Prescription and use of “equivalent” drugs

Prescription and use of “equivalent” drugs

Authors

  • Mario Eandi Dipartimento di Farmacologia clinica, Università di Torino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7175/cmi.v1i2.611

Keywords:

Generic drugs, Therapeutic efficacy, Drugs prescription

Abstract

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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Published

2007-06-15

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2007)

Section

Clinical management

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