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Key figures

PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners 41.24%
INSURED CONSUMERS
% of insured consumers 2.89%
Median age 60 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district) 1.05
Percentage of women 59.85%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme 1.22
Coefficient of variation (2023) 18.86
Max/min ratio of % of insured consumers (by district) 1.87
CONSUMPTION
Annual consumption (DDD) 20,351,302
Consumption of DDD (per 100,000 insured persons) 176,652.86
% DDD issued outside the insurance (approximate) 2.67%
Average annual consumption per insured consumer (DDD) 61.10
% of insured consumers with > 3 times the average consumption 4,81%
Coefficient of variation 2013-2015 24.24
Coefficient of variation 2021-2023 30.74
Trend 2013-2023 -5.22%
Trend 2013-2021 -4.43%
Trend 2021-2023 -8.29%
DIRECT EXPENDITURE (DDD)
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance 30,888,717 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person 2.68
Average patient share per insured consumer 20.60%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict) 2.50
% “Low-cost” medication 4.28%
Trend 2013-2023 -5.55%
Trend 2021-2023 -7.08%

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