The most common indications for psychotropic medication use were bipolar disorder (36.8%), depression (27.1%), anxiety and depression (9.8%) and sleep disorders (9.8%).
The most common category of psychotropic medicine use during pregnancy was antidepressants, with 22,275 (6.5%) women filling an antidepressant during pregnancy (conservative estimates are 15,097 (4.4%)), followed by anxiolytics which were filled by 14,535 (4.2%) of pregnant women in our cohort (conservatives estimates are 9,235 (2.7%)).
The most common FRIDs are different types of psychotropic drugs, such as sedatives, hypnotics, antidepressants and antipsychotic medications, which can cause sedation, impaired balance and coordination.
The second most common class of inappropriate medications involved prescription of psychotropic drugs (n = 30; 36.1%).
4 6 The most common type of drug taken in IDOs is psychotropic medication, in particular benzodiazepines/minor tranquillisers.
Slightly over half (55%) were taking a psychotropic medication with selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) being most common (71% of all medications).
The most common poisoning substance was pesticides (33.6%), while antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic and antiparkinsonism drugs and psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified were also very common.
Psychotropic drugs with cardiotoxic effects, taken frequently in overdose, are among the most common causes of death from overdose [ 1, 2].
In the 20 64-year-old 20 64-year-old 20 64-year-olde most common cageative substances (839 cases, 32.7%), followed by antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism drugroupnd pesticidesic drugs, not elseweree classified (621 cases, 24.2%), and then other drugs (353 cases, 13.8%).
