Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1992 Jan;34(1):18-20.
Cost consideration has special relevance in psychiatric practice, where the drug treatment has to be continued for long duration. On evaluating, the cost of different brand names, of the same generic drug using CIMS and MIMS (India, 1991), it was found that Cost Range and Cost Ratio varies considerably. The Cost Ratio is more than 3 for Tab. Thioridazone 100 mg and Cap. Daxepin 75 mg. Since, the superiority of any costlier brand over the others has never been reported, and keeping in view the financial aspect of prescribing the cheapest of the brand available should be prescribed, whenever possible.
成本考虑在精神科实践中具有特殊的意义，因为药物治疗需要长期持续。在评估使用 CIMS 和 MIMS（印度，1991 年）的同一通用药物的不同品牌名称的成本时，发现成本范围和成本比差异很大。噻硫哒嗪 100mg 片剂和达塞平 75mg 胶囊的成本比超过 3。由于从未报道过任何一种更昂贵品牌的优越性超过其他品牌，并且考虑到处方的财务方面，只要可能，应开最便宜的可用品牌。
