2016
DOI: 10.1590/s1518-8787.2016050006172
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Abstract: OBJECTIVE To describe the magnitude of the expenditure on medicines in Brazil according to region, household size and composition in terms of residents in a situation of dependency.METHODS Population-based data from the national household survey were used, with probabilistic sample, applied between September 2013 and February 2014 in urban households. The expenditure on medicines was the main outcome of interest. The prevalence and confidence intervals (95%CI) of the outcomes were stratified according to socio… Show more

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“…É relevante ainda mencionar como o termo "catástrofe" pode ser incorporado à discussão. No campo da saúde, este é um tema recorrente diante da necessidade de as famílias comprometerem parte expressiva da renda para arcar com os custos 23,24 , mesmo quando a saúde é estabelecida como um direito fundamental e constitucional. Os gastos catastróficos foram um desfecho importante no estudo.…”
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“…É relevante ainda mencionar como o termo "catástrofe" pode ser incorporado à discussão. No campo da saúde, este é um tema recorrente diante da necessidade de as famílias comprometerem parte expressiva da renda para arcar com os custos 23,24 , mesmo quando a saúde é estabelecida como um direito fundamental e constitucional. Os gastos catastróficos foram um desfecho importante no estudo.…”
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“…Agrava-se a situação se se considerar que esses custos muitas vezes podem se tornar catastróficos e repercutir sob diferentes aspectos na vida das famílias 22 . Estudos nacionais já indicaram que o gasto privado em saúde em geral é elevado e comprometem uma parte importante da renda 23,24 . Como consequência, pode ocorrer a redução do consumo de bens e serviços essenciais à vida, expondo esses sujeitos à situação de vulnerabilidade social 23 .…”
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“…The Unified Health System ( Sistema Único de Saúde , SUS), the Brazilian public health care system, aims to provide free and universal access to health care services, equity of care, and integrality of health assistance to all citizens ( Viacava et al., 2018 ). Medicines represent important health expenditures in Brazilian households, especially for socioeconomically disadvantaged families ( Luiza et al., 2016 ). The free availability of medicines and access to health care services from SUS are imperative for these individuals ( Andrade et al., 2018 ), but previous studies indicate that the Brazilian pharmaceutical policy is not ensuring access to essential medicines to the entire population ( Bertoldi et al., 2012 ).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Medicine costs can have a strong and progressive burden on families as a consequence of the increasing costs of available treatments including, for example, cancer medicines in the United States and other essential medicines in developing countries where the cost of medicines can account for 60% or more of total healthcare expenditures (Cameron et al, 2009;Tefferi et al, 2015). Longer life expectancy as a result of new medicines, a higher prevalence of chronic diseases, and typically higher prices for new medicines especially those for cancer and orphan diseases, all contribute to increases in pharmaceutical expenditures in recent years (Howard et al, 2015;Luiza et al, 2016;OECD, 2017;Godman et al, 2018;Luzzatto et al, 2018). The higher prevalence of particularly chronic diseases puts pressure on public budgets to enhance access to medicines, including all essential medicines, exposing the weaknesses of how developing countries, like Brazil, fund and organize their services to distribute prescribed medicines to their citizens (MSH, 2012).…”
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confidence: 99%