All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September Researchers find an increase in prescription of antipsychotics Researchers find an increase in prescription of antipsychotics 18/09/2020 | 2 MINS Antipsychotic drugs are being prescribed at an increasing rate by Australian health practitioners, a new study by scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology has found. Researchers collected data from the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme between 2006 and 2018 and found the dispensing rates of antipsychotics had increased by 72 per cent. The study was published in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. Antipsychotics are primarily used to treat schizophrenia and mood disorders and work by altering brain chemistry. While they can be effective in treating a variety of psychiatric conditions, their impact on brain chemistry can also have adverse effects and long-term impacts if the wrong drug or concentration is prescribed. Lead researcher Niklas Claassen, who carried out the study as part of his Master of Biomedical Science (Neuroscience) at LIT, said the res
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September Researchers find an increase in prescription of antipsychotics Researchers find an increase in prescription of antipsychotics 18/09/2020 | 2 MINS Antipsychotic drugs are being prescribed at an increasing rate by Australian health practitioners, a new study by scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology has found.
Researchers collected data from the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme between 2006 and 2018 and found the dispensing rates of antipsychotics had increased by 72 per cent.
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The study was published in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy.
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Antipsychotics are primarily used to treat schizophrenia and mood disorders and work by altering brain chemistry.
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While they can be effective in treating a variety of psychiatric conditions, their impact on brain chemistry can also have adverse effects and long-term impacts if the wrong drug or concentration is prescribed.
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Lead researcher Niklas Claassen, who carried out the study as part of his Master of Biomedical Science (Neuroscience) at LIT, said the res
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