Pharmacotherapy costs of osteoporosis and related fractures in Bulgaria
| dc.contributor.author | Savova, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stoimenova, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Manova, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Petrova, G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-17T10:32:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-01-17T10:32:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-04 | |
| dc.description | Address for correspondence: A. Savova ; Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmacoeconomics Medical University; 2 Dunav Str.; 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria; e-mail: alex_savov@mail.bg | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The objective of the study is to investigate and calculate the direct medical costs of osteoporosis, the indirect ones, as well as the family costs in Bulgaria. A top down retrospective cost study has been developed. Epidemiology data for osteoporosis has been derived from two published reports. The information on the prices of medicines, patient co-payment, level of reimbursement, hospitalization cost and average hospital stay is based on the offi cial national sources. Offi cial information provided by the National Health Insurance Fund is that in 2009 only 2,143,046 BGN for 5,950 treated patients were paid. The annual cost of femoral fractures should be 8 million BGN, and 800,000 BGN for rehabilitation. The rest of the fractures are mild and account for 26,950,000 BGN. The average disability loses account for approximately 23,105,472 BGN. The direct medical cost exhibits the proportion of 2 million for medicines to 36 million BGN for treatment of fractures. The major conclusions from our analysis are that the patients with osteoporosis in Bulgaria are not adequately treated in terms of reimbursement coverage and patients carry the greater part of fi nancial and social burden. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | A. Savova, A. Stoimenova, M. Manova and G. Petrova. Pharmacotherapy costs of osteoporosis and related fractures in Bulgaria - Acta medica bulgarica , 39, 2012, No 1, 31- 39. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0324-1750 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10861/379 | |
| dc.language.iso | other | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Централна медицинска библиотека, МУ София / Central Medical Library - MU Sofia | en_US |
| dc.subject | cost study, pharmacotherapy, osteoporosis, health policy, medicines policy | en_US |
| dc.title | Pharmacotherapy costs of osteoporosis and related fractures in Bulgaria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |