Drug utilization trends in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder in a postconflict setting: consistency with clinical practice guidelines.

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare observed patterns of drug utilization among patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a postconflict setting with current guidelines and to present baseline period prevalence and change in period prevalence from 2 time periods, 2002 and 2012.

Method: The study provides details of the annual number of patients with PTSD with at least 1 redeemed prescription containing the diagnostic code F43.1 according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) for fiscal years 2002 through 2012 in Croatia.