Off-label use of psychotropic drugs in youth.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Assess the prevalence of off-label psychotropic medication use in paediatric and adolescent outpatients, and to identify the most frequently prescribed drugs for various psychiatric conditions.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed using data from the Norwegian Prescription Database (NorPD) and responses to an electronic survey distributed to child and adolescent psychiatrists across Norway. The NorPD data used in this study was collected from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. The electronic survey was sent out in January 2021 and was active until March 2021.

Results

We analysed a total of 55,066 prescriptions, and identified that 55% of these were off-label. When medications for hyperkinetic disorders were excluded, the percentage of off-l

SUBMITTER: Rosland HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12312274 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature