Off-label-brug af psykofarmaka til børn og unge i Danmark

Anne Katrine Pagsberg; Per Hove Thomsen

Off-label-brug af psykofarmaka til børn og unge i Danmark

Translated title of the contribution: Off-label prescription of psychopharmacological drugs for children and adolescents

Anne Katrine Pagsberg, Per Hove Thomsen

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center, Mental Health Services

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Abstract

Despite regulatory initiatives, psychopharmacological treatment of adolescents is challenged by missing trial data on efficacy and safety. In Denmark, an estimated mean off-label prescription rate of 30-40% in clinical child- and adolescent mental health services has been found in recent studies. The lowest rates were found for drugs treating ADHD (2-3%), and the highest for antipsychotics (96%) and melatonin (100%). The use of melatonin is growing, while the use of other psychopharmacological drugs appears to be stabilizing or decreasing, in spite of an increased number of adolescents treated in Danish mental health services.

Translated title of the contribution	Off-label prescription of psychopharmacological drugs for children and adolescents
Original language	Danish
Journal	Ugeskrift for Laeger
Volume	179
Issue number	35
Pages (from-to)	V05170355
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0041-5782
Publication status	Published - 28 Aug 2017

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Off-label-brug af psykofarmaka til børn og unge i Danmark

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