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Trends in prescription of psychotropic medications to children and adolescents in Australian primary care from 2011 to 2018
CONCLUSION: General practitioner prescribing of melatonin, antipsychotics, antidepressants and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications to under-19-year-olds increased markedly from 2011 to 2018. Although benzodiazepine and Z-drug prescriptions declined, this was offset by a substantial increase in melatonin prescribing.PMID:34963342 | DOI:10.1177/00048674211067720
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - December 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Julie Klau Carla De Oliveira Bernardo David Alejandro Gonzalez-Chica Melissa Raven Jon Jureidini Source Type: research

Trends in the prescription of drugs used for insomnia in Australian general practice, 2011-2018
CONCLUSION: Overall, BZD prescriptions in Australia declined from 2011-2018. However, the prescription of some of these drugs increased for patients with a recently recorded insomnia diagnosis. This is concerning because of potential adverse effects and risk of dependence.PMID:33950853 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2021.0054
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - May 5, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mumtaz Begum David Gonzalez-Chica Carla Bernardo Amelia Woods Nigel Stocks Source Type: research