Use of antiparkinsonian drugs in the Umbria Region.
Discussion of differences between recommended guidelines and clinical practice is very useful in medicine. The use of a computerized database of all prescriptions of antiparkinsonian drugs enabled us to perform an epidemiological population-based study with low cost and in a relatively short time. We have identified 2 827 parkinsonian patients in November 2000 and estimate the number of patients taking dopaminoagonists aged >75 years, antidepressive drugs, and atypical neuroleptics.
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004363:Drug Utilization; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000978:Antiparkinson Agents