Reduced user fees for antibiotics under age 5 in Hungary: Effect on antibiotic use and imbalances in the implementation.

OBJECTIVES:In August 2016, new prescription guidelines were introduced in Hungary to reduce the co-payments for antibiotics among children aged 0-4. This study aims at analysing the implementation of this policy and its effect on the use of antibiotics. METHODS:The analysis is based on administrativ...

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Main Author: Anikó Bíró
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219085