Psychopharmacoepidemiology in Iceland: effects of regulations and new medications
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/111498 2023-05-15T16:47:12+02:00 Psychopharmacoepidemiology in Iceland: effects of regulations and new medications Helgason, T Bjornsson, J K Zoëga, T Thorsteinsson, H S Tomasson, H Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Iceland. 2010-09-21 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/111498 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02900199 en eng Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02900199 Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1997, 247(2):93-9 0940-1334 9177955 doi:10.1007/BF02900199 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/111498 European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged 80 and over Drug Prescriptions Female Humans Iceland Male Middle Aged Prevalence Psychotropic Drugs Sex Factors Social Control Formal Article 2010 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02900199 2022-05-29T08:21:37Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field The sale of psychotropic medications in Iceland has waxed and waned during the past 20 years with approximately 5 years between peak and bottom quantities sold. Apparently, it has decreased following restrictions imposed by the public health authorities and increased again following the introduction of new drug. In order to study this further, all prescriptions for psychotropic medications to non-hospitalized inhabitants of the capital city (Reykjavík) and dispensed by pharmacists there during 1 month in 1984, 1989 and 1993 were analysed in order to estimate the 1-month prevalence of psychopharmacological use. The results support the hypothesis partly as prescriptions for tranquillizers decreased in 1989 as well as the amount of tranquillizers and hypnotics prescribed following new restrictions, whereas the prevalence odds ratio of obtaining prescriptions for hypnotics remained unchanged. The proportion of patients receiving excessive amounts of tranquillizers and/or hypnotics decreased. The prevalence of excessive use of these drugs (i.e. > 90 DDD/month) was 0.5% in 1993. In 1993 the prevalence of the use of antidepressants as well as the amount prescribed had increased substantially following the introduction of the new selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications. Thus, the prevalence of patients obtaining any psychotropic medication remained unchanged from 1984 to 1993. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Reykjavík European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 247 2 93 99 |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field The sale of psychotropic medications in Iceland has waxed and waned during the past 20 years with approximately 5 years between peak and bottom quantities sold. Apparently, it has decreased following restrictions imposed by the public health authorities and increased again following the introduction of new drug. In order to study this further, all prescriptions for psychotropic medications to non-hospitalized inhabitants of the capital city (Reykjavík) and dispensed by pharmacists there during 1 month in 1984, 1989 and 1993 were analysed in order to estimate the 1-month prevalence of psychopharmacological use. The results support the hypothesis partly as prescriptions for tranquillizers decreased in 1989 as well as the amount of tranquillizers and hypnotics prescribed following new restrictions, whereas the prevalence odds ratio of obtaining prescriptions for hypnotics remained unchanged. The proportion of patients receiving excessive amounts of tranquillizers and/or hypnotics decreased. The prevalence of excessive use of these drugs (i.e. > 90 DDD/month) was 0.5% in 1993. In 1993 the prevalence of the use of antidepressants as well as the amount prescribed had increased substantially following the introduction of the new selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications. Thus, the prevalence of patients obtaining any psychotropic medication remained unchanged from 1984 to 1993. |
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Psychopharmacoepidemiology in Iceland: effects of regulations and new medications |
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Psychopharmacoepidemiology in Iceland: effects of regulations and new medications |
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