Assessment of The Financial Barriers in Access to Cancer Pain Treatment with Opioids in Polish Settings

• Autorzy: Tomasz Faluta , Wojciech Giermaziak
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Effective pain management and pain prevention is one of the fundamental obligations of doctors. The need to improve the management of pain is widely recognized in public debate in Poland. Identification and assessment of financial barriers in access to opioids in pain treatment of cancer patients in Poland. The main area of investigations was availability of opioids and cost of treatment for patients. The principles, conditions and procedures for reimbursement of opioids were recognized and analyzed from cancer patients point of view. All reimbursement lists announced by MoH were taken into account as well as data concerning reimbursed drug consumption and NHF spending's(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Medical treatment; Cancer; Medications; Payment for medications; Costs

PL

Leczenie; Choroby nowotworowe; Leki; Odpłatność za leki; Koszty

• Czasopismo: Journal of Health Policy and Outcomes Research
• Rocznik: 2015
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 103--108

Twórcy

autor

Tomasz Faluta

• Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny

autor

Wojciech Giermaziak

• Main Medical Library

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.7365/JHPOR.2015.1.10