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Predicting Medication Costs and Usage: Expenditures in a Juvenile Detention Facility

Department of Health Professions and Family Studies, Hofstra University, Garden City, New York, Debra.Tennyson-Feinstein{at}hofstra.edu

This retrospective study examined prescription medication records for 1 year in a county-funded juvenile detention facility. Findings show that 7% of the detained youths were prescribed psychotherapeutic agents, which accounted for approximately 83% of the annual medication budget. Of the 799 male and 227 female detained youths, 14% of the males and 27% of the females were prescribed medications, with some prescribed as many as 23 different medications during their short-term stay. More than 93% of the total medication costs were accounted for by psychotherapeutic agents, antibiotics, and allergy/asthma medications at an average monthly cost of $46.50 per youth. Male youths who were prescribed medications cost $324 per month; their female counterparts cost $170 per month.

Key Words: incarcerated youths • detained youths • health care costs • psychotherapeutic agents • juvenile detention facility

Journal of Correctional Health Care, Vol. 15, No. 2, 98-104 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1078345808330036


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