Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Department of Pharmacy, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Havelian, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Oct 4;103(40):e39818. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000039818.
Antiepileptic drugs (AED) are progressively utilized for off-label conditions other than epilepsy, like bipolar disorder and migraine. The objective of this study was to evaluate current prescribing patterns and utilization of AED in pediatric, neurosurgery, and psychiatry wards and to compare them to the standard treatment guidelines. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in Ayyub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad from December 1st, 2018 to April 2019. Data on demographic and clinical characteristics, utilization patterns of AED, adherence to standard treatment guidelines, and frequency of potential drug-drug interactions were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Among 410 patients, 54.3% (n = 223) were male, 45.6%(n = 187) were female, and 63.7% (n = 261) were from the 1 to 18 years' age group. The majority 47.3% (n = 194) were from the pediatric ward followed by neurosurgery 28.7%(n = 118). Among the studied patients, 96.1% of them had comorbid conditions other than epilepsy alone. With regards to types of seizures unclassified seizures were the most common seizure type (59.8%; n = 245) followed by generalized tonic clonic seizures 23.4% (n = 96). In this study, the most frequently utilized AED was sodium valproate 59.0% (n = 242) followed by antiepileptic first-generation medicines were commonly used (76.3%). Although a total of 77.6% of the patients showed nonadherence to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines and 87.6% of them showed drug interactions. Findings from this study showed prescription patterns and utilization of AED in patients with epilepsy and non-epilepsy disorders which may help healthcare providers in making accurate clinical decisions.
抗癫痫药物(AED)除了癫痫以外,还逐渐被用于治疗其他疾病,如双相情感障碍和偏头痛。本研究的目的是评估儿科、神经外科和精神科病房中 AED 的当前处方模式和使用情况,并将其与标准治疗指南进行比较。本研究于 2018 年 12 月 1 日至 2019 年 4 月在阿伯塔巴德的 Ayyub 教学医院进行了一项描述性、横断面研究。使用描述性统计方法分析了人口统计学和临床特征、AED 使用模式、对标准治疗指南的依从性以及潜在药物相互作用的频率。在 410 名患者中,54.3%(n=223)为男性,45.6%(n=187)为女性,63.7%(n=261)为 1 至 18 岁年龄组。大多数患者 47.3%(n=194)来自儿科病房,其次是神经外科 28.7%(n=118)。在所研究的患者中,除癫痫外,96.1%的患者有其他合并症。在研究的患者中,无分类发作是最常见的发作类型(59.8%;n=245),其次是全面强直阵挛发作 23.4%(n=96)。在本研究中,最常使用的 AED 是丙戊酸钠 59.0%(n=242),其次是第一代抗癫痫药物(76.3%)。尽管共有 77.6%的患者不遵守国家卫生与保健卓越研究所指南,87.6%的患者显示药物相互作用。本研究结果显示了癫痫和非癫痫患者中 AED 的处方模式和使用情况,这可能有助于医疗保健提供者做出准确的临床决策。