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1724/2013 - Is there irrational use of anti-obesity drugs in Brazil? An analysis of panel data pharmacoeconometric
Há irracionalidades no consumo de inibidores de apetite no Brasil? Uma análise farmacoeconométrica de dados em painel

Author:

• Daniel Marques Mota - Mota, D.M - BRASÍLIA - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL - <dmarques2003@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4156-0138

Co-author(s):

• Márcia Gonçalves de Oliveira - Oliveira, MG - Anvisa - <marcia.goncalves@anvisa.gov.br>
• RAFAEL FILIACCI BOVI - Bovi, R.F. - Anvisa - <rafael.bovi@anvisa.gov.br>
• Sidarta Figueredo Silva - Silva, S.F. - Anvisa - <sidarta.silva@anvisa.gov.br>
• José Angelo Divino - Divino, J.A. - Universidade Católica de Brasília - <jangelo@pos.ucb.br>

Thematic Area:

Políticas em Saúde

Abstract:

The goal of this study is to analyze the determinants of the use of appetite suppressants (amfepramone, femproporex, mazindol and sibutramine) through the estimation of a dynamic panel data model for the Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District (DF) in the period from 2009 to 2011. The results show that consumption of appetite suppressants did not follow the geographic distribution of individuals with overweight and obesity across the capitals and DF. There is a recurrent consumption of appetite inhibitors, in which 79% of the current consumption of these drugs is explained by past consumption. Among the variables that explain the use of inhibitors, we highlight the percentage of obese adults, the percentage of adults who habitually consume fruits and vegetables, and coverage rate of health plans. The pharmacoeconometric analysis suggests that there are problems in the rational use of appetite suppressants in the Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District regarding to both the combined consumption of these drugs with other medicines - deemed illegal by the Federal Council of Medicine and ANVISA - and in the therapeutic indication of these products.

Keywords:

Regression analysis pharmaceutical economics appetite suppressants obesity

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Mota, D.M, Oliveira, MG, Bovi, R.F., Silva, S.F., Divino, J.A.. Is there irrational use of anti-obesity drugs in Brazil? An analysis of panel data pharmacoeconometric. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Dec). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/is-there-irrational-use-of-antiobesity-drugs-in-brazil-an-analysis-of-panel-data-pharmacoeconometric/14918



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