Catastrophic pharmaceutical expenditure in patients with type 2 diabetes in Iran

• Main Authors: Leila Zarei (Author), Najmeh Moradi (Author), Farzad Peiravian (Author), Nazafarin Hatami-Mazinani (Author), Motahareh Mahi-Birjand (Author), Jalal Arabloo (Author), Zaheer- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives This study aimed to assess the financial burden of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments to purchase antidiabetic medicines for type 2 patients in Iran. Method The "budget share" and "capacity to pay" approaches were employed to assess the catastrophic pharmaceutical e...