Psychotropic polypharmacy in the US pediatric population: a methodologic critique and commentary

JM Zito, Y Zhu, DJ Safer - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Psychotropic concomitant medication use for the treatment of youth with
emotional and behavioral disorders has grown significantly in the US over the past 25 years …

Using Joinpoint regression for drug utilization research: tutorial and case study of prescription opioid use in the United States

JM Hincapie‐Castillo, A Goodin - … and Drug Safety, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Drug utilization researchers are often interested in evaluating prescribing and
medication use patterns and trends over a specified period of time. Joinpoint regression is a …

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children without symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019

AM Sola, AP David, KW Rosbe, A Baba… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Methods The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children who are asymptomatic was
reported by pediatric otolaryngologists as part of a quality improvement project through May …

Integrating pediatric universal behavioral health care at federally qualified health centers

RC Sheldrick, MH Bair-Merritt, MP Durham… - …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND Research supports integrated pediatric behavioral health (BH), but
evidence gaps remain in ensuring equitable care for children of all ages. In response, an …

Stimulant patterns, alone or with other psychotropic classes, in medicaid-insured youth continuously enrolled for 3–8 years

D Zhu, JM Zito, JF Gardner, HA Young… - Journal of child and …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Little US pharmacoepidemiologic study is based on treatment during continuous
enrollment for periods more than a year. This study aims to show pediatric patterns of …

Antidepressant use in Medicaid-insured youth: trends, covariates, and future research needs

JM Zito, D Pennap, DJ Safer - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Detailed research on long-term antidepressant (AD) trends within a single large
US Medicaid population of youth has not heretofore been reported. Methods Administrative …

Polypharmacy in children and adolescents initiating antipsychotic drug in 2008–2016: a nationwide register study

E Varimo, LK Saastamoinen, H Rättö… - Nordic Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The use of antipsychotics in children and adolescents has increased rapidly. Little
is known about psychotropic polypharmacy in children and adolescent initiating an …

A sco** review of medications studied in pediatric polypharmacy research

AE Horace, N Golchin, EMP Knight, NV Dawson, X Ma… - Pediatric Drugs, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe medications most commonly studied in
pediatric polypharmacy research by pharmacologic classes and disease using a sco** …

High prevalence of potential psychotropic drugs interactions among Brazilian dental patients

AJS Cruz, MAP Martins, DR de Aguilar… - Oral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the prevalence of potential drug–drug interactions involving
psychotropics prescribed by dentists, and dispensed by the public healthcare system, as …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prescription of psychotropic medications in the Italian paediatric population during 2020

F Gallinella, F Trotta, F Fortinguerra - Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background There is a global perception that psychotropic utilization in children and
adolescents is increasing, especially with the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Available …