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ArticleTherapeutic advances in psychopharmacology2020

Study of mental health outcomes associated with different brands of venlafaxine at the Kumeu medical centre from January 2017 to October 2018.

William Ferguson, Lesley Clapshaw

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Article in Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

William FergusonKumeu Medical Centre, PO Box 404, Kumeu, Auckland 0841, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7653-0719
Lesley ClapshawKumeu Medical Centre, Auckland, Kumeu, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe antidepressant venlafaxine has been available in New Zealand for two decades and is funded by the New Zealand Drug Purchasing Agency PHARMAC. This audit aimed to determine whether change to a different funded generic formulation of venlafaxine affected patient responses to venlafaxine.

methodsA retrospective review of patient records for all patients at Kumeu Medical Centre, Auckland, New Zealand who received a prescription for venlafaxine since January 2017 was performed. Outcomes for patients who had experienced a stable positive clinical response to either of the two previously funded venlafaxine formulations and who were switched to the newly funded formulation were summarised.

resultsOf 49 patients who had been prescribed venlafaxine, 34 patients were excluded; 15 patients had experienced a stable positive clinical response to either of the two previously funded venlafaxine formulations and switched to the newly funded formulation. Of these, 12 (80%) had poor outcomes following the change in venlafaxine formulation. Nine patients switched back to the original brand venlafaxine and showed improvement in clinical symptoms.

conclusionThese cases, reported from a single general practice, should be sufficient to call attention to the possibility of loss of effectiveness for patients treated with a funded generic brand of venlafaxine, and the need for further research.

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depressiongenericmental health outcomesreal-worldvenlafaxine

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