Association between high-intensity antibiotic prescribing and prescribing of psychotropic drugs in children: a population-based study
High antibiotic prescribing was generally associated with a lower propensity to prescribe psychotropic drugs among children. Our findings suggest the need for tailored approaches to paediatric drug stewardship across different classes of drugs.
Authors
- Colleen J. Maxwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7988-2899)
- Karen Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2686-7871)
- Sarah Christina Jane Jorgensen
- Derek R MacFadden
- Kevin L Schwartz
- Anna E Clarke
- Nick Daneman
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Marshfield Clinic (US)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- Unity Health Toronto
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Paediatrics Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003736
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research