Statins - For a Healthy Belgium

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PRESCRIBERS
Main prescribers: General practitioners	85.94%
RATE OF USE
Annual consumption (DDD)	567,047,374
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	4,945,823.54
Average annual consumption per patient (DDD)	379.71
% Insured persons concerned	13.03%
Approximate % DDD issued outside the insurance	6.49%
% Patients with more than 3 times the average consumption	4.06%
POPULATION
Median age	69 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.04
Percentage of women	43.31%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	1.25
CONSUMPTION TRENDS (DDD)
Trend 2011-2021	1.60%
Trend 2011-2019	1.58%
Trend 2019-2021	1.68%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2011-2013	10.15
Coefficient of variation 2019-2021	16.48
Max/min ratio of consumption (DDD per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.49
Max/min ratio of consumption ( DDD per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	1.75
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Annual expenditure charged to the insurance	70,239,413€
Average annual expenditure per insured person	6.13 €
Average patient share (under insurance)	23.80%
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.43
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by disctrict)	1.65
% “Low-cost” medication	91.19%

On this table, when a statistical test has been performed, the data showing a significant difference is displayed on an yellow background, otherwise on a grey background.

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CODES	LABEL	LABEL ATC-5
C10AA01	SIMVASTATINE	INHIBITEURS DE LA HMG-CoA REDUCTASE (STATINES)
C10AA03	PRAVASTATINE	INHIBITEURS DE LA HMG-CoA REDUCTASE (STATINES)
C10AA04	FLUVASTATINE	INHIBITEURS DE LA HMG-CoA REDUCTASE (STATINES)
C10AA05	ATORVASTATINE	INHIBITEURS DE LA HMG-CoA REDUCTASE (STATINES)
C10AA07	ROSUVASTATINE	INHIBITEURS DE LA HMG-CoA REDUCTASE (STATINES)

The labels on a blue background are the medicines that exist under the status "low cost".
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