DDD (defined daily dose)
In terms of the German Drug Index of the AOK Research Institute:The defined daily dose (DDD) is used as a unit for measuring a prescribed amount of a pharmaceutical. DDD is based on the amount of an agent or a pharmaceutical, which typically is used for the main indication of adults per day. The dosage for pharmaceuticals, which are primarily prescribed to children is based on an average dose for children. A dose-related analysis of vaccine consumption requires other rules for the determination of defined daily doses than in most other fields of drug therapy. Vaccinations require only few single injections and usually cause an immunisation protection for years. Therefore, standard doses with a single dosis as DDD were defined for vaccines. It has to be considered, that the DDD does not reflect the recommended or real dose, but describes a technical measurement and comparison unit. Compared with other measurement units, like the number of dispensed packages or the realized sales, the DDD has the advantage, that the consumption of a pharmaceutical based on a predetermined amount of the agent is measured directly. An advantage of the DDD as a comparison unit is also, that changes in the package size or dosage can not distort the measured consumption.
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- Antidiabetics
- Insulin preparations
- Oral antidiabetics
- Pharmaceutical by ATC-groups
- Pharmaceuticals according to the Red List, daily dose per insured person
- Pharmaceuticals by ATC-groups, prescriptions per medical practitioner of the specialist group
- Pharmaceuticals by ATC-groups, prescriptions per person insured
- Pharmaceuticals, daily defined doses
- Pharmaceuticals prescription per medical practitioner
- Prescriptions for patients aged 60 years and older
- Vaccines, preparation (daily doses, costs per dose)
- Vaccines (prescriptions, sales, daily doses)
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