%0 Journal Article
%T Economic evaluation of outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus assisted by a pharmaceutical care service
%A Borges
%A Anna Paula de S¨¢
%A Guidoni
%A Camilo Molino
%A Freitas
%A Osvaldo de
%A Pereira
%A Leonardo R¨¦gis Leira
%J Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia
%D 2011
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia
%R 10.1590/S0004-27302011000900003
%X objective: to analyze the costs related to visits and drug prescription in outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus assisted by a pharmaceutical care service. subjects and methods: a prospective and experimental study was carried out. seventy one patients were divided into two groups: control and pharmaceutical care. patients in the pharmaceutical care group were followed up monthly by a single clinical pharmacist. results: the pharmaceutical care group had a statistically significant reduction in costs of metformin and emergency department visits, and increased costs with their family physicians. on the other hand, the control group had a statistically significant increase of 21.3% in the general costs of treatment and visits. conclusion: the pharmaceutical care group maintained the same costs related to drugs and visits, while the control group showed a significant increase in general costs.
%K unified healthcare system
%K diabetes mellitus
%K healthcare costs
%K pharmaceutical care
%K pharmacoeconomics.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-27302011000900003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en