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Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 84.18%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 1.54%
Median age 69 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.21
Percentage of women 69.53%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.39
Coefficient of variation (2023) 21.79
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 1.91
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 34,399,545
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 298,594.07
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 10.54%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 194.10
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 7,50%
Coefficient of variation 2013-2015 28.08
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 30.17
Trend 2013-2023 -1.61%
Trend 2013-2021 -0.48%
Trend 2021-2023 -6.02%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 2,613,452 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 0.23
Average patient share per insured consumer 63.11%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 3.08
% “Low-cost” medication 39.38%
Trend 2013-2023 -0.93%
Trend 2021-2023 4.32%

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