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Drug costs
Consumers Are Considering Prescription Changes and More Over High Drug Prices
April 16, 2021
A recent survey by Scripta Insights shows 96% of consumer are willing to make a prescription change as far as switching their medications, forms and where they fill in order to save money.
To Beat High Costs, California Moves to Create Its Own Drug Label
September 30, 2020
Patients With DME Who Switched to Eylea Had Better Vision After a Year
August 17, 2020
Real-world evidence from 67 patients recently found benefits for those with diabetic macular edema who switched to Eylea from Lucentis.
Real-World Data: Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Stay on Cosentyx After Other Options Fail
August 10, 2020
A recent study found 64% of patients with psoriatic arthritis who had tried at least one biologic stayed with Cosentyx for the entire study period.
FDA Updates: Assays Used in Cancer Care Get Green Light
August 09, 2020
Adaptive Biotechnologies’ clonoSEQ gets third approval; FDA also acts on first at-home treatment for spinal muscular atrophy.
Jack Linehan of Epstein Becker Green Discusses Drug Coupons, Accumulators
July 09, 2020
In this week's episode of Tuning Into The C-Suite podcast, Senior Editor Peter Wehrwein has a conversation with John "Jack" Linehan, a lawyer for Epstein Becker Green, about coupons and accumulators. Jack is an expert on drug distribution and reimbursement, and few people know as much about coupons and accumulators as he does. Peter and Jack go over some of the basics, who is advantaged and disadvantaged, and then dive into some the details on CMS regulations and how recent proposed changes to Medicaid best price rules would, if finalized, affect coupons and accumulators.
Another Consequence of COVID-19: A Worsening of Drug Shortages
June 24, 2020
Demand for medications needed for patients who were intubated or put on a ventilator led to some shortages. The CARES Act has some provisions that may help deal with long-standing causes of the drug shortages that plague U.S. healthcare.
Express Scripts Report: Top Drug Classes Driving Spending Growth
February 26, 2020
Express Scripts’ annual Drug Trend Report highlights top contributors to prescription drug spending in 2019.
Diabetes Drug Costs Drive Non-Adherence
November 11, 2019
A survey of diabetes educators reveals challenges faced by patients with diabetes who can’t afford their drugs.