Background: Socio-economic crisis situations usually generate an increase in psychiatric pathologies. If we add the state of confinement due to quarantine, the picture can get even worse. The data were obtained from a region of Argentina and expressed as defined daily doses (DDD).Methods: Descriptive observational study. Data were obtained from drug suppliers that provide medicines to community pharmacies. Finding was statistically analyzed by Chisquare test. the consumption measure is defined in DDD.
Objective: To evaluate the consumption of psychotropic's in the northeast region of Argentina from 1997 to 2000, expressed as defined daily dosis (DDDs). Methods: Data were collected from drug providers that supply the different pharmaceutical specialties, and community pharmacies, which prepare pharmaceutical compoundings, according to the established legal requirements in our country. Results: During this period 36.318.960 DDDs of pharmaceutical specialties were distributed in the following order: 29.357.168 DDDs correspond to anxiolytics and hypnotics; 3.677.099 DDDs to antidepressants and 3.284.693 antipsychotics. On the other hand, 1.219.987 DDDs of pharmaceutical compoundings were prepared: 370.846 DDDs of anxiolytics and hypnotics; 700.824 of antidepressants and 148.314 of antipsychotics. Conclusions: This work shows the importance to evaluate the consumption of psychotropic's in order to contribute significantly to the implementation of rational use of these drugs.
Introduction: The effectiveness of treatment depends on the efficacy of the therapy and the level of compliance of the patient. NF (non-specific factors) involved in treatment are all those effects that do not depend on the pharmacological properties of the drug. Materials and Methods: The job lasted a year. The sample consisted of patients with mental health disorders and was divided into two groups. Treatment compliance was measured with the Morisky-Green Test. Results were compared using the chi square test and relative risk. Results and Discussion: Group A had 23 patients ending 91.3% of them and group B of 22 patients, ending the 77.27%. At the beginning of the study, we found in the group A 0.86 NF/patients while in the group B 0.82 NF/patient. At the end of the study there was a 54.65% decrease in group A while in group B the proportion remained. At the beginning of the study both groups had approximately 40% of compliant patients. Data that remained in the control group rose to 80.95% in group A at the end of the study. Conclusions: The work demonstrates the negative influence of these factors on adherence to treatment.
Objetivo: Evaluar y encontrar una explicación del modo de prescripción de psicofármacos en la región nordeste Argentina desde 2004 al 2013, expresados como dosis diaria definida (DDDs), comparándolo con otras regiones. Métodos: Los datos se obtuvieron de las droguerías, que proveen las especialidades farmacéuticas. Resultados: Durante este periodo se distribuyeron 3.949.797 DDDs de especialidades farmacéuticas en el siguiente orden: 2.662.953 DDDs correspondieron al grupo de ansiolíticos; 915.956 DDDs de antidepresivos y 370.888 DDDs de antipsicóticos. Conclusiones: Este trabajo muestra la evolución y comparación en el tipo de fármacos prescriptos para la salud mental en una década, tendiendo a la prescripción de moléculas más modernas.
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