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Side effects from use of one or more psychiatric medications in a population-based sample of children and adolescents.

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OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the side effect risks from using one or more psychiatric medications (including antipsychotics, antidepressants, α-2 agonists, benzodiazepines, mood stabilizers, and stimulants) among a national cohort of children and adolescents. METHODS:A questionnaire survey was administered to parents who filled a prescription for a psychiatric medication for their child at a large national retail pharmacy chain. Primary outcome variables were the total count of side effects from a list of 12 problem areas, as well as parent-reported side effect intensity (mild/moderate/severe). Modifiers investigated included specific medication and number of medications utilized, demographics, and difficulties with access to care. RESULTS:A total of 1347 parents of study subjects ages 3-17 years from 30 U.S. states who were taking psychiatric medications for any indication purchased at one retail pharmacy chain enrolled following a single mail invitation (7.5% response). Of the study subjects, 80% were white/non-Hispanic, 64% were male, 63% had private health insurance, and 67% had used a current medication for >1year. Most (84%) had one or more parent-reported side effect. After adjusting for covariates, subjects with two medications reported 17% (p<0.001) and with three or more medications reported 38% (p=0.002) increases in their average number of side effects than did children taking one medication. Parental reporting of difficulties in accessing care also predicted a 42% (p<0.001) greater number of side effects than for those who had no access difficulties. Side effects were particularly more common in medication combinations including either selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) (77% higher odds, p<0.001) or antipsychotics (99% higher odds, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS:Side effects from psychiatric medications appear to be both more common and more severe overall with increasing numbers of medications utilized, and with perceived difficulty in accessing care. Polypharmacy regimens including either SSRIs or antipsychotics were especially associated with experiencing side effects, within this study sample.

journal_name

J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol

journal_title

Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology

authors

Hilt RJ,Chaudhari M,Bell JF,Wolf C,Koprowicz K,King BH

doi

10.1089/cap.2013.0036

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-03-01 00:00:00

pages

83-9

issue

eissn

1044-5463

issn

1557-8992

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Side effects from use of one or more psychiatric medications in a population-based sample of children and adolescents.