Out of Pocket Payment and Affordability of Medication for Geriatric Patients in Tehran, Iran

• Main Authors: Morvarid ZARIF-YEGANEH (Author), Mona KARGAR (Author), Arash RASHIDIAN (Author), Aarefeh JAFARZADEH KOHNELOO (Author), Kheirollah GHOLAMI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Considering the importance of high out-of-pocket (OOP) payment (OOPP), as a marker of health system performance, and affordability of medications in the elderly, this study was conducted to determine these issues. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, prescriptions of patients aged 65...