Highlights ■ A total of 89% of the 3,136 legal demands sought medication. ■ Androgen inhibitors amounted to 78.8% of all lawsuits, particularly abiraterone. ■ There is a growth tendency in judicialization, with a 30-fold increase over 4 years. ■ The estimated annual financial burden of judicialization on the Brazilian United Public Health System has reached BRL 783 million. ABSTRACT Objective: Considering the difficulties of Brazil’s Public Health System in providing comprehensive care, the present article aimed to assess legal […]

Highlights The highest cost is for materials, followed by the staff’s labor costs. The total cost of peripherally inserted central catheterization is US$ 217.14. Measuring the estimated average direct cost allows financial visibility of the inputs used. ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to estimate the direct costs of peripherally inserted central catheterization by nurses for hospitalized patients. Methods: A cost estimation study using a quantitative approach was conducted in a public teaching hospital in northern Paraná to calculate the direct […]