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Abstract #106293 Published in IGR 23-3

Changes in the types and daily treatment costs of anti-glaucoma eye drops in China in recent 15 years

Jia XF; Wu LL
Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology 2022; 58: 890-895


To investigate the changes in the types of anti-glaucoma eye drops and daily treatment costs in 2021 compared with 2006 in China. The information of the main anti-glaucoma eye drops in 2021 was obtained from the database of Yaozhi.com. The daily cost of each eye drop was calculated by recording the number of drops in a single bottle and pricing in the national market, and the corresponding information of anti-glaucoma eye drops collected in 2006 was compared. Based on the income of Chinese residents in 2006 and 2021, the proportion of the daily cost of anti-glaucoma eye drops in the annual income of residents was analyzed. RESULTS: There were 32 kinds of anti-glaucoma eye drops in 2021, and the daily cost was 0.34 to 16.00 yuan. The daily cost is 0.34 to 6.77 yuan after removing the single-dose package. The number of drugs in 2021 was significantly higher than that in 2006 (16). In 2021, prostaglandins accounted for the highest proportion of 31.25%. There was a significant increase in the number of generic drugs, fixed formulations and preservative-free single-dose packages. In 2021, the price of imported drugs was significantly reduced, with the daily cost falling by 29.28% to 53.78% compared with 2006. In 2021, the daily cost of the most expensive drugs accounted for 12.32% and 30.85% of the daily income of urban and rural residents, respectively (5.21% and 13.05% after removing single-dose packaged drugs), which were significantly lower than 37.46% and 122.79% in 2006. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with 2006, the variety of anti-glaucoma eye drops increased significantly in 2021, and the daily treatment cost and the proportion of daily income were significantly reduced.

Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing 100191, China.

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