…and psychotropic drug usage in rural Spain

InPharma ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 717 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-5
Keyword(s):  
Psychotropic Drug ◽  
Drug Usage

scholarly journals 4CPS-139 Psychotropic drug usage in octogenarian and nonagenarian complex chronic patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Perez Contel ◽  
S Ortonobes Roig ◽  
N Soler Blanco ◽  
G Diestre Ortin ◽  
P Miralles-Albors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychotropic Drug ◽  
Chronic Patients ◽  
Drug Usage

Determinants of psychotropic drug usage in a general intensive care unit

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 371-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joost J Stolker ◽  
Eibert R Heerdink ◽  
Sigrid E.J Pullen ◽  
Frederik W Santman ◽  
Yechiel A Hekster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Psychotropic Drug ◽  
General Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Drug Usage

Psychotropic Drug Usage in Quebec Urban Women: Pharmacological Aspects

1982 ◽  
Vol 16 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 556-562
Author(s):  
R. Marinier ◽  
R.O. Pihl ◽  
C. Wilford ◽  
J. Lapp
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Psychotropic Drug ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Urban Women ◽  
Psychotropic Medications ◽  
Drug Usage ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Similar Drug ◽  
Alcohol Abstainers ◽  
Drug Studies

Data on patterns of psychotropic drug use from a two-part study of Québec urban women are reported. Part I involved telephone interviews with 1187 women on their use of pain, sleep, and psychotropic medications. In Part II, 179 women participated in a further person-to-person interview. Areas covered included frequency and duration of use, efficacy of the product, dosage, presence of undesirable side effects, source of drug information, and the concomitant use of other medications. Diazepam and flurazepam (Valium and Dalmane) were the most frequently consumed psychotropes, with diazepam second only to aspirin as the most commonly used of all the medications. The majority of psychotropic users obtained the drug initially through a general practitioner for nonspecific health reasons, were satisfied with the efficacy of the drug, took the medication as directed, felt informed of the effects, and found no undesirable side effects. Multiple psychotrope use was not prevalent, and users of mood-modifiers were generally alcohol abstainers. The differences between the high and moderate users, including satisfaction with the psychotropes as well as initial dosages, are discussed along with comparative data from other similar drug studies. Findings lend credence to the hypothesis that the vague and ill-defined health problems precipitating a psychotropic prescription may in fact be economic, social, or psychological in origin.

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