Table 1 Codding of the variables in the study
Variables | Operational definition | Categories or unity |
|---|---|---|
Characteristics of the lawsuits | ||
Sex | Plaintiff’s sex | 0 - Male 1 - Female |
Age | Plaintiff’s age | Age in years |
Income | Plaintiff’s income | Dollars |
Cost of medicines | Total cost of medicines in the lawsuit | Dollars |
Quantity of medicines | Total amount of medicines in the lawsuit | Number (n) |
Prescription’s origin | Type of healthcare establishment in which the requested medicine was prescribed | 0 – Prescribed by a SUS clinician 1 – Prescribed by a private system clinician |
Diseases Plaintiff’s disease according to ICDa [30] | 0 - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases 1- Neoplasms | |
2 - Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | ||
3 - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | ||
4 - Mental and behavioural disorders | ||
5 - Diseases of the nervous system | ||
6 - Diseases of the eye and adnexa | ||
7 -Diseases of the circulatory system | ||
8 - Diseases of the respiratory system 9 - Diseases of the digestive system 10 -Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | ||
11 -Diseases of the genitourinary system | ||
Characteristics of the medicines | ||
ATCb Classification Classification of the medicines according to the World Health Organization’s classification [31] | 1. Alimentary tract and metabolism 2. Blood and blood forming organs 3. Dermatological 4. Cardiovascular system | |
5. Genital and urinary system and sex hormones | ||
6. Systemic hormonal preparations 7. Anti-infective for systemic use | ||
8. Antineoplastic and immunomodulation agents | ||
9. Muscular-skeletal system 10. Nervous system 11. Anti-parasitic products, insecticides and repellents | ||
12. Sensory organs 13. Various | ||
Classification of the medicines | Classification of medicines according to official lists of SUSc [8] | |
Within the SUS formulary (belonging to the official lists of medications of SUS) | 0 - No 1 – Yes | |
Outside the SUS formulary (per the official SUS lists of medications) but with a therapeutic alternative available from SUS | 0 – No 1 - Yes | |
Outside the SUS formulary and without a therapeutic alternative available from SUS | 0 – No 1 - Yes | |
Interventions | ||
DAMNP | 0 – Period before deployment (2003–2005) 1 – Period after deployment (2007–2015) | |
CATS | 0 – Period before deployment (2003–2008) 1 – Period after deployment (2010–2015) | |