Nasri M, Shojaee A. Study of the Most Common Types of Prescription Medication and Drug in the Medical Prescriptions of the Insured Persons of Iran Health Insurance Organization in 2014 and 2015. Iran J Health Insur 2018; 1 (1 and 2) :22-31
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1- Ilam General Office of Health Insurance, Ilam, Iran , morad_nasry@yahoo.com
2- Iran Health Insurance Organization, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (5442 Views)
Introduction: The culture of prescribing and drug usage as a strategic commodity, which plays a fundamental role in the economy and health of the family and society, is an important issue that should be addressed by health system policymakers.
Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional prevalence survey of all medical prescriptions of insured persons in a health insurance organization which were accepted and registered in the medical documentation system in the contract pharmacies with health insurance departments in all provinces of the country in the medical records system during 2014 and 2014.
Results: 80% of health insurance expenditures have been consumed by 93.84% in 2014 and 94.88% in 2015 year. An average amount of medicine in 2014, and 2015 years, were respect, 226 and 185 number. In all provinces, 30 to 40 percent of drug costs have been consumed by 30 drugs in each of both years.
Conclusion: Control and monitoring this amount of drug items can optimize 80 percent of pharmaceutical costs in each province and at the level of the health insurance organization. Considering, if each province controls its first 30 medicines, it will lead to optimize about 40% of its pharmaceutical costs.
Type of Study:
Research |
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General Received: 2018/07/2 | Revised: 2019/09/22 | Accepted: 2018/07/2 | ePublished: 2018/07/2