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PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 76.65%
RATE OF USE
Annual consumption (DDD) 26,564,572
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons) 231,697.90
Average annual consumption per patient (DDD) 139.67
% Insured persons concerned 1.66%
Approximate % DDD issued outside the insurance 10.75%
% Patients with more than 3 times the average consumption 7.05%
POPULATION
Median age 62 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.16
Percentage of women 53.28%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 3.39
CONSUMPTION TRENDS (DDD)
Trend 2011-2021 10.06%
Trend 2011-2019 11.15%
Trend 2019-2021 5.80%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2011-2013 20.68
Coefficient of variation 2019-2021 17.88
Max/min ratio of consumption (DDD per 100,000 insured persons, by region) 1.40
Max/min ratio of consumption ( DDD per 100,000 insured persons, by district) 2.14
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 16,835,484
Average annual expenditure per insured person 1.47
Average patient share (under insurance) 18.95%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region) 1.41
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 1.94
% “Low-cost” medication 99.61%


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CODES LABEL LABEL ATC-5
N03AX12 GABAPENTINE AUTRES ANTIEPILEPTIQUES
N03AX16 PREGABALINE AUTRES ANTIEPILEPTIQUES

The labels on a blue background are the medicines that exist under the status "low cost".
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  • ATC codesATC codes
  • Age Gender CVAge, gender and CV
  • Rates by sexRates by sex
  • Reimbursement rateReimbursement rate
  • TrendsTrends by region
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  • Provincial consumptionDDD per patient by province
  • DDD patientQuantity per patient
  • MapDistribution map
  • Low-costLow-cost DDD


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