Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

depression_rx

Categories

Medications

Depression medications
Depression medication usage in last 2 weeks

ValueCoding
1(Yes) If participant was taking a medication for treating depression at this visit
0(No) If participant was not taking a medication for treating depression at this visit

Participants supplied all medications prescribed by a doctor, vitamins, supplements, and over-the-counter remedies and medicines taken in the 2 weeks prior to the evaluation. Direct visual inspection of all containers of prescription and over-the-counter agents allowed for medication documentation. Medications were subsequently coded using the Medi-Span Drug Data Base system.

Medications include:

ZOLOFT               AMITRIPTYLIN              LEXAPRO
PAXIL                CELEXA                    TRAZODONE
REMERON              EFFEXOR XR                MIRTAZAPINE
PROZAC               PAROXETINE                NORTRIPTYLIN
FLUOXETINE           WELLBUTRIN                IMIPRAM HCL
EFFEXOR              DOXEPIN HCL               ELAVIL
PAXIL CR             BUPROPION                 SERTRALINE

Medi-Span. Master Drug Data Base Documentation Manual. Indianapolis, IN: Medi-Span, 1995.