Trends in stimulant dispensing by age, sex, state of residence, and prescriber specialty - United States, 2014-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stimulant medications are commonly prescribed for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; however, they also have high potential for diversion and misuse. We estimated national stimulant dispensing trends from 2014 to 2019 and differences in dispensing by age, sex, state, prescriber specialty, payor type, patient copay, and stimulant type.

Methods

We calculated rates of stimulant dispensing using IQVIA National Prescription Audit (NPA) New to Brand, NPA Regional, and NPA Extended Insights data, which provide dispensing estimates from approximately 49,900 pharmacies representing 92 % of prescriptions dispensed in the United States. Average annual percent change (AAPC) from 2014 to 2019 was analyzed using Joinpoint regression.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Board AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7851748 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature