Internet-Based Psychiatric Hospital Shows Prescription Changes
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Researchers at the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University analyzed all internet-based psychiatric prescriptions from November 2020 through December 2023 to assess pandemic phase associations with prescription counts, patient demographics, diagnoses, and pharmacy audit metrics. They found prescriptions rose significantly during the pandemic phase but stabilized postpandemic; female and 18–40 age groups predominated; depressive disorder and quetiapine were most common, and audit times shifted from ≤5 minutes to 1–12 hours.
Key Points
- 1Identified rising prescriptions during pandemic phase with no significant postpandemic increase
- 2Found demographic skew toward females and adults 18–40, indicating persistent outpatient demand among young women
- 3Shows audit delays postpandemic: audits shifted from ≤5 minutes to 1–12 hours, reducing timeliness
Scoring Rationale
Moderate methodological novelty and peer-reviewed credibility, limited by single-center scope and niche telepsychiatry focus reducing generalizability.
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