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Coût croissant de l'insulinothérapie en Belgique. De l'analyse critique de la situation a la recherche de solutions pratiques.
Scheen, André
2006In Revue Médicale de Liège, 61 (9), p. 617-22
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Keywords :
Belgium; Costs and Cost Analysis; Diabetes Mellitus/drug therapy/economics; Humans; Insulin/economics/therapeutic use
Abstract :
[en] Cost related to insulin therapy is markedly increasing in Belgium, as in other Eucopean countries. In the present paper, we will briefly analyze the main reasons for such aa increase, integrate such observation withIn the global context of diabetes management and suggest some solutions to provide best care to insulin-treated diabetic patients at a reasonable cost. The rise of the cost of insulin therapy has a multifactorial origin. It mainly results from an increase in the number of diabetic patients, a more intensive management, In both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and a greater use of more expansive insulin analogues. It is important to analyze the increase of the cost of insulin therapy within the global burden of diabetes melitus. Only a better responsibility of all health care partners, patients, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, public health authorities, could provide solutions allowing diabetic people to profit from best treatments they should receive in order to prevent diabetic complications, by far the main cause of expenses.
Disciplines :
Public health, health care sciences & services
Endocrinology, metabolism & nutrition
Author, co-author :
Scheen, André  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Diabétologie, nutrition et maladie métaboliques - Médecine interne générale
Language :
French
Title :
Coût croissant de l'insulinothérapie en Belgique. De l'analyse critique de la situation a la recherche de solutions pratiques.
Alternative titles :
[en] Increasing cost of insulin therapy in Belgium. From a critical analysis of the situation to a search for practical solutions
Publication date :
2006
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Volume :
61
Issue :
9
Pages :
617-22
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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