Ten-year analgesic utilization patterns and economic implications in Portugal.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study evaluated the 10-year consumption and economic patterns of classical analgesics, adjuvants and opioids in Portugal (2012-2022), and conducted a comparative analysis between Portugal, Spain and Denmark to explore the consumption patterns among these countries for 2022.

Methods

Data on sales and national health service (NHS) costs were obtained from the Portuguese National Authority of Medicines and Health Products. Sales data were converted to defined daily dose (DDD) per 1000 inhabitants per day according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification/DDD methodology, while comparisons between Spain and Denmark were evaluated with the chi-square test, when appropriate.

Results

The findings reveal that classical analgesics use in Portugal r

SUBMITTER: Duarte N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11862792 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature