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. 2022 Nov 30:1–21. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s10198-022-01545-8

Table 11.

Costs of pharmacotherapy

ATC classification ATC code Costs (95% CI)
For the cure of obesity
   Antiobesity preparations, excluding diet products A08 0 (0, 0)
For the cure of diabetes mellitus
   Drugs used in diabetes A10 819.8 (744.9, 884.3)
For the cure of cardiovascular diseases
   Antithrombotic agents B01 595.2 (363.3, 906.2)
   Cardiac therapy C01 83.7 (51.1, 127.4)
   Antihypertensives C02 95.9 (53.8, 138.4)
   Diuretics C03 101.4 (56.9, 146.4)
   Beta blocking agents C07 128.4 (72.1, 185.4)
   Calcium channel blockers C08 86.5 (48.5, 124.9)
   Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system C09 573.3 (321.7, 827.8)
   Lipid modifying agents C10 430.4 (262.7, 655.3)
For the cure of cancer
   Antineoplastic agents L01 45.4 (32, 59.2)
For the cure of arthrosis
   Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products M01 123.6 (96.3, 150.6)
Total 3083.2 (2103.1, 4206.9)

Values are in millions CZK. ATC groups are chosen based on Hodycova (2009) and Dee (2015) ([19] and [23])

aPharmaceuticals for the treatment of obesity are not covered by insurance