Antipsychotic Drugs Consumption in Primary Health Care in Albania During the 2004 - 2016 Period
Laerta Kakariqi
; Section of Pharmacology, Biomedical and Experimental Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania
Gentian Vyshka
orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-1265
; Biomedical and Experimental Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania
APA 6th Edition Kakariqi, L. i Vyshka, G. (2020). Antipsychotic Drugs Consumption in Primary Health Care in Albania During the 2004 - 2016 Period. Archives of Psychiatry Research, 56 (2), 169-180. https://doi.org/10.20471/dec.2020.56.02.05
MLA 8th Edition Kakariqi, Laerta i Gentian Vyshka. "Antipsychotic Drugs Consumption in Primary Health Care in Albania During the 2004 - 2016 Period." Archives of Psychiatry Research, vol. 56, br. 2, 2020, str. 169-180. https://doi.org/10.20471/dec.2020.56.02.05. Citirano 16.01.2021.
Chicago 17th Edition Kakariqi, Laerta i Gentian Vyshka. "Antipsychotic Drugs Consumption in Primary Health Care in Albania During the 2004 - 2016 Period." Archives of Psychiatry Research 56, br. 2 (2020): 169-180. https://doi.org/10.20471/dec.2020.56.02.05
Harvard Kakariqi, L., i Vyshka, G. (2020). 'Antipsychotic Drugs Consumption in Primary Health Care in Albania During the 2004 - 2016 Period', Archives of Psychiatry Research, 56(2), str. 169-180. https://doi.org/10.20471/dec.2020.56.02.05
Vancouver Kakariqi L, Vyshka G. Antipsychotic Drugs Consumption in Primary Health Care in Albania During the 2004 - 2016 Period. Archives of Psychiatry Research [Internet]. 2020 [pristupljeno 16.01.2021.];56(2):169-180. https://doi.org/10.20471/dec.2020.56.02.05
IEEE L. Kakariqi i G. Vyshka, "Antipsychotic Drugs Consumption in Primary Health Care in Albania During the 2004 - 2016 Period", Archives of Psychiatry Research, vol.56, br. 2, str. 169-180, 2020. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.20471/dec.2020.56.02.05
Sažetak The era of new antipsychotics that started with Clozapine and the ever growing number of newly patented drugs have strongly influenced the pattern of drug use and consumption among psychiatric patients. Authors present a study aiming to assess exclusively the out-of-hospital antipsychotic drug consumption within Albania, during a period covering thirteen years [2004-2016]. Data were obtained from official sources [Health Insurance Institute] that registers and eventually reimburses all prescriptions in this field. Some outflows from the officially reimbursement scheme has been as well reported, due to circulating (but not yet registered) new drugs. A significant trend towards the decrease of consumption of old, typical antipsychotics is seen; in favour of new and modern drugs whose side effects profile is obviously a better one. Also, Albania has a lower figure of overall out-of-hospital antipsychotic usage when compared with other countries. Under-diagnosing and under-treatment might be some of the factors leading to such a fact, together with accessibility of psychiatric care and society stigma that still deeply impregnate the today Albanian society.