TY - JOUR
T1 - Complex polypharmacy in bipolar disorder
T2 - Side effect burden, adherence, and response predictors
AU - Fung, Vicki C.
AU - Overhage, Lindsay N.
AU - Sylvia, Louisa G.
AU - Reilly-Harrington, Noreen A.
AU - Kamali, Masoud
AU - Gao, Keming
AU - Shelton, Richard C.
AU - Ketter, Terence A.
AU - Bobo, William V.
AU - Thase, Michael E.
AU - Calabrese, Joseph R.
AU - Tohen, Mauricio
AU - Deckersbach, Thilo
AU - Nierenberg, Andrew A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Background: Complex polypharmacy (CP) is common in bipolar disorder (BD). We assessed the associations between CP, adherence, and side effect burden, and patient traits associated with clinical improvement in relationship to CP. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of 482 adult BD participants in the Bipolar CHOICE trial. We examined the associations between CP (use of ≥3 BD medications) and non-adherence (missing >30% of BD medication doses in the last 30 days) and side effect burden (Frequency, Intensity and Burden of Side Effects Rating scale) using multivariate models with patient random effects. We used logistic regression to assess the patient traits associated with remission among those with majority CP use (Clinical Global Impression-Severity for BD score ≤2 for 8+ weeks). Results: 43% of patients had any CP and 25% had CP for the majority of the study. CP was associated with non-adherence (OR = 2.51, 95% CI [1.81, 3.50]), but not worse side effect burden. Among those with CP, 16% achieved remission; those with non-adherence, comorbid social or generalized anxiety disorder, or BD I vs. II were less likely to achieve remission among those with CP. Limitations: There could be unmeasured confounding between use of CP and side effect burden or adherence. Adherence was measured by self-report, which could be subject to reporting error. Conclusions: BD patients with CP were less likely to adhere to therapy, and those with worse adherence to CP were less likely to clinically respond. Clinicians should assess medication adherence prior to adding another agent to medication regimens.
AB - Background: Complex polypharmacy (CP) is common in bipolar disorder (BD). We assessed the associations between CP, adherence, and side effect burden, and patient traits associated with clinical improvement in relationship to CP. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of 482 adult BD participants in the Bipolar CHOICE trial. We examined the associations between CP (use of ≥3 BD medications) and non-adherence (missing >30% of BD medication doses in the last 30 days) and side effect burden (Frequency, Intensity and Burden of Side Effects Rating scale) using multivariate models with patient random effects. We used logistic regression to assess the patient traits associated with remission among those with majority CP use (Clinical Global Impression-Severity for BD score ≤2 for 8+ weeks). Results: 43% of patients had any CP and 25% had CP for the majority of the study. CP was associated with non-adherence (OR = 2.51, 95% CI [1.81, 3.50]), but not worse side effect burden. Among those with CP, 16% achieved remission; those with non-adherence, comorbid social or generalized anxiety disorder, or BD I vs. II were less likely to achieve remission among those with CP. Limitations: There could be unmeasured confounding between use of CP and side effect burden or adherence. Adherence was measured by self-report, which could be subject to reporting error. Conclusions: BD patients with CP were less likely to adhere to therapy, and those with worse adherence to CP were less likely to clinically respond. Clinicians should assess medication adherence prior to adding another agent to medication regimens.
KW - Bipolar disorder
KW - Complex polypharmacy
KW - Medication adherence
KW - Polypharmacy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.050
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.050
M3 - Article
C2 - 31299400
AN - SCOPUS:85068501535
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 257
SP - 17
EP - 22
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
ER -