Economic Impact of a Dispensing Analog Insulin Strategy to Diabetic Patients

Objective: Assess the economic impact of the dispensing control strategy implementation on analogue insulin dosage in diabetic patients of the subsidized system of Antioquia. Methodology: A retrospective cohort study compares the units of analogue insulin consumed with the expense per patient during the periods of December/14-May/15 versus December/15-May/16. Statistical treatment is applied to data obtained and the results are analyzed. Results: The expense per patient during the period of December/15–May/16 was statistically less than the one during the same period on the year before (December/14-May/15), having a state dispensing saving per patient of US$ 1.34 per month. And a saving per patient in the pharmaceutical care is approximately US$ 2.82 per month. Conclusions: Cost savings in care of insulin-dependent diabetic population enrolled in the subsidized plan was possible due to the development of cost/effective dispensing strategies that allowed access and safety of insulin therapy.