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BACKGROUND: Up till now little is known about psychiatric disorders in relation to the use of psychotropics drugs on the Dutch Antilles, with the exception of Curaçao. AIM: To map the quantity and type of psychotropics prescribed for Bonairians in 2009. METHOD: We performed a retrospective data analysis of the antipsychotics dispensed by the pharmacies on Bonaire in 2009. Our analysis focused on the benzodiazepines and related compounds, antipsychotics, lithium, antidepressants and ADHD- and narcolepsy-medication. With regard to antipsychotics and antidepressants, we also investigated 'the age distribution of the persons to whom the psychotropics were dispensed'. In addition, we mapped the frequency with which the drugs were dispensed: once only, infrequently, regularly. RESULTS: At least one psychotropic drug was delivered to 18.37% of (N=2365) Bonairians in 2009. Benzodiazepines and related compounds in particular were the most commonly dispensed drugs. CONCLUSION: One in five Bonairians received at least one prescription for psychotropic drugs in 2009.
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Prescripciones de Medicamentos/estadística & datos numéricos , Utilización de Medicamentos/estadística & datos numéricos , Psicotrópicos/uso terapéutico , Adolescente , Adulto , Factores de Edad , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Niño , Preescolar , Utilización de Medicamentos/tendencias , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Antillas Holandesas , Estudios Retrospectivos , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
A gas chromatographic (GC) fingerprint method, based on the presence or absence of six congeners, was developed for illicit cocaine samples. The fingerprint utilizes the relative abundances of these congeners towards each other, disregarding cocaine as the main constituent, and can be expressed numerically or graphically in the form of pictograms for rapid visual comparison. The method can be applied directly to a solution of the sample in chloroform, without previous workup procedures. More than 70 unrelated samples were analyzed and a great variation was observed in the parameter composition. On the other hand, a remarkable similarity could be seen between related samples. The GC fingerprint method may be considered an important contribution for sample comparison, as is exemplified by a subdivision of the analyzed samples in different categories, based on the number and types of congeners found.
