Medicina
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To evaluate trends in the use of antidepressant drugs in Lithuania between 2002 and 2004 and to perform cost-minimization and reference price analysis enabling more rational use of financial resources of national health system. ⋯ The findings suggest that the use of total antidepressant drugs continues to increase because of the increased use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other (newer) antidepressant drugs. In comparison with the data in other countries, the consumption of antidepressant drugs in Lithuania is low.