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Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 72.40%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 1.80%
Median age 64 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.10
Percentage of women 60.48%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 2.40
Coefficient of variation (2023) 20.02
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 2.21
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 28,901,060
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 250,866.26
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 5.13%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 139.02
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 7,04%
Coefficient of variation 2013-2015 20.09
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 17.51
Trend 2013-2023 9.56%
Trend 2013-2021 11.50%
Trend 2021-2023 2.14%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 18,196,262 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 1.58
Average patient share per insured consumer 18.86%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 1.91
% “Low-cost” medication 100.00%
Trend 2013-2023 -2.09%
Trend 2021-2023 1.79%

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