Investigation into the prescribing patterns and cost of antidiabetic medicine in South Africa

The general objective of this study was to investigate the prescribing patterns and cost of antidiabetic medicine in the private health care sector in South Africa by using a medicine claims database. Opsomming Die algemene doelstelling van hierdie studie was om die voorskryfpatrone en koste van...

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Main Authors: Rianda Steyn, Johanita R Burger, Jan HP Serfontein, Martie S Lubbe
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2007-11-01
Series:Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Online Access:https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/262
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Summary:The general objective of this study was to investigate the prescribing patterns and cost of antidiabetic medicine in the private health care sector in South Africa by using a medicine claims database. Opsomming Die algemene doelstelling van hierdie studie was om die voorskryfpatrone en koste van antidiabetiese medisyne in die private gesondheidsorgsektor van Suid-Afrika te ondersoek. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.
ISSN:1025-9848
2071-9736