Trends in prescribing patterns of antiepileptic drugs among older adult inpatients in a Brazilian tertiary center.
Telma Rocha de AssisAroldo BacellarLuan CÔrtesSilas SantanaGersonita CostaOsvaldo José Moreira do NascimentoPublished in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2021)
Phenytoin was the main suboptimal AED prescribed in our population, and convulsive SE and acute symptomatic seizures associated with some etiologies were independent risk factors for phenytoin prescription. These results suggest ongoing commitment to reducing the prescription of suboptimal AEDs, particularly phenytoin in Brazilian emergence rooms.