Prevalence of valproate prescriptions in women of childbearing age in certain regions of Russia. 2019

Karel Kostev, and Galina Osina, and Flora Rider, and Alla Guekht
Epidemiology, IQVIA, Frankfurt, Germany. Electronic address: kkostev@de.imshealth.com.

The goal of this retrospective study was to analyze the proportion of women with epilepsy who had received valproate (VPA) prescriptions in certain regions of Russia in 2018. This retrospective cross-sectional study was based on the IQVIA Russia longitudinal prescriptions (LRx) database and included all individuals with a documented epilepsy code (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision [ICD-10]: G.40) from 13 regions in Russia who had received at least one prescription of an antiepileptic drug (AED). The prevalence of VPA prescriptions in female patients with epilepsy aged 16-45 years was analyzed by age group and epilepsy diagnosis code. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to study the association between predefined variables and the probability of having received a VPA prescription. We found a total of 15,412 patients with epilepsy aged 16-45 who had received AED prescriptions in 2018 in the LRx database; 4488 (29.1%) of those patients were women. Of those, 64% had received at least one VPA prescription in 2018. The highest prevalence of VPA prescriptions was found in the age group 16-20 years (69%). This prevalence decreased with age. When compared with women aged 41-45 years, the 16-20-year-old age group was associated with a 1.6-fold increased probability of having receiving a VPA prescription (odds ratio [OR]: 1.60; p < 0.001), followed by the 21-25-year-old age group (OR: 1.46; p < 0.001). Nevertheless, the majority of women received VPA in low dosages (below 700 MG per day). The prevalence of VPA prescriptions in women of childbearing age was quite high in Russia. The therapeutic doses were in line with international guidelines and had low teratogenic potential. Further research is needed to gain a better understanding of the reasons for prescribing VPA to women with epilepsy who are of childbearing age.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011307 Drug Prescriptions Directions written for the obtaining and use of DRUGS. Drug Prescribing,Drug Prescription,Drug Prescribings,Prescribing, Drug,Prescribings, Drug
D011336 Probability The study of chance processes or the relative frequency characterizing a chance process. Probabilities
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D004827 Epilepsy A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p313) Aura,Awakening Epilepsy,Seizure Disorder,Epilepsy, Cryptogenic,Auras,Cryptogenic Epilepsies,Cryptogenic Epilepsy,Epilepsies,Epilepsies, Cryptogenic,Epilepsy, Awakening,Seizure Disorders
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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