Potential to enhance the prescribing of generic drugs in patients with mental health problems in Austria; implications for the future

• Main Authors: Brian eGodman (Author), Thomas eBurkhardt (Author), Anna eBucsics (Author), Jutta ePiessnegger (Author), Manuela eSchmitzer (Author), Corrado eBarbui (Author), Marion eBennie (Author), Lars L Gustafsson (Author), Emanuel eRaschi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Scrutiny over pharmaceutical expenditure is increasing leading to multiple reforms. This includes Austria with measures to lower generic prices and enhance their utilisation. However the situation for newer antidepressants and atypical antipsychotic drugs (AAPs) is different to PPIs, s...