便秘治疗的经济负担。
The economic burden of constipation therapy.
作者信息
Albu Anamaria, Farcas Andreea, David Liliana, Dumitrascu Dan L
机构信息
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Drug Information Research Center, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
出版信息
Med Pharm Rep. 2019 Jul;92(3):261-264. doi: 10.15386/mpr-1222. Epub 2019 Jul 31.
BACKGROUND AND AIM
Constipation is a widespread condition that requires adequate therapy. Given the large use of laxatives, it is important to know the burden of the treatment of this condition on the healthcare budget.
METHODS
We collected information on the number of therapeutic units (boxes) of five frequently used laxatives delivered by prescription or over the counter in 30 pharmacies randomly selected in two adjacent counties from Romania for two consecutive years. We calculated also the cost value of the laxatives delivered.
RESULTS
The total cost of laxatives in the group of pharmacies investigated was on average 62,500 euros per year. We extrapolated that the laxative consumption in Romania should be over 15 million Euro.
CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge this is the first study on the burden of constipation in this country. Although therapeutic units of laxatives are not expensive, the wide use of these drugs represents an economic burden for the patient.
背景与目的
便秘是一种普遍存在的病症，需要适当治疗。鉴于泻药的大量使用，了解这种病症的治疗对医疗保健预算的负担很重要。
方法
我们收集了罗马尼亚相邻两个县随机选取的30家药店连续两年通过处方或非处方提供的五种常用泻药的治疗单位（盒）数量信息。我们还计算了所提供泻药的成本价值。
结果
在所调查的药店组中，泻药的总成本平均每年为62,500欧元。我们推断罗马尼亚的泻药消费量应超过1500万欧元。
结论
据我们所知，这是该国关于便秘负担的第一项研究。虽然泻药的治疗单位并不昂贵，但这些药物的广泛使用对患者来说是一种经济负担。
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