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Anticholinergics (65 years and older)

Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 85.14%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 17.77%
Median age 75 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.04
Percentage of women 65.54%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.54
Coefficient of variation (2023) 11.84
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 1.52
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 135,281,540
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 5,585,025.12
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 37.39%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 314.33
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 2,87%
Coefficient of variation 2020-2022 13.02
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 13.06
Trend 2020-2023 -0.09%
Trend 2020-2021 0.31%
Trend 2021-2023 -0.28%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 42,872,285 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 17.70 €
Average patient share per insured consumer 20.86%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 1.49
% “Low-cost” medication 86.08%
Trend 2020-2023 -0.84%
Trend 2021-2023 -0.14%

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