Characteristics of demand for antibiotics in primary care
an almost ideal demand system approach
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Filippini M.,
Masiero G.,
Moschetti K.
Tipo
Preprint
Anno
2007
Lingua
Inglese
Sommario
We model demand for different classes of antibiotics used for respiratory infections in outpatient care using a linear approximate almost ideal demand system approach. We compute elasticities to socioeconomic determinants of consumption and own- and cross- price elasticities between different groups of antibiotics. We find significant elasticities between newer/more expensive generations and older/less expensive generations of antibiotics. The larger use of more expensive antibiotics is also associated with the self-dispensing status of practices, ceteris paribus.
Parole chiave
Antibiotic use, Demand equations, Demand elasticities, Almost Ideal Model, Self-dispensing
Pagine (o numero dell’articolo)
25 p
Diffusione
Licenza
Licenza non definita
Visibilità
Pubblico
Status open access
Green
