TITLE:
Trends in use and costs of prescription medication in patients with type 1 diabetes: 9-year follow-up after kidney transplantation
AUTHORS:
Raija Lithovius, Valma Harjutsalo, Carol Forsblom, Markku Saraheimo, Petri Koskinen, Per-Henrik Groop
KEYWORDS:
Immunosuppressants; Kidney Transplantation; Medication Utilization; Costs; Prescription Medications; Type 1 Diabetes
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Diabetes Mellitus,
Vol.3 No.1,
February
7,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Aims: Weestimated long-term trends in prescription medication utilization and costs in patients with type 1 diabetes in two different transplant cohorts (Group 1: transplantation 1986-1999,n = 180; Group 2: transplantation 2000-2008, n = 150). Methods: Data obtained from the Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study were linked with the Drug Prescription Register (purchases of medications 1995-2009). Generalized linear mixed models under gamma distribution were used to evaluate the medication costs. Results: The total costs of medication decreased (Group 1 from€11,290 to €8760; Group 2 from €12,800 to €9790)during the follow-up (P