The Evaluation of the Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs in the Medical Offices Prescriptions for the Persons Insured by Iran Health Insurance Organization in Kerman Province During 2014-2015: A Short Report

The culture of prescribing and taking medicine as a strategic commodity, which plays a fundamental role in the economy and health of the family and society, is an issue of great importance that needs to be considered by the policy makers in the medical system. The purpose of this study was to determine the prescription of drug items in the medical offices prescriptions for the persons insured by Iran Health Insurance Organization in Kerman Province during 2014-2015.
This article was a descriptive study and the statistical population of the study included all drug prescriptions of insured persons in Health Insurance General Directorate of Kerman province in 2014-2015, who were sent to the General Directorate by the pharmacies. Available data in the database and health insurance processor were received from the province and analyzed by descriptive statistics using census method.
Metformin tablets 500 mg, Losartan 25 mg, ASA 80 mg, Atoroastatin 20 mg, Metoprolol 50 mg, Glibenclamide 5 mg, Amiludipine 5 mg, Nitroglycerin 2/6 mg, Metronidazole 250 mg, and Calcium D were the 10 common drug items of the Kerman province in both 2014 and 2015. Anti-hypertensive drug groups, analgesics, antidiabetic agents, antibiotics, vitamins, lipid lowering drugs, antidepressants, vasodilators, anticonvulsants ,and antacids were the 10 most common groups in Kerman province that, over the years 2014-2015, had more than 60% of the frequency of prescribed medications in the insured persons’ prescriptions.
It seems that the control and supervision of prescribing these drugs and drug groups can have a major impact on the pharmaceutical market.