The impact of antipsychotic polytherapy costs in the public health care in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Guidelines for the treatment of psychoses recommend antipsychotic monotherapy. However, the rate of antipsychotic polytherapy has increased over the last decade, reaching up to 60% in some settings. Studies evaluating the costs and impact of antipsychotic polytherapy...
Main Authors: | Denise Razzouk, Monica Kayo, Aglaé Sousa, Guilherme Gregorio, Hugo Cogo-Moreira, Andrea Alves Cardoso, Jair de Jesus Mari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124791 |
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