Patterns and predictors for prescription of psychotropics and mood-stabilizing antiepileptics during pregnancy in Denmark 2000-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To analyse prescribing patterns during pregnancy for antipsychotics (APs), antidepressants (ADs) and mood-stabilizing antiepileptics (AEDs) in Denmark from 2000 to 2016.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Danish Medical Birth Register, the Register for Legally Induced Abortions, the Danish National Patient Register and the Register of Medicinal Product Statistics. Data were linked through a unique personal identifier by Statistics Denmark.

Results

The use of APs increased 2.5-fold from a prevalence of 1.5 per 1000 pregnancies to 3.8 for pregnancies ending in a delivery. Use of mood-stabilizing AEDs increased from a prevalence of 0.1 to 2.1 during the study period. The prevalence for APs and mood-stabilizing AEDs was nearly twice as high for pregnancies ending in

SUBMITTER: Damkier P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6177713 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature