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Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 63.52%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 1.29%
Median age 74 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.07
Percentage of women 87.26%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.20
Coefficient of variation (2023) 25.78
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 2.34
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 58,991,137
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 512,053.40
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 1.91%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 397.09
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 4,17%
Coefficient of variation 2013-2015 14.71
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 26.89
Trend 2013-2023 -0.75%
Trend 2013-2021 -1.02%
Trend 2021-2023 0.34%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 45,999,876 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 3.99
Average patient share per insured consumer 5.94%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 2.94
% “Low-cost” medication 33.79%
Trend 2013-2023 -0.34%
Trend 2021-2023 7.93%

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