Research Letter: Dispensing of psychotropic medications in Australia between 2013 and 2022.

IF 4 2区 医学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-11 DOI:10.1177/00048674241270918
Osvaldo P Almeida, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Frank Sanfilippo, David B Preen, Amy Page
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Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of Australians dispensed psychotropic medications between 2013 and 2022 according to their age.

Methods: Services Australia provided a de-identified 10% random Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme sample that allowed us to determine, for each year, the proportion of Australians dispensed at least one script for antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics, or hypnotics. The classification of medications followed Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical coding. Participants were stratified into 10-year age groups from 0-9 to ⩾90 years, and sex was coded as male/female. We retrieved population numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Results: The number of records per year ranged from 1,540,520 to 1,746,402, and 54.10% were for females. A greater proportion of older adults, particularly those aged ⩾70 years, were dispensed antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics and hypnotics than any other age group. The proportion of people who dispensed antipsychotics, anxiolytics and hypnotics declined between 2013 and 2022 but increased for antidepressants, most markedly for adolescents and young adults. Females were more frequently dispensed antidepressants, anxiolytics and hypnotics than males, but males were more frequently dispensed antipsychotics than females, albeit not in later life.

Conclusion: Older age groups and females are the most frequent recipients of psychotropic medications dispensed in Australia.

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研究信:2013 年至 2022 年澳大利亚精神药物配药情况。
研究目的本研究旨在根据年龄确定2013年至2022年期间获得精神药物治疗的澳大利亚人比例:澳大利亚服务机构提供了一份去标识化的 10% 随机药品福利计划样本,使我们能够确定每年至少配发过一份抗精神病药、抗抑郁药、抗焦虑药或催眠药的澳大利亚人比例。药物分类遵循解剖治疗化学编码。参与者的年龄分为 10 年组,从 0-9 岁到⩾90 岁,性别按男性/女性编码。我们从澳大利亚统计局获取了人口数量:每年的记录数量从 1,540,520 到 1,746,402 不等,其中女性占 54.10%。与其他年龄组相比,老年人,尤其是 70 岁以上的老年人获得抗精神病药、抗抑郁药、抗焦虑药和催眠药的比例更高。2013 年至 2022 年期间,抗精神病药物、抗焦虑药物和催眠药的配药比例有所下降,但抗抑郁药物的配药比例有所上升,其中青少年和年轻成人的配药比例上升最为明显。女性比男性更常配发抗抑郁药、抗焦虑药和催眠药,但男性比女性更常配发抗精神病药,尽管不是在晚年:结论:在澳大利亚,老年群体和女性是最常接受精神药物治疗的人群。
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期刊介绍: Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry is the official Journal of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry is a monthly journal publishing original articles which describe research or report opinions of interest to psychiatrists. These contributions may be presented as original research, reviews, perspectives, commentaries and letters to the editor. The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry is the leading psychiatry journal of the Asia-Pacific region.
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