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Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 81.10%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 4.58%
Median age 50 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.13
Percentage of women 59.85%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.16
Coefficient of variation (2023) 28.33
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 2.67
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 62,050,270
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 538,607.21
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 28.02%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 117.60
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 7,92%
Coefficient of variation 2013-2015 13.08
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 17.37
Trend 2013-2023 -0.72%
Trend 2013-2021 -0.79%
Trend 2021-2023 -0.44%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 5,725,344 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 0.50
Average patient share per insured consumer 46.60%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 2.25
% “Low-cost” medication 100.00%
Trend 2013-2023 -2.83%
Trend 2021-2023 3.12%

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