Impacts of the international economic sanctions on Iranian patients with epilepsy.
Epilepsy Behav
; 95: 166-168, 2019 06.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
On May 8, 2018, the United States announced that it was withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. This has resulted in reimposition of the economic hardship on Iran. We investigated the patients' perceptions of hardship in obtaining their antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) after the reimposition of sanctions.METHODS:
We surveyed patients with epilepsy visiting three centers in Iran on February 2nd to 6th (easy sampling) on their perceptions on two issuesRESULTS:
Two hundred and forty-four patients participated. Ninety-two patients (37.7%) claimed that they have had significant difficulty obtaining their AEDs, and 37 patients (15.2%) said that their AED(s) was not accessible. Ninety-six people (72%) of those receiving imported AEDs and 33 patients (30%) of those receiving homemade AEDs had significant hardship obtaining their drugs (pâ¯=â¯0.00001). Forty-seven patients (36%) of those who reported significant hardship obtaining their AEDs and 25 (22%) of those who did not, perceived worsening of their seizures (pâ¯=â¯0.017).CONCLUSION:
Sanctions have affected ordinary people, especially those who are vulnerable the most (i.e., patients), significantly.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Política
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Problemas Sociales
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Poblaciones Vulnerables
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Epilepsia
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Anticonvulsivantes
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Año:
2019
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Article