Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs

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Autor(a) principal: Provin, Mércia Pandolfo
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Leite, Silvana Nair, Amaral, Rita Goreti
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjps/article/view/68978
Resumo: The aim of this study was to characterize the lawsuits requesting drugs considering the economic profile of their petitioners. All lawsuits (1378) accepted against Goiânia, GO from 2003 to 2007 were analyzed. Petitioners' demographic characteristics, reported diseases, requested drugs, origin of healthcare service, and lawsuit agent were described. Complainants' addresses were georeferenced and distributed into 4 regional groups classified in accordance with the population's average income. Dwellers of wealthier regions filed court actions requesting drugs more frequently, with an average rate of 1.7 lawsuits/1000 inhabitants versus 0.55/1000 in the poorer region. Lawsuit costs were 4-fold higher in wealthier regions compared with the poorest region. Chronic diseases were involved in most lawsuits, where acute and low complexity diseases predominated among complainants living in poorer regions. Thus, social differences were reflected in the granting of health rights.
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spelling Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs Direito à saúdeMedicamentos^i2^sacesso públSaúde^i2^sdesigualdades de aceAssistência a saúdeHealth rightsDrugs^i1^saccHealth inequalitiesHealth care The aim of this study was to characterize the lawsuits requesting drugs considering the economic profile of their petitioners. All lawsuits (1378) accepted against Goiânia, GO from 2003 to 2007 were analyzed. Petitioners' demographic characteristics, reported diseases, requested drugs, origin of healthcare service, and lawsuit agent were described. Complainants' addresses were georeferenced and distributed into 4 regional groups classified in accordance with the population's average income. Dwellers of wealthier regions filed court actions requesting drugs more frequently, with an average rate of 1.7 lawsuits/1000 inhabitants versus 0.55/1000 in the poorer region. Lawsuit costs were 4-fold higher in wealthier regions compared with the poorest region. Chronic diseases were involved in most lawsuits, where acute and low complexity diseases predominated among complainants living in poorer regions. Thus, social differences were reflected in the granting of health rights. Este estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar as ações judiciais que solicitaram medicamentos considerando o perfil econômico de seus impetrantes. Foram analisadas as ações judiciais deferidas contra Goiânia, GO, no período de 2003 a 2007, totalizando 1378. Descreveram-se as características demográficas dos impetrantes, as doenças relatadas, os medicamentos solicitados, a origem do serviço de assistência e o condutor da ação. Os endereços dos impetrantes foram geoprocessados e distribuídos em quatro grupos classificados de acordo com a renda média da população. Foi observado que os moradores de regiões ricas impetraram mais ações, 1,7 ações/1000 habitantes em comparação com 0,55/1000 na região mais pobre. Os custos das ações judiciais também foram maiores nessas regiões, sendo quatro vezes mais caros dos que as das regiões mais pobres. As doenças crônicas estavam presentes na maioria das ações; entre os impetrantes que moravam em regiões mais pobres, as doenças agudas e de menor complexidade tiveram mais destaque. Assim, as diferenças sociais são refletidas na concessão do direito à saúde. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas2013-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/bjps/article/view/6897810.1590/S1984-82502013000300008Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Vol. 49 No. 3 (2013); 465-474Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences; v. 49 n. 3 (2013); 465-474Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Vol. 49 Núm. 3 (2013); 465-4742175-97901984-8250reponame:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciencesinstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/bjps/article/view/68978/71456Copyright (c) 2018 Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Impresso)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessProvin, Mércia PandolfoLeite, Silvana NairAmaral, Rita Goreti2013-12-13T13:17:00Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/68978Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/bjps/indexPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjps@usp.br||elizabeth.igne@gmail.com2175-97901984-8250opendoar:2013-12-13T13:17Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs
title Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs
spellingShingle Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs
Provin, Mércia Pandolfo
Direito à saúde
Medicamentos^i2^sacesso públ
Saúde^i2^sdesigualdades de ace
Assistência a saúde
Health rights
Drugs^i1^sacc
Health inequalities
Health care
title_short Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs
title_full Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs
title_fullStr Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs
title_full_unstemmed Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs
title_sort Social inequalities in lawsuits for drugs
author Provin, Mércia Pandolfo
author_facet Provin, Mércia Pandolfo
Leite, Silvana Nair
Amaral, Rita Goreti
author_role author
author2 Leite, Silvana Nair
Amaral, Rita Goreti
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author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Provin, Mércia Pandolfo
Leite, Silvana Nair
Amaral, Rita Goreti
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Direito à saúde
Medicamentos^i2^sacesso públ
Saúde^i2^sdesigualdades de ace
Assistência a saúde
Health rights
Drugs^i1^sacc
Health inequalities
Health care
topic Direito à saúde
Medicamentos^i2^sacesso públ
Saúde^i2^sdesigualdades de ace
Assistência a saúde
Health rights
Drugs^i1^sacc
Health inequalities
Health care
description The aim of this study was to characterize the lawsuits requesting drugs considering the economic profile of their petitioners. All lawsuits (1378) accepted against Goiânia, GO from 2003 to 2007 were analyzed. Petitioners' demographic characteristics, reported diseases, requested drugs, origin of healthcare service, and lawsuit agent were described. Complainants' addresses were georeferenced and distributed into 4 regional groups classified in accordance with the population's average income. Dwellers of wealthier regions filed court actions requesting drugs more frequently, with an average rate of 1.7 lawsuits/1000 inhabitants versus 0.55/1000 in the poorer region. Lawsuit costs were 4-fold higher in wealthier regions compared with the poorest region. Chronic diseases were involved in most lawsuits, where acute and low complexity diseases predominated among complainants living in poorer regions. Thus, social differences were reflected in the granting of health rights.
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