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Medicine Expenditure and Trends in National Health Insurance Funds Sudan

Mohamed Awad Mousnad1, Subish Palaian2, Asrul Akmal Shafie3, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim4★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, International University of Africa, Khartoum, SUDAN.
  2. 2Department of Pharmacy Practice, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
  3. 3Social and Administrative Pharmacy Discipline, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia- 11800, Penang, MALAYSIA.
  4. 4Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Section, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Doha, QATAR.

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Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Section, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Doha, QATAR.

mohamedizham@qu.edu.qa

Received: 06-07-2018; Revised: 25-07-2018; Accepted: 21-08-2018.

Volume 4, Issue 3 · pp. 144–149 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.3.34

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: To assess the National Health Insurance Fund Sudan (NHIF-Sudan) medicine expenditure trends over the period between 2006 and 2010. Methods:The NHIF-Sudan medicine lists for 2006 and 2007 were classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) system. Tools for analysing aggregate medicine data were used. The medicine consumption in terms of cost was analysed using therapeutic category analysis. Results: Total medicine expenditure was SDG 232.03 million which approximates to USD 86.90 million. The overall medicine expenditure increased by 391.95 %. The medicine classes that accounted for the highest expenditure were: first level (anatomical main group) - general anti-infectives for systemic use (40.37%); alimentary tract and metabolism (14.11%); cardiovascular system (9.79%); and antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents (8.62%). These classes were responsible for approximately two-thirds of the medicine expenditure (72.89%). ATC main groups that account for the highest contribution to the increase in total medicine expenditure: first level (anatomical main group) - general anti-infectives for systemic use (48.59%); alimentary tract and metabolism (16.16%); blood and blood-forming organs (8.77%); and cardiovascular system (7.74%). These four classes were responsible for most of the total increase in medicine expenditures (81.26%). Conclusion: The results clearly show that medicine expenditure has significantly increased and confirmed that policy-makers in NHIF-Sudan are in need of better understanding of medicine expenditure and related issues.

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    Mousnad, M. A., Palaian, S., Shafie, A. A., & Ibrahim, M. I. M. (). Medicine Expenditure and Trends in National Health Insurance Funds Sudan. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 4(3), 144–149. https://doi.org/10.5530/jppcm.2018.3.34