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This study investigated trends and patterns of hormonal contraceptive prescribing to adolescents aged 12\u201318\u2005years in UK primary care between 2002 and 2011.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A retrospective cohort study using the IMS Disease Analyzer database was conducted. All females aged 12\u201318\u2005years with \u22651 prescription for a contraceptive drug between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2011 were included. Annual prevalence of contraceptive drug prescribing was calculated, and indications for prescribing, and types of contraceptive drug prescribed, were examined.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In 2002, 13.7% (6135\/44 532) of female adolescents received prescriptions for hormonal contraceptives, compared to 19.0% (6597\/34 676) in 2011. The majority of female adolescents [2002: 76.2% (4676\/6135); 2011: 65.7% (4334\/6597)] received a contraceptive drug for \u2018contraceptive management\u2019. The combined oral contraceptive (COC), \u2018progestogen+estrogen\u2019, was the most commonly prescribed. Although use of progestogen-only contraceptives was lower than COCs, the number of patients who received desogestrel pills and etonogestrel implants increased during the study period; levonorgestrel pill use declined. Only one injectable progestogen, long-acting depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, was prescribed.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Use of hormonal contraceptives among adolescents increased between 2002 and 2011, and COC usage was dominant. The increasing use of hormonal contraceptives in adolescents, especially in younger adolescents, warrants further investigation, including research into the long-term safety of these medicines in this age group.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/jfprhc-2013-100724","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,11,15]],"date-time":"2014-11-15T00:29:12Z","timestamp":1416011352000},"page":"216-222","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Trends and patterns of hormonal contraceptive prescribing for adolescents in primary care in the UK"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"41","author":[{"given":"Asia N","family":"Rashed","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Associate, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London and Honorary Research Pharmacist, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas\u2019 NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners, London, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yingfen","family":"Hsia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Fellow, University College London, School of Pharmacy, London, UK and Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lynda","family":"Wilton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Honorary Research Consultant, University College London, School of Pharmacy, London, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"May","family":"Ziller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gynaecologist, Department of Gynaecology, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Marburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Karel","family":"Kostev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Consultant, IMS HEALTH Epidemiology, Frankfurt, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Stephen","family":"Tomlin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Honorary Clinical Reader, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London and Consultant Pharmacist, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas\u2019 NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners, London, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,11,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025090511171867000_41.3.216.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1363\/3809006"},{"key":"2025090511171867000_41.3.216.2","unstructured":"UNICEF. 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