Trends in Antiepileptic Drug Prescriptions for Childhood Epilepsy at a Tertiary Children's Hospital in Korea, 2001-2012.
CONCLUSION: This study provided updated information on AED prescription trends for childhood epilepsy. We found a progressive increase in the use of newer AEDs. However, valproic acid, the only prevalent older AED, continued to be widely prescribed. A high rate of polytherapy among the prescriptions overall raises some safety concerns.
PMID: 26400586 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Paediatric Drugs - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Cho YS, Ah YM, Jung AH, Kim KJ, Lee JY Tags: Paediatr Drugs Source Type: research
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