[Pharmaceutical expenditures in the different municipalities of Rome (Italy): impact of socioeconomic conditions of the resident population]. / Spesa farmaceutica territoriale nelle Aziende Sanitarie di Roma Capitale: impatto delle condizioni socio economiche della popolazione residente.

Pharmaceutical expenditure is a cost item that is monitored continuously, to verify the appropriateness of prescriptions, the good use of available resources and to contain costs. However, socioeconomic differences in the population affect health conditions and consequently health expenditure. A comparison of socio-economic determinants and per-capita pharmaceutical expenditure in the different municipalities of Roma Capitale (Capital city of Rome, Italy) indicates that higher expenditures occur in areas characterized by lower socio-economic conditions.