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Andrzej Śliwczyński1,2, Melania Brzozowska1,2, Andrzej Jacyna2
1Division of Quality Services, Procedures and Medical Standards, Medical University in Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Aim:
to investigate the drug-class-specific changes in the volume and cost of antidiabetic medications in Poland in 2012-2015.
Methods:
This retrospective analysis was conducted based on the National Health Fund database covering an entire Polish population. The volume of antidiabetic medications is reported according to ATC/DDD methodology, costs-in current international dollars, based on purchasing power parity.
Results:
During a 4-year observational period the number of patients, consumption of antidiabetic drugs and costs increased by 17%, 21% and 20%, respectively. Biguanides are the basic diabetes medication with a 39% market share. The insulin market is still dominated by human insulins, new antidiabetics (incretins, thiazolidinediones) are practically absent. Insulins had the largest share in diabetes medications expenditures (67% in 2015). The increase in antidiabetic medications costs over the analysed period of time was mainly caused by the increased use of insulin analogues.
Conclusions:
The observed tendencies correspond to the evidence-based HTA recommendations. The reimbursement status, the ratio of cost to clinical outcomes and data on the long-term safety have a deciding impact on how a drug is used.
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