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Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 76.70%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 3.51%
Median age 78 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.05
Percentage of women 46.54%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.27
Coefficient of variation (2023) 6.59
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 1.25
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 99,857,963
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 866,784.60
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 0.07%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 246.96
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 0,09%
Coefficient of variation 2013-2015 18.19
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 9.15
Trend 2013-2023 8.14%
Trend 2013-2021 9.28%
Trend 2021-2023 3.69%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 259,823,444 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 22.55
Average patient share per insured consumer 6.05%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 1.44
% “Low-cost” medication NA
Trend 2013-2023 16.12%
Trend 2021-2023 5.54%

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