Prevalence of polypharmacy and factors impacting psychotropic prescribing patterns in women of childbearing potential at inpatient mental health services in Qatar
There is a notably high prevalence of total polypharmacy upon discharge. Some identified factors are modifiable. Evidence-based prescription practices through hospital guidelines and education should be emphasized to avoid unreasonable polypharmacy.
Authors
- Sazgar Hamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9475-906X)
- Sami Ouanes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0867-060X)
- Oraib Abdallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4180-4235)
- Sulaiman Alshakhs
- Noriya Al‐Khuzaei
- Zainab Hijawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5933-8045)
- Nervana Elbakary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1522-4034)
- Majid Alabdulla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3631-2650)
- Ahmad Ayman Hasanoglu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1253-5154)
- Eiman Abedlfattah-Arafa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-3013)
- Maha Al-Shaikhly
- Shatha Alqam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5418-9273)
Institutions
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neuropsychopharmacology Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/npr2.12467
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Hamad Medical Corporation
- Qatar National Library
- Medical Research Council