| Titre : | Use of prescription forgeries in a drug abuse surveillance network (1989) |
| Titre traduit : | (L'utilisation des fausses prescriptions médicales dans un réseau de surveillance de la toxicomanie) |
| Auteurs : | U. BERGMAN ; M. L. DAHL-PUUSTINEN |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (Vol.36, n°6, November 1989) |
| Article en page(s) : | 621-623 |
| Note générale : |
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 1989, 36, (6), 621-623
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| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés PSYCHOTROPES ; ANALGESIQUES ; BENZODIAZEPINES ; MEDICAMENTS ; PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE ; ABUS ; EPIDEMIOLOGIEThésaurus géographique SUEDE |
| Résumé : |
FRANÇAIS :
Statistiques sur les faux dans la prescription médicale en Suède de 1982 à 1986 ; possibilité d'utilisation pour une évaluation épidémiologique. ENGLISH: Data on forged prescriptions in Sweden in 1982–1986 were studied as an indicator in an epidemiological survey of medication abuse. The annual number of prescription forgeries doubled during the 5-year period. Psychotropic drugs accounted for 62% and analgesics for 25% of all forgeries. Benzodiazepines were the major single drug group, comprising 52% of all forgeries during the period. The major benzodiazepines on the market in Sweden (diazepam, oxazepam, nitrazepam and flunitrazepam) were the subject of largest number of forgeries. When calculated in relation to the utilization (either total sales or the number of prescriptions), the analgesics codeine, pentazocine and ketobemidone were clearly at the head of the list, suggesting greater abuse liability of these drugs. It is suggested that the data on forged prescriptions can be used as a "signalling mechanism" in epidemiological surveillance of medication abuse, aimed at detecting changes in the prevalence as well as in the pattern of abuse. |
| Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
| Refs biblio. : | 12 |
| Affiliation : |
Dept. Clin. Pharmacol., Karolinska Inst., Huddinge Hosp., Huddinge 14186 Suède. Sweden. |
| Numéro Toxibase : | 501177 |
| Centre Emetteur : | 05 Marmottan |
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