Abstract
The mean total cost per patient for the medication prescribed during radiotherapy (concomitant and supportive care medications), was €612 for the elderly and €992 for the younger patients. The cost for supportive care for the elderly and younger patients was €358 and €647 respectively. When costs were analyzed on the basis of the type of treatment (palliative or radical), the same pattern was noted. More specifically, the mean total medication cost per person for the younger group of patients undergoing radical radiotherapy was €1005, as compared to €976 for the elderly. The mean total medication cost per person for the younger and elderly patients undergoing palliative radiotherapy, was €742 and €423 respectively. Conclusions: Our study showed that elderly patients had a higher co morbidity rate than the younger patients, being prescribed a greater amount of medications for the management of co morbidities. During radiotherapy the need of medication for supportive care was higher for the younger group of patients, resulting in a higher mean total medication cost per patient. The mean total prescription cost per patient was markedly higher for the younger patients undergoing palliative radiotherapy (as compared to the elderly patients undergoing the same type of therapy). Finally, the cost of supportive care medications seems to be more expensive than the concomitant prescribed regiments for both groups.
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