The impact of changes in national prescribing conditions for statins on their public expenditure and utilization in the Czech Republic 1997-2013
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851015000676" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851015000676</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.02.016" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.02.016</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The impact of changes in national prescribing conditions for statins on their public expenditure and utilization in the Czech Republic 1997-2013
Original language description
Objectives: In the Czech Republic (CZ) extensive price regulation and prescribing conditions are common instruments often employed with new drugs. Since the introduction of statins onto the market in 1990s the originally strict conditions gradually relaxed while the prescription rates and public costs were rising. The aim was to analyze long-term utilization trends of statins, changes in their reimbursement prices and prescribing conditions, and the evolution of the market. Methods: From January 1997 toDecember 2013 statin use was measured in terms of defined daily doses per 1000 insured per day (DDD/TID). The prescription-based database of the General Health Insurance Company of the Czech Republic in 1997 covering 7825,216 inhabitants, i.e. 76% of CZpopulation, was used as the administrative data source. Also the overall expenditure, unit prices, and reimbursement criteria were analyzed. Results: Between 1997 and 2013 the utilization of statins rose from 2 to 96 DDD/TID while the ex
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FQ - Public health system, social medicine
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Health Policy
ISSN
0168-8510
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
119
Issue of the periodical within the volume
9
Country of publishing house
IE - IRELAND
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
1255-1264
UT code for WoS article
000361403000013
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84940614294