Repeated Use of Prescription Drugs in Pediatrics: Comprehensive Overview Based on German Claims Data

Background: Investigating drug utilization in large and unselected samples of children and adolescents is an important component of public health monitoring. Most existing studies in this field focused on any drug use (i.e., ≥1 prescription of a certain drug) although chronic drug use may be more re...

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Main Authors: Oliver Scholle, Antje Neubert, Oliver Riedel, Irmgard Toni, Ulrike Haug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.706682/full