Monitoring of Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Parameters in Children, Youth, and Young Adults Prescribed Antipsychotic Drugs by General Practitioners.

ABSTRACT: Objective: The aim of the study was to assess monitoring of adverse drug reaction (ADR)-related parameters in children, youth, and young adults treated with second-generation antipsychotic drugs (SGAs) prescribed by general practitioners (GPs). Methods: This retrospective follow-up study included children, youth, and young adults aged 0 - 24 years, who had an initial prescription of an SGA recorded in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink between 2000 and 2017, and who were prescribed an SGA more than once for a duration of at least 6 months. It included an assessment of which ADR-related physical parameters (weight, height, body-mass index, waist circumference, pulse, blood pressure, and heart examination) and laboratory parameters (glucose, HbA1c, lipids, an

SUBMITTER: Minjon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8884168 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature