Trends in antipsychotic drug utilisation and indication in the paediatric population: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden
Karl-Hermann S Kamgang, Bjorn Pasternak, Johan Reutfors, Richeek Pradhan, Viktor Wintzell · 2026
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Karl-Hermann S Kamgang and colleagues track antipsychotic use in Swedish youth in 2026. Their register study covers everyone under age 18. It follows first prescriptions from 2008 to 2021. It also guesses the likely reason for each drug. Most use was off label, the team reports.
Use rose from 0.48 to 1.28 per 1,000 youths. The rise was steepest in teen girls. Quetiapine and aripiprazole grew the most. Autism was the top likely reason. ADHD and anxiety came next. Among cases with a clear reason, 81 percent were off label. The authors urge long-term safety checks. They also urge care with first prescriptions.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Karl-Hermann S Kamgang, Bjorn Pasternak, Johan Reutfors, Richeek Pradhan, Viktor Wintzell |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39081 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |