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Article: Epidemiologic features of antipsychotic prescribing to children and adolescents in primary care in the United Kingdom

TitleEpidemiologic features of antipsychotic prescribing to children and adolescents in primary care in the United Kingdom
Authors
KeywordsAntipsychotics
Drug utilization
Pediatric
Pharmacoepidemiology
Issue Date2008
PublisherAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. The Journal's web site is located at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/
Citation
Pediatrics, 2008, v. 121 n. 5, p. 1002-1009 How to Cite?
AbstractOBJECTIVE. The goal was to investigate the epidemiologic features of antipsychotic prescribing to children and adolescents in general practice in the United Kingdom. METHODS. A total of 384 participating general practices from the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database were used to identify patients 0 to 18 years of age who were prescribed ≥1 antipsychotic medication between January 1, 1992, and December 31, 2005. Annual age-specific prevalences and incidences of antipsychotic prescribing were calculated. RESULTS. The overall prevalence of use of all antipsychotics increased from 1992 (0.39 users per 1000 patient-years) to 2005 (0.77 users per 1000 patient-years). The prescribing prevalence for patients 7 to 12 years of age almost tripled between 1992 (0.23 users per 1000 patient-years) and 2005 (0.61 users per 1000 patient-years). Atypical antipsychotic prescribing increased 60-fold from 1994 (0.01 users per 1000 patient-years) to 2005 (0.61 users per 1000 patient-years). However, typical antipsychotic prescribing decreased significantly from 2000 (0.44 users per 1000 patient- years) to 2005 (0.18 users per 1000 patient-years). The incidences for typical and atypical antipsychotics showed trends similar to those of the respective prevalences. However, the overall incidence (number of new starters) for all antipsychotics was relatively stable between 1992 and 2005, which suggests that patients remain on treatment longer. CONCLUSIONS. The overall prevalence of antipsychotics almost doubled between 1992 and 2005;however, the rate of increase was much lower than the reported figures in the United States. The prescribing of atypical antipsychotic drugs has increased despite the lack of conclusive evidence showing their superiority over older conventional antipsychotics. Additional investigation is required to evaluate their efficacy and safety in children and adolescents. Copyright © 2008 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/132860
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2023 Impact Factor: 6.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.437
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dc.contributor.authorMurray, MLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorByrne, PJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, ICKen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-04T07:57:38Z-
dc.date.available2011-04-04T07:57:38Z-
dc.date.issued2008en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPediatrics, 2008, v. 121 n. 5, p. 1002-1009en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0031-4005en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/132860-
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE. The goal was to investigate the epidemiologic features of antipsychotic prescribing to children and adolescents in general practice in the United Kingdom. METHODS. A total of 384 participating general practices from the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database were used to identify patients 0 to 18 years of age who were prescribed ≥1 antipsychotic medication between January 1, 1992, and December 31, 2005. Annual age-specific prevalences and incidences of antipsychotic prescribing were calculated. RESULTS. The overall prevalence of use of all antipsychotics increased from 1992 (0.39 users per 1000 patient-years) to 2005 (0.77 users per 1000 patient-years). The prescribing prevalence for patients 7 to 12 years of age almost tripled between 1992 (0.23 users per 1000 patient-years) and 2005 (0.61 users per 1000 patient-years). Atypical antipsychotic prescribing increased 60-fold from 1994 (0.01 users per 1000 patient-years) to 2005 (0.61 users per 1000 patient-years). However, typical antipsychotic prescribing decreased significantly from 2000 (0.44 users per 1000 patient- years) to 2005 (0.18 users per 1000 patient-years). The incidences for typical and atypical antipsychotics showed trends similar to those of the respective prevalences. However, the overall incidence (number of new starters) for all antipsychotics was relatively stable between 1992 and 2005, which suggests that patients remain on treatment longer. CONCLUSIONS. The overall prevalence of antipsychotics almost doubled between 1992 and 2005;however, the rate of increase was much lower than the reported figures in the United States. The prescribing of atypical antipsychotic drugs has increased despite the lack of conclusive evidence showing their superiority over older conventional antipsychotics. Additional investigation is required to evaluate their efficacy and safety in children and adolescents. Copyright © 2008 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. The Journal's web site is located at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofPediatricsen_HK
dc.subjectAntipsychoticsen_HK
dc.subjectDrug utilizationen_HK
dc.subjectPediatricen_HK
dc.subjectPharmacoepidemiologyen_HK
dc.titleEpidemiologic features of antipsychotic prescribing to children and adolescents in primary care in the United Kingdomen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, ICK: wongick@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1542/peds.2007-2008en_HK
dc.identifier.pmid18450906en_HK
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