Journal Title
Title of Journal: Appl Health Econ Health Policy
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Abbravation: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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Authors: Christine Carron Pierre Voirol Philippe Eggimann André Pannatier René Chioléro JeanBlaise Wasserfallen
Publish Date: 2012/12/12
Volume: 10, Issue: 5, Pages: 355-358
Abstract
Healthcare costs are steadily increasing In Switzerland in 2007 they amounted to 108 of gross domestic product of which 456 related to hospital care including drugrelated costs and 103 to drugs1 Very few data exist regarding evolution of drug costs in hospitals as they are included in the hospital financing system2 In our university hospital the 32bed adult intensive care unit AICU amounts to 03 of hospital beds but 3 of hospital costs In 2008 drug costs amounted to 48 of hospital costs but 11 of AICU costs Intensive care physicians ICPs prescribe most usual drugs but specialists clinicians SCs are allowed to prescribe specific expensive drugs in their specific field We assessed the 5year evolution of AICU drug prescription both in quantities and costs by type of prescriber
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