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This study therefore compared the predictive performance of multiple models to identify an optimal approach for forecasting hospital demand for budesonide nebulized formulation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using 48 months of actual utilization data (2022\u20132025) for budesonide nebulized formulation, a fifth-batch NCVBP product, we systematically evaluated the forecasting performance of 10 single models, 3 hybrid models, and 1 weighted ensemble model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>On the pediatric hospital dataset, the TBATS-XGB hybrid model achieved the best performance on the test set, yielding the lowest mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 12.43%, along with a root mean square error (RMSE) of 5486.0 and a mean absolute error (MAE) of 3659.8.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The TBATS-XGB hybrid model can serve as a valuable reference for NCVBP drug quantity forecasting, addressing the limitations of conventional empirical estimation methods that often fail to capture structural changes and seasonal fluctuations in demand. 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