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Strategies to manage inpatient drug costs.
- Source :
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Australasian Psychiatry . Sep2001, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p249-252. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Objective: The aim of this paper is to analyse the reasons for a major increase in expenditure on inpatient pharmaceutical costs over a two year period and to describe strategies developed to prevent further increases. Conclusions: By educating our medical staff on the costs of the most commonly prescribed medications and favouring cost effective medications such as risperidone over olanzapine we have been able to contain our inpatient drug costs and achieve a 14% reduction this financial year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10398562
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5278522
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1665.2001.00337.x