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Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 77.79%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 8.57%
Median age 72 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.04
Percentage of women 46.13%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.35
Coefficient of variation (2023) 10.79
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 1.53
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 353,274,580
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 3,066,485.20
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 2.70%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 357.67
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 0,39%
Coefficient of variation 2013-2015 11.77
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 12.77
Trend 2013-2023 -0.88%
Trend 2013-2021 -0.15%
Trend 2021-2023 -3.78%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 27,084,811 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 2.35
Average patient share per insured consumer 14.16%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 1.64
% “Low-cost” medication 11.18%
Trend 2013-2023 -3.02%
Trend 2021-2023 -1.81%

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