School closures and prescription medication use among children and adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, 2019-2022

• Main Authors: Dima M Qato (Author), Andrew Shooshtari (Author), Abeeha Mirza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The impact of schools closing for in-person instruction in the USA during the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of prescription medications is not known. In this study, we examined changes in the total prescriptions filled, specifically for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, amo...