Extent and risks of antidepressant off-label use in children and adolescents in Germany between 2004 and 2011

Autor: Bianca Kollhorst, Michael Dörks, Ralf W. Dittmann, Oliver Riedel, Edeltraut Garbe, Carsten Schröder, Tilo Blenk
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 26(11):1395-1402
ISSN: 1053-8569
Popis: Purpose So far, only little is known about antidepressant off-label use in pediatric patients. This is the first study examining the prevalence and the risks of off-label antidepressant prescriptions in minors over time in Germany and analyzing patterns regarding age, sex, drug class, and type of off-label use. Methods We used claims data of about two million individuals (
Databáze: OpenAIRE