Background: The neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonists are a new class of agents designed to reduce the risk of emesis following chemotherapy, particularly with cisplatin. Early data from double-blind randomised trials suggest that an orally administered NK1 antagonist can reduce the absolute...

Objective: To evaluate, from a social security system perspective, the economic consequences of treating rheumatic diseases with nimesulide or diclofenac. Design: Cost-minimisation analysis was used to estimate the incremental direct medical cost and the cost of gastrointestinal adverse events...

The Republic of Cyprus is the only country in the European Union (EU) whose health system is comprised of public and private sectors of relatively similar sizes. The division within the health system, combined with a lack of efficient payment mechanisms and monitoring systems, contributes to...

Private health expenditure for consuming maternity health services has been identified as an issue within public hospitals.

Informal payments are an ingrained social institution in Greece. In some cases, they are also part of corruption in the health area, which includes a variety of other forms.Objective The objective of this paper is to measure and analyze the size and nature of informal payments in the Greek...