Nationwide trends in the use of ADHD medications in the period 2006-2022: a study from the Norwegian prescription database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of medication for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increased globally throughout the early 2000s. This study examine trends in prevalences and incidences of medication use in Norway from 2006 to 2022.

Methods

Data from the Norwegian Prescription Database were used to present one-year-prevalence and incidence rates of ADHD medication (ATC-group N06BA and C02AC02) for the overall population (ages 6-64) and within sex and age subgroups of children (ages 6-17) and adults (ages 18-64). Incident use was defined as the dispensing of medication, with no recorded use in the previous two calendar years.

Results

The overall prevalence of ADHD medication use in 6- to 64-year-olds increased from 5.2 to 19.4 per 1000 in the period, most pronounced

SUBMITTER: Hartz I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11539614 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature