Exploratory analysis of requests for authorization to dispense high-cost medication to COPD patients: the São Paulo "protocol".

Regina Maria de Carvalho Pinto Ingredy Tavares da Silva Lucas Yoshio Kido Navacchia Flavia Munhos Granja Gustavo Garcia Marques Telma de Cassia Dos Santos Nery Frederico Leon Arrabal Fernandes Ascédio José Rodrigues Raphael Stelmach

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)

Here, we have identified the characteristics of the requests for COPD medications and of the corresponding patients per region served by the authorization center analyzed, thus contributing to the improvement of local public health care measures.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
randomized controlled trial
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
mental health
lung function
cystic fibrosis
health information
electronic health record