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Published on: March 11, 2017
[Polyvalency of drugs and its importance in utilization analysis]
Abstract:
In general, morbidity is considered the primary factor in the consumption of drugs. The relationship between the treated nosological unit and the consumption of a given drug for its therapy is, however, not unequivocal and this complicates the quantification of the influence of morbidity on the consumption of drugs. This property of drugs is called in the submitted paper polyvalency or ambivalency. The authors maintain that this property of drugs is reflected also in their consumption. To express this relationship the authors use the mediated response on morbidity treated in ambulatory departments. The polyvalency of drugs is related with the subject's behaviour during therapeutic decisions which determine the final consumption of drugs.
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