Economic implications of the different statin prescribing patterns in Central Portugal: a longitudinal analysis
Differences in prescribing patterns resulted in very different proportions of patients treated and expenses associated with the consumption of these lipid-lowering agents. Further analysis should be carried out to understand the financial implications of prescribing new (patent-protected) medicines in Portugal.
Authors
- Isabel Vitória Figueiredo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0127-4575)
- Catarina Gomes Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4600-0132)
- Luciana G. Negrão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7677-7065)
- Catarina Abrantes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1527-9230)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- M. Margarida Castel-Branco
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- AgriBio (AU)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20523211.2026.2614465
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00