Use of psychiatric drugs in Slovenia in comparison to Scandinavian countries

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 399-403

  Fürst, Jurij ^a   Kocmur, Margareta ^b  

^a Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia   (Slovenia)

^b Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Drug prescription; Pharmacoepidemiology; Psychotropic drugs; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BIPERIDEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOMETHIAZOLE; CYCLOPYROLONE DERIVATIVE; DISULFIRAM; FLURAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LITHIUM SALT; MIDAZOLAM; NALTREXONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SCANDINAVIA; SIDE EFFECT; SLOVENIA; SWEDEN;

ALCOHOLISM; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LITHIUM; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; SCANDINAVIA; SLOVENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042871468     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.826     Document Type: Article

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