IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6795: Dental Pain Medication Prescriptions in Minas Gerais, Brazil (2011 & ndash;2021): A Time-Series Analysis

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6795: Dental Pain Medication Prescriptions in Minas Gerais, Brazil (2011–2021): A Time-Series Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph20186795 Authors: Alex Junio Silva Cruz Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras Martins Victor Santos Batista Henrique Pereira de Aguilar Penido Jacqueline Silva Santos Thiago Rezende dos Santos Woosung Sohn Lia Silva de Castilho Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu To describe trends of dentist-prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and analgesics, from January 2011 to December 2021, as well as to examine the relationship between these trends and characteristics of public oral health services in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In this time-series analysis, all drugs were classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system. Drugs categorized as NSAIDs (M01A), and other analgesics and antipyretics (N02B) were included for analysis. The outcome was the number of Defined Daily Doses (DDDs)/1000 inhabitants/year for NSAIDs and analgesics in each town. Covariates referred to characteristics of public oral health services, such as coverage, estimates of dental procedures, and frequency of toothache. Linear time-series regression models were used to determine the influence of covariates on the outcome. Overall, there were 58,482 prescriptions of NSAIDs recorded in thirty-eight towns, while 47,499 prescriptions o...
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