Impacto económico de los medicamentos potencialmente inapropiados en pacientes adultos mayores con ictus: comparación de criterios

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accidente cerebrovascular; ahorro de costos; medicamentos potencialmente inapropriados; Vietnam

Resumen

Antecedentes: Los medicamentos potencialmente inapropiados (PIMs) afectan de manera desproporcionada la calidad de vida de los pacientes de 65 años o más y se asocian con un aumento de los costos directos de atención sanitaria. Sin embargo, la evidencia sobre su impacto económico sigue siendo limitada en el contexto vietnamita.

Objetivos: Comparar los costos potenciales asociados con los PIMs medidos mediante tres herramientas (Beers, STOPP/START y MALPIP) en pacientes adultos mayores con accidente cerebrovascular.

Métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal descriptivo en 300 pacientes con accidente cerebrovascular agudo de 65 años o más, que recibían tratamiento hospitalario en un centro de la ciudad de Can Tho, Vietnam, entre enero y julio de 2024.

Resultados: El costo promedio total directo de atención sanitaria por paciente fue de 2.918.149 VND. La herramienta STOPP/START generó los mayores ahorros estimados en todos los escenarios. Bajo el escenario de suspensión del 100 %, el ahorro total de costos fue de 117.637 VND por paciente por episodio de tratamiento, incluyendo 109.416 VND ahorrados por el fondo de seguro de salud y 8.221 VND ahorrados en gastos de bolsillo de los pacientes.

Conclusión: La herramienta STOPP/START puede identificar mejor los costos potencialmente evitables relacionados con los medicamentos. Los profesionales de la salud deberían considerar integrar STOPP/START en las revisiones rutinarias de la medicación para ayudar a reducir los costos innecesarios de medicamentos en pacientes mayores con accidente cerebrovascular.

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27.04.2026

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Pham TKA, Ho TBNN, Dewey RS, Tran VD. Impacto económico de los medicamentos potencialmente inapropiados en pacientes adultos mayores con ictus: comparación de criterios. Rev. cuba. med. mil [Internet]. 27 de abril de 2026 [citado 1 de mayo de 2026];55(2):e026077441. Disponible en: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/77441

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