Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 22 No. 1, 2010.
Meeting abstract
SIDE-EFFECTS OF GENERIC
Klementina Ružić
; University Psychiatric Clinic Rijeka, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia
Paola Medved
; University of Rijeka, Philosophy Faculty, Psychology Department, Croatia
Elizabeta Dadić-Hero
; Community Primary Health Centre, Primorsko-goranska county, Croatia
Mirjana Graovac
; Community Primary Health Centre, Primorsko-goranska county, Croatia
Sanja Tatalović-Vorkapić
; University of Rijeka, Teacher Education College, Department of Preschool Education, Croatia
Ika Rončević Gržeta
; University Psychiatric Clinic Rijeka, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
New trends in medicine which are much more oriented towards pharmacoeconomy, are ever so common these days. There's an
aim within the focus of the health system which is cutting down treatment expenses, and that relates to psychiatry practice too.
Prescription drugs issued by specialist doctors are allowed to be switched with cheaper ones of the same group of drugs by GP
doctors, with an aim of cost reduction. „Instead of the medicament prescribed, a GP doctor is allowed to prescribe an alternative
medicament of the same efficacy in the dosage of an adequate strength“ (taken from the specialist medical report form).
A 74 years old man is treated for psychotic depression. Exogenic environmental factors caused the symptoms manifestation due
to which hospitalization in a psychiatric ward occurred in two incidences. At the risperidone introduction soon after the second
hospitalization event, a long term remission was obtained which lasted for several years. Despite a stable dose of psychopharmacs,
new episode of the illness occurred. Researching the potential factors which lead towards the aggravation of the course of the illness
disclosed that instead of the original risperidone, the pharmacist issued a generic in an equivalent dose.
Keywords
psychotic depression; risperidone; generics
Hrčak ID:
48628
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Publication date:
10.2.2010.
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