Author/Editor     Fuerst, Jurij
Title     Poraba zdravil v Sloveniji
Translated title     Drug consumption in Slovenia
Type     članek
Source     Med Razgl
Vol. and No.     Letnik 40, št. Suppl 1
Publication year     2001
Volume     str. 153-8
Language     slo
Abstract     Quantitative, qualitative and economic aspects of drug consumption are presented. Some 1999 pharmacoepidemiological data for Slovenia are presented and compared with data for Sweden and Norway There are significant drug consumption differences between Slovenia and these countries: Slovenia's lower use of proton pump inhibitors, hypnotics, loop diuretics and systemic antihistaminic drugs is assumed to be positive. The use of platelet aggregation inhibitors, anticoagulants, other diuretics, opioid analgesics and antidepressants is probably inappropriately low. But the consumption of antibiotics, propulsives, peripheral vasodilators, calcitonin, NSAID's and anxiolytics is probably too high. The appropriateness of prescribing drugs is discussed, along with several quality indicators. Some approaches to the improvement of drug prescriptions are reviewed. Education, therapeutic guidance and computerized prescriptions are stressed.
Summary     Prikazani so kvantitativni, kvalitativni in ekonomski vidiki porabe zdravil. Podani so nekateri farmakoepidemiološki podatki za Slovenijo v primerjavi s Švedsko in Norveško za leto 1999. Na številnih področjih se poraba zelo razlikuje. Za Slovenijo lahko ugodno ocenimo nižjo porabo zaviralcev protonske črpalke, hipnotikov, diuretikov Henlejeve zanke in sistemskih antihistaminikov. Poraba antiagregacijskih in antikoagulacijskih zdravil, ostalih diuretikov, opioidov ter antidepresivov je verjetno prenizka. Verjetno previsoka pa je poraba protimikrobnih zdravil, propulzivov, perifernih vazodilatatorjev, kalcitonina, nesteroidnih protivnetnih pripravkov in anksiolitikov. Našteti so kazalci kakovosti predpisovanja. Med pristopi za izboljšanje kakovosti predpisovanja so poudarjeni izobraževanje, terapevtske smernice in programi za računalniško predpisovanje zdravil.
Descriptors     DRUG UTILIZATION
SLOVENIA
PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY
PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG
INSURANCE, HEALTH