Abstract
This study assessed in depth the use of first- and second-generation antipsychotic (FGAP/SGAP) drugs in France. A 1/97th random sample of beneficiaries affiliated to the French Health Insurance system-Echantillon Généraliste des Bénéficiaires (EGB)-was used: (i) 621 662 persons in 2015 among which 11 319 had an antipsychotic (AP) prescription; (ii) a sample of first AP prescriptions concerning 5 935 patients in 2013 and 2014 (no AP in the last 6 months of 2012) for whom diagnosis was available in 40% of cases. In 2015, AP prevalence was 21.9/1 000. SGAP/FGAP ratio was 1.02. Long-lasting prescriptions were rare: 1.79/1 000 for FGAP and 1.38/1 000 for SGAP. FGAP first prescriptions were higher than SGAP for each age class, except for <18 aged patients; 2.85% had both generations; 50.7% of the patients had another psychotropic. GPs prescribed more FGAPs than SGAPs, psychiatrists prescribed more SGAPs and hospital-based practitioners prescribed both generations equally, and these patterns changed across age ranges: For the elderly, GPs are the more frequent prescribers. SGAP/FGAP ratio is different by diagnostic categories. In France, FGAPs are largely prescribed by GPs mainly for the elderly, but young and adult patients are conce...Continue Reading
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