Mean number of items prescribed per ASTROPU by quarter by group | |||||||||||||
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Quarter | 99/00 (2nd) | 99/00 (3rd) | 99/00 (4th) | 00/01(1st) | 00/01 (2nd) | 00/01 (3rd) | |||||||
Drug | Group | mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | sd |
lofepramine | Intervention | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.96 | 0.75 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.77 | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.93 | 0.91 |
 | Control | 1.08 | 0.74 | 1.06 | 0.68 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 1.05 | 0.67 | 0.99 | 0.65 | 0.98 | 0.68 |
 | All | 1.01 | 0.80. | 1.01 | 0.71 | 0.98 | 0.80 | 0.97 | 0.72 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 0.74 |
Other TCAs | Intervention | 7.33 | 4.14 | 7.53 | 4.16 | 7.32 | 4.39 | 7.16 | 4.03 | 7.31 | 4.23 | 7.52 | 4.27 |
 | Control | 7.70 | 3.21 | 7.80 | 3.12 | 7.39 | 2.89 | 7.58 | 2.69 | 7.54 | 2.58 | 7.79 | 2.60 |
 | All | 7.52 | 3.67 | 7.67 | 3.64 | 7.35 | 3.67 | 7.38 | 3.39 | 7.43 | 3.46 | 7.66 | 3.49 |
SSRIs | Intervention | 6.04 | 2.32 | 6.32 | 2.39 | 6.44 | 2.42 | 6.77 | 2.41 | 6.97 | 2.65 | 7.36 | 2.67 |
 | Control | 6.36 | 1.75 | 6.65 | 2.03 | 6.74 | 2.03 | 7.01 | 2.17 | 7.38 | 2.15 | 7.86 | 2.17 |
 | All | 6.21 | 2.04 | 6.49 | 2.20 | 6.59 | 2.22 | 6.89 | 2.28 | 7.18 | 2.40 | 7.62 | 2.42 |
MAOIs | Intervention | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
 | Control | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
 | All | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
Mean cost items prescribed per ASTROPU by quarter by group | |||||||||||||
Quarter | 99/00 (2 nd ) | 99/00 (3 rd ) | 99/00 (4 th ) | 00/01(1 st ) | 00/01 (2 nd ) | 00/01 (3 rd ) | |||||||
Drug | Group | mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | Sd |
lofepramine | Intervention | 8.83 | 6.74 | 9.21 | 6.33 | 9.00 | 6.98 | 8.35 | 6.32 | 8.45 | 6.67 | 8.21 | 6.48 |
 | Control | 9.72 | 6.88 | 9.64 | 6.26 | 9.00 | 6.86 | 9.04 | 6.15 | 8.65 | 5.76 | 8.33 | 5.87 |
 | All | 9.29 | 6.78 | 9.43 | 6.25 | 9.00 | 6.87 | 8.70 | 6.20 | 8.56 | 6.18 | 8.27 | 6.13 |
Other TCAs | Intervention | 25.62 | 15.45 | 28.76 | 16.87 | 28.17 | 16.37 | 27.27 | 15.48 | 26.47 | 14.84 | 26.13 | 14.40 |
 | Control | 24.85 | 7.09 | 27.84 | 8.54 | 26.08 | 8.18 | 25.68 | 7.63 | 24.20 | 6.77 | 24.28 | 6.88 |
 | All | 25.22 | 11.83 | 28.29 | 13.18 | 27.09 | 12.78 | 26.45 | 12.04 | 25.30 | 11.40 | 25.18 | 11.14 |
SSRIs | Intervention | 132.60 | 49.52 | 132.93 | 49.09 | 131.59 | 45.76 | 117.65 | 39.66 | 109.00 | 41.21 | 112.06 | 42.45 |
 | Control | 141.25 | 55.29 | 142.62 | 55.80 | 140.78 | 54.79 | 122.39 | 38.04 | 114.91 | 33.15 | 116.52 | 38.69 |
 | All | 137.04 | 52.38 | 137.91 | 52.50 | 136.31 | 50.46 | 120.09 | 38.63 | 112.04 | 37.14 | 114.35 | 40.34 |
MAOIs | Intervention | 0.57 | 0.97 | 0.71 | 1.24 | 0.55 | 0.94 | 0.55 | 0.88 | 0.55 | 0.79 | 0.51 | 0.76 |
 | Control | 0.95 | 1.17 | 0.99 | 1.39 | 0.78 | 1.04 | 0.80 | 1.11 | 0.71 | 0.99 | 0.68 | 0.88 |
 | All | 0.77 | 1.09 | 0.85 | 1.32 | 0.67 | 0.99 | 0.68 | 1.01 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.82 |