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Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 66.71%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 23.08%
Median age 42 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.18
Percentage of women 53.30%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.18
Coefficient of variation (2023) 12.27
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 1.59
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 41,799,562
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 362,827.51
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 8.36%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 15.72
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 1,97%
Coefficient of variation 2013-2015 9.72
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 13.26
Trend 2013-2023 -1.13%
Trend 2013-2021 -5.53%
Trend 2021-2023 18.58%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 30,337,159 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 2.63
Average patient share per insured consumer 38.16%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 1.74
% “Low-cost” medication 100.00%
Trend 2013-2023 -4.40%
Trend 2021-2023 20.33%

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