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Aims
There are increasing concerns about harms related to suboptimal antipsychotic use. Here we describe recent population‐based trends in antipsychotic use and harms in Australia and identify population groups exhibiting patterns of use likely to contribute to these harms.
Methods
Using population‐based data from the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (2015‐2020), poisoning calls to the...