Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Cost analysis of Calcium Supplements used in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Sharmada Nerlekar, Rajmohan Seetharaman, Shariva Ranadive, Sagar Karia

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Background: Pharmacological intervention is the main line of managing patients & calcium supplements help in management of osteoporosis, rickets, osteomalacia by reducing morbidity & enabling patients to live a more meaningful & stable life with fewer relapses & reducing the need for hospitalization. But Calcium supplements are costly & are the main reasons for poor compliance in India & with increase in number of Calcium supplement ands, there can be difficulty in prescribing more cost effective and to the patients. Aim: To evaluate the cost of Calcium Supplements of different generic classes & different and names & to analyse price variation among various Calcium Supplements available in a tertiary care hospital in India. Methodology: The Current Index of Medical Specialities android app containing the latest updates was used to analyze the prices of various calcium supplements. The cost of each molecule of different strengths was tabulated and cost range and % price variation were calculated. Results: The maximum price variation was observed in Calcium citrate & Vitamin D3 combination [4361%]. Some of the most commonly used drugs were available at a subsidized cost in the hospital with some of them even being available for free. The least price variation was seen in Calcium lactate 500 mg [191.30%]. Conclusions: Price control mechanism has an important role and is very much important to reduce the cost burden of treatment particularly in India.

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COST ANALYSIS OF CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS USED IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, Sharmada Nerlekar, Rajmohan Seetharaman, Shariva Ranadive, Sagar Karia INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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