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Anti-vertigo drug prescribing for patients with vestibular symptoms in primary care: a retrospective observational cohort study

Hà TN Ngo, Otto R Maarsingh, Pauline Slottje, Marco H Blanker, Feikje Groenhof, Jettie Bont and Vincent A van Vugt
BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0052. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0052
Hà TN Ngo
1 Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of General Practice, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2 Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Otto R Maarsingh
1 Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of General Practice, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2 Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1 Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of General Practice, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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3 University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Primary and Long-term Care, Groningen, Netherlands
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Jettie Bont
1 Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of General Practice, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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4 Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Department of General Practice, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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vol. 9 no. 4 BJGPO.2025.0052
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0052
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40550632

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Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received March 11, 2025
  • Accepted April 29, 2025
  • Published online December 19, 2025.

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  1. Hà TN Ngo1,2,*,
  2. Otto R Maarsingh1,2,
  3. Pauline Slottje1,2,
  4. Marco H Blanker3,
  5. Feikje Groenhof3,
  6. Jettie Bont1,2,4 and
  7. Vincent A van Vugt1,2
  1. 1 Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of General Practice, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  2. 2 Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  3. 3 University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Primary and Long-term Care, Groningen, Netherlands
  4. 4 Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Department of General Practice, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Hà TN Ngo, t.n.h.ngo{at}amsterdamumc.nl
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BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0052. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0052

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  • vestibular symptoms
  • dizziness
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  • inappropriate drug prescribing
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