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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/35657| Title: | Economics and consumption of medicines |
| Authors: | Tonna, John Richard |
| Keywords: | Medical supplies -- Malta -- Case studies Drug utilization -- Malta Drugs -- Prescribing -- Malta Pharmaceutical preparations |
| Issue Date: | 1992 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Department of Pharmacy |
| Citation: | Tonna, J. R. (1992). Economics and consumption of medicines. In A. Serracino-Inglott (Ed.), Pharmacy Final Year Students 1992 Project Abstracts, Vol. 2, (pp. 574-579). University of Malta. Department of Pharmacy. |
| Abstract: | Malta imports 99% of the medicinal preparations for local consumption and the vast majority of these are imported in the finished state. The problem of inflation emphasizes the necessity of examining our imports, since these incur a heavy drain on our foreign resources. As regards medicines, the most important key indicators that determine their rate and character of consumption by the consumer are: a ) population size; b) age structure; and c) health care expectations of the consumers. The aims of this study were to: a) work out a trend of the expenditure on medicinal and pharmaceutical products by the Maltese consumers during the period 1981 and 1990; and b) to determine the reasons leading to such a trend, if any. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/35657 |
| Appears in Collections: | Pharmacy final year students 1992 project abstracts : volume two |
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