Out-of-pocket pharmaceutical expenditure and its determinants among Iranian households with elderly members: a double-hurdle model.
Mehran FarajiTahereh SharifiSaeed Mohammad-PourJavad Javan-NoughabiAli AboutorabiShaghayegh YousefiMihajlo JakovljevicPublished in: Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E (2024)
This study showed that the socioeconomic characteristics of elderly families not only influenced their decision to enter the medicine market, but also the rate of medicine purchase. It is helpful to manage and control the pharmaceutical costs among the elderly.