Prescription and use of “equivalent” drugs
Three case reports, where an “equivalent” drugs is prescribed, are described: a patient treated with lanzoprazole, a man with acute myocardial infarction and a young man with epilepsy. These reports are emblematic of the doubts and problems that doctors have to afford in the choice of a generic drug...
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| description | Three case reports, where an “equivalent” drugs is prescribed, are described: a patient treated with lanzoprazole, a man with acute myocardial infarction and a young man with epilepsy. These reports are emblematic of the doubts and problems that doctors have to afford in the choice of a generic drug instead of a branded drug. The Author examines not only clinical, legislative and economical aspects of prescription of generic drugs in the Italian context, but also common questions that patients may ask when a generic drug is prescribed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-baceed87315f4ba2b7aaa77e6f04ffaf2022-12-21T20:03:49ZengSEEdClinical Management Issues1973-48322283-31372007-06-0112698710.7175/cmi.v1i2.611576Prescription and use of “equivalent” drugsMario Eandi0Dipartimento di Farmacologia clinica, Università di TorinoThree case reports, where an “equivalent” drugs is prescribed, are described: a patient treated with lanzoprazole, a man with acute myocardial infarction and a young man with epilepsy. These reports are emblematic of the doubts and problems that doctors have to afford in the choice of a generic drug instead of a branded drug. The Author examines not only clinical, legislative and economical aspects of prescription of generic drugs in the Italian context, but also common questions that patients may ask when a generic drug is prescribed.https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/611Generic drugsTherapeutic efficacyDrugs prescription |
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