Background The aim of this article is to evaluate the status, development, and perspectives
of German claims data analyses in the international and health political context. Methods We …

Introduction The digitalization of medicine has led to a considerable growth of
heterogeneous health datasets, which could improve healthcare research if integrated into …

Abstract Purpose Base de Datos para la Investigación Farmacoepidemiológica en Atención
Primaria (BIFAP) is a population based database administered by the AEMPS (Spanish …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in utilisation of antiepileptic
drugs (AEDs) in epilepsy and non-epilepsy disorders in Norway and furthermore to study the …

Objective Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is widely
established for older generation AEDs, whereas there is limited evidence about newer …

Abstract Introduction Newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are increasingly prescribed;
however, relatively limited data are available regarding their use in status epilepticus (SE) …

Introduction Intentional drug overdose (IDO) is a significant public health problem. Concerns
about the misuse of gabapentinoids, ie pregabalin and gabapentin, including their …

Background and purpose Documented teratogenic effects of valproate (VPA) prompted
restrictions of its use in females of childbearing age in 2014. We investigated possible …

Objective To evaluate the prescription patterns and prescribed daily dose (PDD)/defined
daily dose (DDD) ratios of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in prevalent patients with epilepsy in …

Background and purpose Many patients with epilepsy use antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in
combination. The elderly is a vulnerable group regarding polypharmacy. The purpose of this …