, anticonvulsants, thyroid hormone, and lithium between both cohorts.
A total of 3414 patients with TRD (mean age, 39.7 years; 68.6% women) were identified and matched to those with non-TRD MDD. Among patients with TRD, the prevalence of having at least 1 pre-existing condition related to an AE for any non-antidepressant augmentation was 82%. Results of the analysis found that patients with TRD vs non-TRD MDD had a 1.33 times higher odds of at least 1 pre-existing condition for adverse events, including higher odds for cardiovascular conditions. Additionally, patients with TRD vs non-TRD MDD had 12.92 and 6.35 times higher odds of at least 2 and at least 3 drug-drug interactions, respectively.
“Effective treatment options for patients with TRD who failed previous treatment courses with [antidepressants] may be limited given the high prevalence of pre-existing conditions for [antidepressants] and potential [drug-drug interactions] associated with non-[antidepressant] augmentation therapies,” the study authors reported.
Disclosure: This study was funded by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.
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Reference
Zhdanava M, Karkare S, Pilon D, et al. Prevalence of pre-existing conditions for adverse events and potential drug-drug interactions associated with augmentation therapies among patients with treatment-resistant depression. Presented at: Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience; September 10-13, 2020. Poster 191.
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