Patterns of antiepileptic drugs use in epileptic pediatric patients in Jordan

To determine prescribing patterns of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in pediatric patients with confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy, and to provide knowledge of general practice of physicians. The study was a multi-center crosssectional observational study, in specialized clinics for management of epilepsy i...

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Published in:Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia), 2016-07, Vol.21 (3), p.264-267
Main Authors: Albsoul-Younes, Abla, Gharaibeh, Lubna, Murtaja, Amer A, Masri, Amira, Alabbadi, Ibrahim, Al-Qudah, Abdelkarim A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use
Brief Communication
Carbamazepine
Carbamazepine - therapeutic use
Child
Child health
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Therapy, Combination
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - drug therapy
Family medicine
Female
Fructose - analogs & derivatives
Fructose - therapeutic use
Hospitals
Humans
Jordan
Male
Pediatric pharmacology
Phenobarbital - therapeutic use
Piracetam - analogs & derivatives
Piracetam - therapeutic use
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Valproic acid
Valproic Acid - therapeutic use
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Summary:To determine prescribing patterns of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in pediatric patients with confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy, and to provide knowledge of general practice of physicians. The study was a multi-center crosssectional observational study, in specialized clinics for management of epilepsy in north, central and south Jordan. This study was conducted from January 2014 to July 2014. These were 3 from university tertiary care hospitals and 4 from governmental tertiary care hospitals. A total of 694 pediatric patients were included. Monotherapy AED use had the highest frequency 465 (67.0%), followed by dual therapy 162 (23.3%). The frequency of monotherapy in university hospitals was lower than governmental hospitals (p
ISSN:1319-6138
DOI:10.17712/nsj.2016.3.20150766