Venlafaxine, sertraline and escitalopram – 3 medicines that we know very well, in a slightly different way Case report

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Maja Polikowska

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In the psychiatric treatment there should be considerate not only the substance but also its dose and patients history of treatment. In this paper we presented 3 cases in which the consideration of these factors significantly influenced the effectiveness of therapy.

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Polikowska , M. (2017). Venlafaxine, sertraline and escitalopram – 3 medicines that we know very well, in a slightly different way. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 10(2(35), 152-157. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/jebm/article/view/2157
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