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T1 Trends in the consumption of antidepressant drugs before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Canary Islands, Spain: The case of the province of Las Palmas
A1 Oliva Martín, Alexis Manuel
A1 Moreno Galván, Ana Vanessa
A1 Dévora Gutiérrez, Sandra
A1 Abdala Kuri,  Susana
K1 Antidepressants
K1 Depression
K1 COVID-19
K1 Consumption
K1 Defined
K1 Daily dose
K1 Urban/rural
K1 Spain
K1 Canary Islands
AB The use of antidepressants (ADs) has increased significantly as a result of COVID-19 and its consequences. However, there are some notable differences in the relative levels of usebetween geographical areas and population groups. The aim of this work is to assess the impactof COVID-19 on the consumption of ADs in the Canary Islands, focusing on the islands of GranCanaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, by analyzing the trends in prescriptions of ADs during thepandemic period (2020) compared to the pre-pandemic period (2016–2020). Data were extracted fromthe community pharmacy wholesaler at a population level. Consumption patterns are expressed as the number of defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitant/day. The overall consumption of DIDswas higher in Gran Canaria, mainly in urban areas and the capital. It was similar in both Lanzaroteand Fuerteventura, but particularly localized in the capital, which are considered semi-urban areas.Lanzarote and Fuerteventura present the same pattern of prescription ADs use, whereas Gran Canariais notably different. This finding was also observed in the more consumed active pharmaceuticalingredients, although small inter-island variations in the ranking and percentages were observed.Sertraline and escitalopram are two of the most prescribed N06AB ADs, whereas the most recentN06AX ADs such as venlafaxine, mirtazapine and desvenlafaxine are more commonly prescribed.These differences in prescription ADs can be explained by demographical characteristics, populationsize, the fact of living in an urban area and general medical practice. In this context, the COVID-19pandemic did not have an impact on the overall trend of the use of ADs between 2016 and 2020 inthe islands under study
SN 2227-9032
YR 2023
FD 2023
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RD 22-dic-2024