General Trends in Prices and Prescription Patterns of Anticonvulsants in Germany between 2000 and 2017: Analysis of National and Cohort-Based Data.

Laurent Maximilian WillemsHajo M HamerSusanne KnakeFelix RosenowJens-Peter ReeseAdam Strzelczyk

Published in: Applied health economics and health policy (2020)

Between 2000 and 2017, a distinct decline in AED prices can be observed that seems predominately caused by a governmentally obtained price decline of third- and second-generation drugs. These observations seem to be the result of a German statutory cost containment policy applied across all health-care sectors. The increasing use of third-generation AEDs to the disadvantage of "old" and "enzyme-inducing" AEDs reflects the preferences of physicians and patients with epilepsy and follows national treatment guidelines.

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