The pharmacological treatment with biological drugs for oncological diseases means a high investment for Peru, for this reason, it is of the utmost importance to rationally use the resources by conducting the various pharmaco-economic studies that exist. The objective was to determine and compare the cost-effectiveness ratio of leuprolide acetate 7.5 mg and goserelin 3.6 mg in Naval Medical Center “Surgeon Major Santiago Távara”, Lima, Peru. It is a pharmacoepidemiological study of a pharmaco-economic nature. Analytical, retrospective design. The medical records of 46 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer during the period from January 2008 to December 2011, who were prescribed one of the study drugs were reviewed and analyzed. The effectiveness, average cost of cancer therapy per patient and cost-effectiveness were determined. The information was processed using the statistical p...

The pharmacological treatment with biological drugs for oncological diseases means a high investment for Peru, for this reason, it is of the utmost importance to rationally use the resources by conducting the various pharmaco-economic studies that exist. The objective was to determine and compare the cost-effectiveness ratio of leuprolide acetate 7.5 mg and goserelin 3.6 mg in Naval Medical Center “Surgeon Major Santiago Távara”, Lima, Peru. It is a pharmacoepidemiological study of a pharmaco-economic nature. Analytical, retrospective design. The medical records of 46 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer during the period from January 2008 to December 2011, who were prescribed one of the study drugs were reviewed and analyzed. The effectiveness, average cost of cancer therapy per patient and cost-effectiveness were determined. The information was processed using the statistical p...

Tuberculosis is a public health problem, generated by poverty, with high prevalence and incidence. The objetives of this study were to determine the associated factors to tuberculosis in a marginal urban health center of Lima. This is an observational study of case report undertaken in Chaclacayo since January 1999 to December 2008. The data collected was acquired from the routine reports of the National Control Program. A total of 197 cases were evaluated; 108 were men (55%) and 89 were women (45%). Within these 197 subjects, 151 were new cases (76.6%) and 32 were individuals who had been previously diagnosed with tuberculosis (16.2%). The incidence decreased from 305 x 100 000 in 1999 to 119 x 100 000 inhabitants in 2008. The more affected age groups were 15-29 years with 103 cases (52.3%). 174 patients showed a high prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (88%); successful treatment were...

Tuberculosis is a public health problem, generated by poverty, with high prevalence and incidence. The objetives of this study were to determine the associated factors to tuberculosis in a marginal urban health center of Lima. This is an observational study of case report undertaken in Chaclacayo since January 1999 to December 2008. The data collected was acquired from the routine reports of the National Control Program. A total of 197 cases were evaluated; 108 were men (55%) and 89 were women (45%). Within these 197 subjects, 151 were new cases (76.6%) and 32 were individuals who had been previously diagnosed with tuberculosis (16.2%). The incidence decreased from 305 x 100 000 in 1999 to 119 x 100 000 inhabitants in 2008. The more affected age groups were 15-29 years with 103 cases (52.3%). 174 patients showed a high prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (88%); successful treatment were...