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Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 81.92%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 13.89%
Median age 69 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.04
Percentage of women 48.40%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.17
Coefficient of variation (2023) 12.05
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 1.55
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 603,224,982
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 5,236,098.43
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 2.00%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 376.88
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 4,29%
Coefficient of variation 2013-2015 12.35
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 16.42
Trend 2013-2023 1.31%
Trend 2013-2021 1.23%
Trend 2021-2023 1.66%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 74,348,889 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 6.45
Average patient share per insured consumer 23.13%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 1.67
% “Low-cost” medication 99.66%
Trend 2013-2023 -8.49%
Trend 2021-2023 1.38%

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