Effects of L'Aquila earthquake on the prescribing pattern of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1053-1062

  Trifirò, Gianluca ^a   Italiano, Domenico ^a   Alibrandi, Angela ^b   Sini, Giovanna ^c   Ferrajolo, Carmen ^d   Capuano, Annalisa ^d   Spina, Edoardo ^a   Rossi, Alessandro ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Antipsychotics; Drug use; Earthquake; Italy; Natural disaster; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CHLORPROMAZINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PALIPERIDONE; PERICIAZINE; PROMAZINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892829223     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9822-8     Document Type: Article

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