Extra-medical use of antipsychotics: what can be learnt from experiences with other prescription medicines?

Natasa Gisev; Jonathan Brett; Amy Peacock

doi:10.1111/add.14823

Extra-medical use of antipsychotics: what can be learnt from experiences with other prescription medicines?

Addiction. 2020 Jul;115(7):1203-1205. doi: 10.1111/add.14823. Epub 2019 Dec 13.

Authors

Natasa Gisev¹, Jonathan Brett^{2

3

4}, Amy Peacock^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
² Clinical Therapeutics and Alcohol and Drug Services, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
³ Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ School of Medicine (Psychology), University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.

PMID: 31522455
DOI: 10.1111/add.14823

No abstract available

Keywords: Antipsychotic agents; extra-medical use; off-label use; olanzapine; pharmacovigilance; prescription drug diversion; prescription drug misuse; quetiapine.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antipsychotic Agents*
Humans
Off-Label Use*
Policy
Prescription Drugs*
Social Problems

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents
Prescription Drugs