Prescribing patterns of antiepileptic drugs in Italy: A nationwide population-based study in the years 2000-2005

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1317-1321

  Savica, R ^a,b   Beghi, E ^b   Mazzaglia, G ^c   Innocenti, F ^c   Brignoli, O ^c   Cricelli, C ^c   Caputi, A P ^a,d   Musolino, R ^a   Spina, E ^a,d   Trifiro G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c Italian College of General Practitioners   (Italy)

^d IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Antiepileptic indications; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BARBEXACLONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; PRIMIDONE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VALPROMIDE; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MARKETING; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMINES; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COHORT STUDIES; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PAIN; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHENOBARBITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 36248951537     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01970.x     Document Type: Article

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