[The patients' cost of the montelukast therapy due to the generic substitution]. / A montelukasztterápia betegterheinek változása a generikus árverseny hatására.
Orv Hetil
; 159(17): 682-687, 2018 Apr.
Article
en Hu
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29681174
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION AND AIM:
The aim of our study was to analyse the public price of the montelukast sodium therapy in Hungary.METHOD:
Data derived from the nationwide pharmaceutical database of the Hungarian National Health Insurance Fund Administration. We observed the turnover and price of the medicaments containing the active substance montelukast sodium from 2007 to 2015. Accordingly, our indicators were consumer price, DCT (daily cost of therapy), co-payment, quasi co-payment, DOT (days of treatment).RESULTS:
Due to the increasing DOT, the total amount of the public price paid by the patients increased until 2011, reaching the amount of 1 million USD; then, due to the generic competition and the blind bid methods, it decreased to 490 000 USD. The total amount of the public price of the brand-name Singulair moved to the generics during 3 years (2011-2014). The DCT of the originator Singulair 10 mg tablets decreased from 1.1 USD to 0.34 USD; the DCT of the generic product Montelukast TEVA decreased from 0.67 USD to 0.16 USD in the period under review.CONCLUSION:
Due to the generic competition, the patients' access to drugs containing montelukast sodium increased significantly the DOT increased, the co-payment decreased. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(17) 682-687.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Prescripciones de Medicamentos
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Quinolinas
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Medicamentos Genéricos
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Antiasmáticos
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Sustitución de Medicamentos
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Acetatos
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Hu
Revista:
Orv Hetil
Año:
2018
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Article