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Appropriatezza prescrittiva degli antipsicotici negli anziani. L’esperienza statunitense
Commento su: Briesacher BA, Limcangco MR, Simoni-Wastila L et al The quality of antipsychotic drug prescribing in nursing homes Arch Intern Med 2005; 165: 1280-128
Aspetti critici degli studi che precedono e accompagnano l’utilizzo dei farmaci in psichiatria
Review: Multiple daily doses of antidepressants are not more effective than single daily doses: Commentary
Antipsicotici tipici ed atipici nel trattamento dei sintomi psicotici nei soggetti con demenza e morbo di Parkinson
Do Cochrane systematic reviews meet WHO needs?
Commentaries on Davoli et al. (2015): Do Cochrane systematic reviews meet WHO needs
Access and use of psychotropic medicines in low-resource settings
Improving access and rational use of essential medicines at all levels of care is a global challenge. Key issues related to the provision and rational use of psychotropic medicines have recently been analysed by Padmanathan et al. who conducted a survey of the psychotropic medicines management cycle in Bihar, the third most populous state of India with approximately 104 million people, of whom 88.7% live in rural areas. It was found that availability, distance and cost were the main barriers to access and utilisation. Travelling was reported to be particularly problematic because it is expensive and may also be unfeasible for service users who are acutely ill. In this commentary, the results of this survey are discussed in view of their global policy implications for low-resource settings
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