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Abstract #21968 Published in IGR 10-4
Cost of ocular medications at Priest Hospital
Iemnoi KJournal of the Medical Association of Thailand 2008; 91: S151-155
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost of ocular medications, both in and out of the national drug lists (NDL) in the year 2004 used for priests and novices of Priest Hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The present study was retrospective and reviewed the prescriptions for out- and in-patients who received treatment at Priest Hospital. An evaluation was made of 4,508 prescriptions, prescribed between October 2006 and March 2007. The costs of medications prescribed for each disease category were compared. RESULTS: In total, 331 types of drugs were prescribed. The total cost of medications use was 2,292,935 Baht. This included drugs in the NDL in the year 2004 which cost 813,238 (35.47%) Baht and 1,479,697 (64.53%) Baht of drugs not on the NDL. Item D was found to have maximum cost (40.11%), followed by Item A (29.23%), Item C (22.10%), and Item B (8.56%), respectively. Regarding all medications used at Priest Hospital, eye medications, cost most followed by cardiovascular and central nervous system medications. The eye medication that costs the most was for glaucoma (73.09%), followed by corticosteroid and other anti-inflammatory preparations (12.95%) and ocular lubricants and astringents (6.49%). CONCLUSION: Ocular medications cost are the most expensive when compared to other medications both on and outside the NDL. Among the ocular medication prescribed, glaucoma medication was the most expensive.
Dr. K. Iemnoi, Department of Pharmacy, Priest Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
