Comparison of psychotropic prescriptions between oncology and cardiology inpatients: result from a pharmacy database in a teaching hospital in Malaysia
| Autor: | Tai Yi Wern, Salina Mohamed, Ahmad Hatim Sulaiman, Chong Guan Ng, Nor Zuraida Zainal, Azwa Haris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
Male Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Heart Diseases Epidemiology medicine.drug_class Databases Pharmaceutical medicine.medical_treatment Pharmacy computer.software_genre Anxiolytic Drug Prescriptions Teaching hospital Hypnotic Cohort Studies Internal medicine Neoplasms medicine Humans Medical prescription Practice Patterns Physicians' Antipsychotic Hospitals Teaching Retrospective Studies Depressive Disorder Major Psychotropic Drugs Database business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Malaysia Retrospective cohort study Odds ratio Middle Aged Anxiety Disorders Antidepressive Agents Drug Utilization Anti-Anxiety Agents Psychotic Disorders Cardiology Female business computer Antipsychotic Agents |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 15(10) |
| ISSN: | 2476-762X |
| Popis: | Objective: To examine the prescription rates in cancer patients of three common psychotropic drugs: anxiolytic/ hypnotic, antidepressant and antipsychotic. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, data were extracted from the pharmacy database of University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC) responsible for dispensing records of patients stored in the pharmacy’s Medication Management and Use System (Ascribe). We analyzed the use of psychotropics in patients from the oncology ward and cardiology from 2008 to 2012. Odds ratios (ORs) were adjusted for age, gender and ethnicity. Results: A total of 3,345 oncology patients and 8,980 cardiology patients were included. Oncology patients were significantly more often prescribed psychotropic drugs (adjusted OR: anxiolytic/hypnotic=5.55 (CI: 4.64-6.63); antidepressants=6.08 (CI: 4.83-7.64) and antipsychotics=5.41 (CI: 4.17-7.02). Non-Malay female cancer patients were at significantly higher risk of anxiolytic/hypnotic use. Conclusions: Psychotropic drugs prescription is common in cancer patients. Anxiolytic/hypnotic prescription rates are significantly higher in non-Malay female patients in Malaysia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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