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Prescription Patterns of Pharmaceuticals

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  • Ana Sofia Gonçalves

    (Technische Universität Berlin)

Abstract

In May 2011, Portugal signed the Memorandum of Understanding in which it guarantees a reduction in the public spending on pharmaceuticals. The aim of this research work is to analyse the possibility of hospital cost reductions in HIV, oncology and rheumatism related pharmaceutical drugs, by better practice of medical physicians. The patterns of drug prescriptions were modelled using a relative distribution, stochastic dominance analysis and an ordered probit model. It was found that there is great divergence in expenditure levels of pharmaceutical products across hospitals and medical specialties. Outlier physicians tend to maintain their prescribing behaviour, even after the introduction of feedback. Therefore, there is room to reduce hospital costs of pharmaceutical products, by better practice.

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  • Ana Sofia Gonçalves, 2014. "Prescription Patterns of Pharmaceuticals," GEE Papers 0054, Gabinete de Estratégia e Estudos, Ministério da Economia, revised Jan 2014.
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    • D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
    • H3 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
    • H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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