Reports analysis of psychotropic drugs related adverse reactions in Australia and Poland during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Biomed Pharmacother
; 162: 114681, 2023 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2303240
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant changes to the global health care systemAIMS:
It is unknown whether the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the occurrence of adverse drug reactions (ADR) of antidepressive agents, benzodiazepines, and antipsychotics plus mood stabilizers (AaMS). The study was designed in order to compare the incidence of ADR during the COVID-19 pandemic with the period preceding the pandemic in Poland and Australia, different in terms of their COVID-19 prevention strategy.METHOD:
We analysed ADR from the three surveyed pharmacological groups of drugs observed in Poland and Australia in the period prior to, and during the COVID-19 pandemicRESULTS:
In Poland, a noticeable increase in the reported ADR of the assessed drug groups was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The highest was for antidepressive agents, but the reporting of ADR for benzodiazepines and AaMS drugs also increased significantly. In the case of ADR in Australian patients, the increase in the number of reported ADR for antidepressive agents was modest compared to that seen in Poland, but still noticeable, and there was a significant increase in ADR for benzodiazepinesCONCLUSIONS:
This study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the incidence of ADR reported among both Polish and Australian patients but the modality of this was different.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
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Oceania
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomed Pharmacother
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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