535 - Medication Profile of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Dental Rehabilitation under GA

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the medication profile of pediatric patients undergoing outpatient dental surgery at the University of Toledo Pediatric Dental Department. The study team will be aiming to answer what medications our patients undergoing outpatient dental surgery are taking.

Methods: Data was collected from patients, who underwent outpatient dental surgery administered by the Department of Dentistry at University of Toledo, between the months of April 2023 and October 2023. Data included age of patient, gender of patient, and current outpatient medications. The data was recorded in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Medications were categorized by drug class, using classification identified by the database on www.drugs.com

Results: In our sample, it was reported that 5-year-olds were taking the most medications. Ten of the 11 subjects presented with at least one medication. No difference was found between gender and reported medications in all age groups. Analgesics (17.3%) were the most prescribed drug class, followed by anti-asthmatics (11.5%), antihistamines (9.6%), nutritional supplements (07.7%), and nasal steroids (05.8%).

Conclusion: In our sample, the top five medication classes used by our patient population were analgesics, anti-asthmatics, antihistamines, nutritional supplements, and nasal steroids.

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