Economic Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Iran: A Societal Perspective
RA imposed a significant economic burden on the community and patients, and direct medical costs (DMCs), especially the cost of medicines, were the most important component. It is suggested to provide necessary facilities to produce RA medicines in the country and expand the home care services in order to reduce the economic burden.
Authors
- Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5022-553X)
- Afsaneh Vazin
- Mehdi Rezaee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2241-4402)
- Ahmad Gholami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1851-159X)
- Khosro Keshavarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5778-5502)
- Jassem Azizpoor
Institutions
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Bushehr University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Challenges
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.70131
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Shiraz University