An economic evaluation of phacoemulsification and extracapsular cataract extraction in cataract surgery [PDF]
Background/Aim. Cataract surgery is one of the most often performed surgical interventions. The predominant method in Western countries is phacoemulsification, while in developing countries, the extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) method remains ...
Radujević Katarina +3 more
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Patterns of prescription antihypertensive drug utilization and adherence to treatment guidelines in the city of Novi Sad [PDF]
Background/Aim. Hypertension is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and more than a half of all health insurance expenditures for reimbursed medicines are allocated to antihypertensive drugs in Serbia.
Tomas Ana +6 more
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Pharmaceutical procurement among public sector procurers in CARICOM
Objective. To examine multiple aspects of the medicines in CARICOM procurement markets, including manufacturer headquarters location, regulatory history, and type (innovator versus generic); the proportion of World Health Organization (WHO) essential ...
Charles Preston +4 more
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The costs of urinary tract infection therapy with implementation of pharmacoeconomic guidelines at the clinic for infectious diseases of the Clinical center of Vojvodina [PDF]
Beckground/Aim. The Serbian health system does not have strict guidelines for the treatment of bacterial infections. The choice of treatment is empirical which is not necessarily the same compared to the treatment guidelines from countries with a ...
Stefan-Mikić Sandra +5 more
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Cost effectiveness comparison of dutasteride and finasteride in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia - the Markov model based on data from Montenegro [PDF]
Background/Aim. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common disease among males aging 50 years and more. The rise of the prevalence of BPH is related to aging, and since duration of life time period has the tendency of rising ...
Dabanović Vera +2 more
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Antipsychotics use in the community of Thessaloniki, Greece [PDF]
Background/Aim. Under the current financial crisis in Greece, an effort has been made by the Greek health authorities to encourage generic prescribing, in order to lower medicinal cost.
Papaioannidou Paraskevi +1 more
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Background: Financial statements are one of the main ways for companies to communicate in order to provide financial and non-financial information to their stakeholders.
Norallah Khodadadi +3 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of tocilizumab in combination with methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis: A Markov model based on data from Serbia, country in socioeconomic transition [PDF]
Background/Aim. Recent studies have shown that biological treatments for rheumatoid arthritis can change the course of rheumatoid arthritis and improve functional ability of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Kostić Marina +4 more
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A Double-Edged-Sword Approach to Fighting Pandemics: Patent Waivers and Incentives to Innovate
Although continents recently experienced an apocalyptic pandemic that posed a mortal danger to millions of people, a new, even deadlier pandemic could soon emerge… The paper seeks to address the role played by patent waivers and current contractual ...
Katarzyna Kostka, Mitja Kovač
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Pharmacies' income and its effective factors in Iran: A cross‐sectional study
Purpose Financial assessment of pharmacies and the factors affecting it is an important issue in health system and pharmaceutical industry. The present study aimed to analyze the revenue of pharmacies in Iran and the factors affecting it.
Mohsen Bayati +4 more
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