ADDITIONAL COST OF OVERWEIGHT IN MEDICATION OF CANCER PATIENTS

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2, 107 - 110, 28.07.2023

Muslih Ürün , Yasin Sezgin , Yonca Yılmaz Ürün , Anıl Uçan , Sinem Gürcü , Fuzuli Tuğrul

https://doi.org/10.48176/esmj.2023.115

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Introduction: Overweight refers to a weight above the normal range. Body mass index (BMI) is defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. It is widely accepted in the determination of underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity. Cancer is the most common cause of death in the world after cardiovascular diseases, and drug costs in cancer treatment bring a significant economic burden even in developed countries. In our study, we calculated the annual additional cost of patients who were dosed according to kilograms and received intravenous targeted therapy agents only in Eskişehir City Hospital in 2021.
Material Method: Targeted drugs that received treatment within the 2021 calendar year, whose drug dose was calculated according to body weight, and which were used intravenously, were included in our study. Body mass index (BMI) (height squared in kilograms/meter) was calculated in the study. Excess weight was recorded in kilograms, with a BMI of 25 and above, with an upper limit of 25. There were 185 patients in total, 129 of them were female (69.7%) and 56 (30.3%) were male.
Discussion: In 2021, our hospital paid a total of 4,450,673 Turkish liras for the six drugs we took in our study, and a total of 598,714 Turkish liras were paid due to being overweight. In our country, the net minimum wage in 2021 was 2850 Turkish lira. The total price paid for 6 drugs corresponded to the minimum wage of 1561, and the wage paid for overweight was equal to 210 minimum wage. As a result, even the additional cost of a hospital with a single medical oncologist in this patient group reminds us again of a more important public health reality of obesity than anticipated. It is obvious that more efforts are needed for the prevention and treatment of obesity.

Anahtar Kelimeler

cancer, obesity, targeted therapy, cost

KANSER HASTALARININ İLAÇLA TEDAVİSİNDE FAZLA KİLONUN EK MALİYETİ

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Giriş: Fazla kilo, normal aralığın üzerindeki bir ağırlığı ifade eder. Vücut kitle indeksi (VKİ), kilogram cinsinden ağırlığın metre cinsinden boyun karesine bölünmesiyle tanımlanır. Zayıf, normal kilolu, fazla kilolu ve obezitenin belirlenmesinde yaygın olarak kabul görmektedir. Kanser, dünyada kardiyovasküler hastalıklardan sonra en yaygın ölüm nedenidir ve kanser tedavisinde ilaç maliyetleri gelişmiş ülkelerde bile önemli bir ekonomik yük getirmektedir. Çalışmamızda 2021 yılında sadece Eskişehir Şehir Hastanesi'nde kiloya göre dozlanan ve intravenöz olarak hedefe yönelik tedavi ajanları alan hastaların yıllık ek maliyetini hesapladık.
Materyal Yöntem: 2021 takvim yılı içinde tedavi gören, ilaç dozu vücut ağırlığına göre hesaplanan, intravenöz kullanılan hedefe yönelik ilaçlar çalışmamıza dahil edildi. Çalışmada vücut kitle indeksi (VKİ) (boyun kilogram/metre cinsinden karesi) hesaplandı. Fazla kilolar kilo olarak kaydedildi, VKİ 25 ve üzeri, üst sınır 25 olarak kaydedildi. Hastaların 129'u (%69,7) kadın, 56'sı (%30,3) erkek olmak üzere toplam 185 hasta vardı.
Tartışma: 2021 yılında hastanemiz çalışmamızda kullandığımız altı ilaç için toplam 4.450.673 TL ödemiş olup, fazla kilolu olduğumuz için toplam 598.714 TL ödeme yapılmıştır. Ülkemizde 2021 yılında net asgari ücret 2850 TL oldu. 6 ilaca ödenen toplam ücret 1561 asgari ücrete, fazla kilo için ödenen ücret ise 210 asgari ücrete tekabül etti. Sonuç olarak, bu hasta grubunda tek bir medikal onkoloğun bulunduğu bir hastanenin ek maliyeti bile bize obezitenin tahmin edilenden daha önemli bir halk sağlığı gerçekliğini bir kez daha hatırlatmaktadır. Obezitenin önlenmesi ve tedavisi için daha fazla çabaya ihtiyaç olduğu açıktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

kanser, obezite, hedefe yönelik tedavi, maliyet

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