TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased patient co-payments and changes in PBS-subsidised prescription medicines dispensed in Western Australia
AU - Hynd, Anna
AU - Roughead, E.E.
AU - Preen, David
AU - Glover, J.
AU - Bulsara, Mahesh
AU - Semmens, J.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - To determine whether a 24% increase in patient co-payments in January 2005 and two related co-payment changes for medicines subsidised under the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) were associated with changes in dispensings in Western Australia (WA).Method: We analysed aggregate monthly prescription counts and defined daily dose per 1,000 population per day (DDD/1,000/day) for atypical antipsychotics, combination asthma medicines, HmgCoA reductase inhibitors (statins) and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). Trends pre and post the co-payment increase in January 2005 were compared.Results: In three of the four categories examined, prescription counts were significantly lower following the increase in co-payment thresholds. Compared with dispensings prior to the co-payment increase, prescriptions fell by 8% for combination asthma medicines (p
AB - To determine whether a 24% increase in patient co-payments in January 2005 and two related co-payment changes for medicines subsidised under the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) were associated with changes in dispensings in Western Australia (WA).Method: We analysed aggregate monthly prescription counts and defined daily dose per 1,000 population per day (DDD/1,000/day) for atypical antipsychotics, combination asthma medicines, HmgCoA reductase inhibitors (statins) and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). Trends pre and post the co-payment increase in January 2005 were compared.Results: In three of the four categories examined, prescription counts were significantly lower following the increase in co-payment thresholds. Compared with dispensings prior to the co-payment increase, prescriptions fell by 8% for combination asthma medicines (p
U2 - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00383.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00383.x
M3 - Article
VL - 33
SP - 246
EP - 252
JO - Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health
JF - Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health
SN - 1326-0200
IS - 3
ER -