title: Common medications prescribed for adolescent dental patients.
abstract: Common prescription medications taken by adolescent patients include various psychopharmacologic agents (to manage depression,obsessive-compulsive disorders, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders), pulmonary drugs (to prevent and treat asthma), and dermatologic agents (to treat acne). Other agents encountered when treating adolescent patients are antidiabetes agents, antibiotics, and birth control medications. This overview identifies prescription medications commonly used by adolescent patients and discusses their possible impact on dental care.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Terrace Street, 552 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. pam7@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Elliot V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Hersh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000188:drug therapy; D003270:Contraceptive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors