Details zur Publikation |
| Kategorie | Textpublikation |
| Referenztyp | Zeitschriften |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-017-4923-2 |
| Titel (primär) | Prices of over-the-counter drugs used by 15-year-old adolescents in Germany and their association with socioeconomic background |
| Autor | Italia, S.; Wolfenstetter, S.B.; Brueske, I.; Heinrich, J.; Berdel, D.; von Berg, A.; Lehmann, I.; Standl, M.; Teuner, C.M. |
| Quelle | BMC Public Health |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2017 |
| Department | IMMU |
| Band/Volume | 17 |
| Seite von | art. 904 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Keywords | Adolescent; Drug utilization; Drug prices; Socioeconomic factors; Over-the-counter drugs |
| Abstract | Background: In Germany, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are normally
reimbursed up to the age of 12 years only. The aim of this study was to
analyse prices of over-the-counter drugs used by adolescents in Germany
and their association with socioeconomic factors.
Methods: Based on the German GINIplus and LISAplus birth cohorts, data on drug utilization among 15-year-old adolescents (n = 4677) were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The reported drugs were subdivided into prescription drugs and OTC drugs. The drugs' prices were tracked by the pharmaceutical identification numbers. Results: Overall, 1499 OTC drugs with clearly identifiable prices were eligible for analysis. Their mean price was (sic)9.75 (95% confidence interval: (sic)9.27-10.22). About 75% of the OTC drugs cost less than (sic)10. Higher mean prices were associated with residing in Munich ((sic)10.74; 95% confidence interval: (sic)9.97-11.52) and with higher paternal education (e.g. highest education level: (sic)10.17; 95% confidence interval: (sic)10.86). Adolescents residing in Munich (in comparison with the less wealthy region of Wesel) and adolescents with higher educated fathers were also significantly more likely to use OTC drugs costing >= (sic)10 or >= (sic)25, respectively. Conclusions: The price of (sic)10 for non-reimbursable OTC drugs may represent a (psychological) threshold. Higher prices could discourage especially adolescents from a lower socioeconomic background from taking medically advisable but non-reimbursable OTC drugs. |
| dauerhafte UFZ-Verlinkung | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=20465 |
| Italia, S., Wolfenstetter, S.B., Brueske, I., Heinrich, J., Berdel, D., von Berg, A., Lehmann, I., Standl, M., Teuner, C.M. (2017): Prices of over-the-counter drugs used by 15-year-old adolescents in Germany and their association with socioeconomic background BMC Public Health 17 , art. 904 10.1186/s12889-017-4923-2 |
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