Over-consumption of pharmaceuticals

According to the analysis of the health insurance company Dôvera in 2010 the audit inspectors discovered about 170 000 cases, where patient received the same ąmedical substance from several doctors. In the rare cases it was even 13 packs of the same pharmaceutical per person. Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa claims, that there are more than 200 000 people, who daily use more than 10 pharmaceuticals. Currently, the expenses on pharmaceuticals in Slovakia constitute 28% of total health expenses while OECD average is 17%. In relation to GDP Slovakia spends on pharmaceuticals even the most from OECD countries – 2%, while the average is 1.8%.