Faced with a shortage of antipsychotic medications, Jalisco allocates 40 million pesos to purchase drugs.

Because the The federal government's supply of antipsychotic drugs has been "slow and trickling." , he The Jalisco government allocates approximately 40 million pesos for the purchase of pharmaceuticals. for the treatment of psychotic disorders, in order to guarantee the right to health of people with mental illnesses, acknowledged the Secretary of Health, Héctor Raúl Pérez Gómez.

"In the case of the state of Jalisco, we are purchasing antipsychotic medications permanently, continuously, and at this time we do not have any shortages in terms of medications for mental health care. The annual investment is approximately 40 million pesos. I'm talking only about medications for treating psychotic disorders. ", he said.

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On October 13, this publishing house reported on the obstacles faced by patients seeking care at public psychiatric hospitals in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, such as overcrowding and medication shortages. Given this situation, Pérez Gómez emphasized that, in addition to investing in the purchase of medications, therapeutic strategies have been implemented to reduce hospital stays as measures to address these problems.

"Currently, medications for major psychotic disorders are medications that can allow the patient to leave the hospital more quickly and return home to their familiar surroundings. What used to be a month-long hospital stay has been shortened to a week or less. That's one of the main strategies," he pointed out.

Meanwhile, the official also highlighted the network of mental health care centers in Jalisco, such as the recently opened Íntegro center in Zapopan, the Community Mental Health and Addiction Centers in the state's interior (CECOSAMAS), and the Comprehensive Mental Health Care Centers (CAISAME).

"Jalisco has mental health clinics in various municipalities, known as CECOSAMAS. Third, Jalisco has SALME, which is the Jalisco Institute of Mental Health, which has two units: the short-stay CAISAME and the long-stay CAISAME. , which is where patients with psychotic symptoms, schizophrenia, that is, with major mental or psychological disorders, are received.

"Jalisco also has two child psychiatry departments scheduled to open very soon: one at the Old Fray Antonio Alcalde Civil Hospital of Guadalajara and another at SALME. We will probably be inaugurating them in 15 days. ", he stressed.

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