2010
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903489890
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Patterns of Antipsychotic Medication Use in Australia 2002–2007

Abstract: Atypical antipsychotic drugs were most commonly used to treat schizophrenia in younger men and behavioural disturbances in older women with dementia. They appear to have been used outside of the approved indication for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with significant financial costs to the PBS. Research into the reasons for their extensive use in elderly women is needed to inform more rational prescribing of these medicines.

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“…It also forms a database for future research and pattern comparison. The ratio for use of atypical: typical antipsychotics in our study (2.3:1) is somehow similar to what is reported in Western world and higher than other developing countries [5,9,[11][12][13][14]. One reason for this might be attributed to the economic status of the countries.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
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“…It also forms a database for future research and pattern comparison. The ratio for use of atypical: typical antipsychotics in our study (2.3:1) is somehow similar to what is reported in Western world and higher than other developing countries [5,9,[11][12][13][14]. One reason for this might be attributed to the economic status of the countries.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…However, the major factor that affects the prescribing trends of these antipsychotics among developed and developing countries is the cost despite treatment guidelines recommendation where atypical antipsychotics are considered as the first pharmacologic option for schizophrenia [5][6][7][8]. In East Asian region (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan) and among 2368 patients, 44% were receiving a single antipsychotic agent and half of these agents (53.3%) were typical ones [5] In Australia, however, the atypical drugs were the most used antipsychotics (77.3%) and olanzapine was the most prescribed drug [9].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Este trabajo demuestra diferencias significativas en cuanto a edad y sexo respecto a la prescripción de antipsicóticos, especialmente, su uso en mujeres ancianas, en las que la demencia es más común, y en hombres jóvenes, en los cuales hay una mayor prevalencia de esquizofrenia, como lo demuestra la literatura científica (20). Se ha observado que los antipsicóticos atípicos, principalmente olanzapina y risperidona, han sido útiles en la reducción de la agresividad y la psicosis en pacientes con enfermedad de Alzheimer; sin embargo, en estos pacientes, aumenta la frecuencia de aparición de efectos extrapiramidales y cerebrovasculares, por lo cual se deben evaluar los riesgos potenciales (20).…”
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“…Se ha observado que los antipsicóticos atípicos, principalmente olanzapina y risperidona, han sido útiles en la reducción de la agresividad y la psicosis en pacientes con enfermedad de Alzheimer; sin embargo, en estos pacientes, aumenta la frecuencia de aparición de efectos extrapiramidales y cerebrovasculares, por lo cual se deben evaluar los riesgos potenciales (20).…”
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