Temporal trends in antipsychotic prescriptions for pediatric patients using an administrative hospital database in Japan: a retrospective study.

Daisuke KikuchiTaku ObaraRyo ObaraHiroaki HinoNaoto SuzukiShota KashiwaguraTakashi WatanabeRyusuke OuchiKensuke UsuiKouji Okada

Published in: Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences (2024)

Aripiprazole and risperidone were primarily prescribed for pediatric schizophrenia in Japan during the study period. Additionally, the proportion of aripiprazole prescriptions increased over time.

Keyphrases

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