Factors Associated With Off-Label Utilization of Second-Generation Antipsychotics Among Publicly Insured Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Off-label utilization of second-generation antipsychotic medications may expose patients to significant risks. The authors examined the prevalence, temporal trends, and factors associated with off-label utilization of second-generation antipsychotics among publicly insured adults.

Methods

A retrospective repeated panel was used to examine monthly off-label utilization of second-generation antipsychotics among fee-for-service Medicare, Medicaid, and dually eligible White, Black, and Latino adult beneficiaries filling prescriptions for second-generation antipsychotics in California, Georgia, Mississippi, and Oklahoma from July 2008 through June 2013.

Results

Among 301,367 users of second-generation antipsychotics, between 36.5% and 41.9% had utilization that w

SUBMITTER: Horvitz-Lennon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8410611 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature