Open AccessInterprovincial Variation in Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Prescriptions Dispensed in the Canadian Pediatric Population
Author(s) -
Nikita Arora,
Simon R. Knowles,
Tara Gomes,
Muhammad Mamdani,
David N. Juurlink,
Corine Carlisle,
Mina Tadrous
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the canadian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.68
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1497-0015
pISSN - 0706-7437
DOI - 10.1177/0706743716649190
Subject(s) - medicine , antipsychotic , medical prescription , risperidone , population , psychiatry , antidepressant , pharmacoepidemiology , defined daily dose , pediatrics , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , pharmacology , environmental health , anxiety
Although antidepressants and antipsychotics are valuable medications in the treatment of select psychiatric disorders, there is increasing focus on the balance of risks and benefits of these drugs as prescribed, particularly in the pediatric population. We examined recent national trends and interprovincial variation in dispensing of antipsychotic and antidepressant prescriptions to the Canadian pediatric population.
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