Dear Dr. Larry Sasich ,
Unfortunatly, because of our drug dispensing system, we are not able to
provide to you the information regarding net ingredient cost paid by the
pharmacist and the total purchase cost paid by the patient for the newer
antidepressants in Italy. However, it may be of your interest to know that
an analysis updated up to march 1997, shows that a drug therapy of 180 days
with imipramine 150mg costs �97,200, with fluvoxamine 100mg/die �330,000,
with fluoxetine 20mg/die �510,000 and with paroxetine 20mg/die �622,500.
Of all these drugs the National Health System reinburse only for the
imipramine drug therapy.
Regards
Antonio
Antonio Addis PharmD
CRIF
Laboratorio per la Salute Materno Infantile
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri"
via Eritrea 62, 20157 Milano
Tel. 02 - 39014.559/511
Fax 02 - 3550924
Email: addis@irfmn.mnegri.it
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