Key result
Anticoagulant drug utilization in a Saudi hospital showed apixaban as the most prescribed oral agent, while warfarin was the cheapest oral option at 0.82 SR per unit.
Why the study?
The study was aimed to evaluate the cost and drug utilization pattern of anticoagulant drugs in a clinical setting in Saudi Arabia.
What is the cost and utilization pattern of anticoagulant drugs in a private hospital in Saudi Arabia?
Cross-Sectional
No
What is the cost and utilization pattern of anticoagulant drugs in a private hospital in Saudi Arabia?
Apixaban and enoxaparin are the most utilized oral and parenteral anticoagulants respectively in a Saudi private hospital, despite warfarin being the cheapest oral option.
Utilization-cost mismatch in Saudi anticoagulation may inform local formulary reviews; leaves open effects on outcomes and adherence.
Objective The study was aimed to evaluate the cost and drug utilization pattern of anticoagulant drugs in a clinical setting in Saudi Arabia. Method A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted in a private hospital in Saudi Arabia. World Health Organization, defined daily dose, and American Society of Hematology methods were used to compute the daily price of each anticoagulant agent. Key findings Consumption of oral anticoagulants was very less as compared to the parenteral. Apixaban was the most prescribed oral drug, while enoxaparin sodium was the drug of choice among the parenteral. In oral anticoagulants, the unit-wise cost was found to be highest for Rivaroxaban (12.60 SR (3.36 USD) and less for Warfarin (0.82 SR (0.22 USD)). Heparin sodium cost (51.62 SR (13.76 USD) was found to be the most expensive parenteral agent while the least expensive was Phytomenadione (3.76 SR (1.00 USD)). Conclusion Apixaban was the preferred oral anticoagulant among all the studied anticoagulants, although Warfarin is the cheapest. Therapeutic drug monitoring was recommended for Warfarin. The study highlights the importance of more studies to measure the advantages and disadvantages of all types of anticoagulants.
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Ali et al. (2020) reported a cross-sectional. Anticoagulant drugs was evaluated on Cost and drug utilization pattern of anticoagulant drugs. Anticoagulant drug utilization in a Saudi hospital showed apixaban as the most prescribed oral agent, while warfarin was the cheapest oral option at 0.82 SR per unit.
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