To study the association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug use and the incidence of hospitalization due to injuries. A random sample of 150,000 persons (0-18 years) was obtained from the Dutch PHARMO record linkage systemAn ADHD medication cohort as well as an up to six age/sex/index date sampled control cohort with no history of ADHD drug use was formed
BACKGROUND: To describe the utilisation of antibiotics in children and adolescents across 5 European countries based on the same drug utilisation measures and age groups. Special attention was given to age-group-specific distributions of antibioticsubgroups, since comparison in this regard between countries is lacking so far
OBJECTIVE: To estimate isotretinoin exposure in Dutch pregnant women despite the implemented pregnancy prevention programme (PPP) and second, to analyse the occurrence of adverse fetal or neonatal outcomes in these isotretinoin exposed pregnancies.DESIGN: Population-based study. SETTING: The Netherlands
BACKGROUND: There is a highly variable asymptomatic period of beta cell destruction prior to the clinical presentation of type1 diabetes. It is not well known what triggers type 1 diabetes to become a clinically overt disease. This explorative studaimed to identify the association between disease history/medication use and the clinical manifestation of type 1 diabetes
BACKGROUND: Animal studies have shown that methylphenidate (MPH) and fluoxetine (FLX) have different effects on dopaminergic and serotonergic system in the developing brain compared to the developed brain. The effects of Psychotropic drugs On the Dveloping brain (ePOD) study is a combination of different approaches to determine whether there are related findings in humans
OBJECTIVE: To compare hospitalization and medication use during the first year of life in preterm-born and term-born infants. STUDY DESIGN: Data for this retrospective cohort study were obtained from the linked PHARMO-Netherlands Perinatal Registrycohort. From this linked birth cohort, preterm infants (<37 weeks) born between 2004 and 2007 were randomly matched to 4 full-term infants
BACKGROUND: Data on utilization patterns and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in children are scarce. The purpose of this study was to investigate the utilization of NSAIDs among children in four European countries as part othe Safety Of non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (SOS) project
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the associated use of stimulant medications may have increased in the Netherlands in recent years, but there is a lack of data to confirm this trend. This retrospectie analysis examined the incidence, prevalence, and treatment pattern of ADHD among children from a large sample representation of the general population of the Netherlands and represents the first such analysis in a large cohort of European children
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the number of patients reaching stable treatment with a stimulant (methylphenidate or dexamphetamine) or non-stimulant (atomoxetine) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication approved for use in the Netherlans, and the time to treatment stabilization among children and adolescents aged 6-17 years
OBJECTIVE: In 2003 and 2004, U.S. and European regulators issued public health warnings about a possible association between antidepressants and suicidal thinking and behavior. The authors assessed whether these warnings discouraged use of antideprssants in children and adolescents and whether they led to increases in suicide rates as a result of untreated depression
