Table 3 Magnitudes and financial loss due to medication oversupply
From: Understanding medication oversupply and its predictors in the outpatient departments in Thailand
Variables | Prevalence of | Total oversupplied | Average oversupplied | Total financial loss | Average financial loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
oversupplied | pills or units | pills or units/patients | per year (US$) | (US$/patient/year) | |
patients (%) | |||||
MPRm >1.20 | 13.4 | 785,223 | 7.9 ± 68.6 | 189,024 | 1.89 ± 19.04 |
MPRm >1.10 | 22.7 | 1,584,955 | 15.9 ± 91.8 | 307,552 | 5.24 ± 31.61 |
By type of hospital (MPRm > 1.20) | |||||
Regional hospital | 13.8 | 771,727 | 8.4 ± 71.1 | 93,030* | 2.03 ± 19.82 |
District hospital | 8.2 | 13,496 | 1.7 ± 28.4 | 2,963 | 0.36 ± 4.14 |
By health insurance (MPRm > 1.20) | |||||
UCS | 13.4 | 470,620 | 7.8 ± 66.7 | 101,280 | 1.7 ± 18.1 |
SSS | 11.6 | 34,976 | 4.5 ± 37.7 | 8,669 | 1.1 ± 9.0 |
CSMBS | 13.6 | 249,456 | 8.5 ± 60.5 | 76,030 | 2.6 ± 23.2 |
Others | 13.3 | 28,719 | 11.4 ± 181.6 | 2,810 | 1.1 ± 8.1 |
Missing | 23.7 | 1,452 | 6.7 ± 23.1 | 234 | 1.0 ± 5.5 |