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Prescription pattern for treatment of hemorrhoids under the universal coverage policy of Thailand.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health ; 2005 Jul; 36(4): 1020-4
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-32937
ABSTRACT
The Universal Coverage Policy (UCP) or "30 Baht Scheme" was launched in Thailand in 2001. The policy caused a cutback in the budgets of all public hospitals and health service centers. Traditional medicine was then viewed as an alternative to save costs. This study examines whether this had any influence on hemorrhoid treatment prescription patterns, ratio of traditional/modern medicine, or the cost of hemorrhoid treatment after the UCP was implemented at a community hospital. The traditional medicine prescribed was Petch Sang Kart and the modern alternative was Proctosedyl. All hemorrhoid prescriptions at a community hospital from October 2000 to January 2003 were surveyed. Segmented Regression Analysis was applied to evaluate prescription trends, the ratios between the types of medicine, and the hemorrhoid treatment cost. A total of 256 prescriptions were analyzed. The average number of traditional medicine prescriptions per month were more than modern medicine (41 versus 16). During the study period, the trend of modern medicine use and the treatment cost was decreased (p < 0.01). The ratio of traditional/modern medicine increased 0.2 times (p = 0.02).
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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Drug Prescriptions / Thailand / Aged, 80 and over / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Hydrocortisone / Framycetin / Esculin Limits: Aged80 Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Year: 2005 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Drug Prescriptions / Thailand / Aged, 80 and over / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Hydrocortisone / Framycetin / Esculin Limits: Aged80 Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Year: 2005 Type: Article