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This aligns with the World Health Organization's recommendation to achieve a coverage of over 80%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to analyse anticancer procurement data to identify utilisation patterns and expenditures, aiding future planning and investment in oncology pharmacy services. 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Concurrently, the availability of essential anticancer treatments significantly improved, rising from 54% in 2020 to 84% in 2022 and 2023. Over the four-year period (2020\u20132023), anticancer drugs comprised a mere 2.8% (580 out of 20,542) of all prescriptions, predominantly for patients aged 46 and above, with 85% covered by health insurance. 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