| A study of drug utilisation and cost of treatment in patients hospitalised with unstable angina. | |
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PMID: 11214788 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: The current study was designed to investigate drug utilisation in the management of unstable angina in India and to calculate the costs incurred by patients in the treatment of a single episode of unstable angina. METHODS: We conducted a prescription survey to examine the use of antianginal drugs in patients with unstable angina in a tertiary care Indian hospital. The use of concurrent medications such as antidiabetic, antihypertensive and lipid-lowering agents was also examined. Data on the cost of treatment, investigations, income, and family size were collected from the case histories or direct interviews with the patients/relatives. RESULTS: A total of 336 consecutive prescriptions were evaluated. Aspirin was the most frequently prescribed drug (98%) followed by nitroglycerin infusion (90%) and enoxaparin (52%). One of the heparins was used by 89% of all patients and beta-blockers by up to 62% of the patients. Besides antianginals, antihypertensive (49%) and antidiabetic (16%) drugs were commonly coadministered. The mean (+/- SD) cost of treatment of a single episode of unstable angina in the hospital was US $494 (+/- 271) against an annual per capita income of US $245. The mean (+/- SD) cost incurred by the patients due to drugs alone during the hospital stay was US $70 (+/- 18) and enoxaparin accounted for 60% of the expenditure due to drugs. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study show that low-molecular-weight heparin, enoxaparin, is replacing unfractionated heparin in the treatment of unstable angina. In view of the use of costly new drugs, there is an urgent need for carrying out pharmacoeconomic analysis in developing countries as the treatment of a single episode of unstable angina imparts a considerable economic burden on the patient. |
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Authors:
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S Malhotra; A Grover; N K Verma; V K Bhargava |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of clinical pharmacology Volume: 56 ISSN: 0031-6970 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol. Publication Date: 2000 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-02-14 Completed Date: 2001-05-10 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1256165 Medline TA: Eur J Clin Pharmacol Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 755-61 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Insitute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. |
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Aged Angina, Unstable / drug therapy*, economics* Drug Costs Drug Prescriptions / economics Drug Utilization / economics*, statistics & numerical data* Female Fibrinolytic Agents / economics, therapeutic use Heparin / economics, therapeutic use Hospitalization / economics Humans India Male Nitroglycerin / economics, therapeutic use Vasodilator Agents / economics, therapeutic use World Health Organization |
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0/Fibrinolytic Agents; 0/Vasodilator Agents; 55-63-0/Nitroglycerin; 9005-49-6/Heparin |
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