The growing cost of prescription medications continues to be a source of concern for lawmakers, patients, and providers, yet pharmacists can play a crucial role in ensuring that patients have access to the treatment they need. Congressional Democrats, Republicans, and the Trump administration are all...
The cost of prescription drugs in the United States is rising like never before and has led to an inflection point where clinicians must consider the potential financial damage to the patient and to society related to the more expensive drugs available. Many of the highest-priced drugs are ...
Villers of the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. In a cost-utility model examining the potential impact of EPT in 11 states where it was illegal in 2007 (one state, North Dakota, has since made the practice legal), she estimated there would be a cost savings of almost $6...
including a racial wealth gap and a racial health gap. Deferring care – including foregoing medication – will ultimately lead to worse outcomes for patients and cost the healthcare industry more money in the long-term. Improving the accessibility of healthcare is essential to improving the patie...
The 46-year-old marketing professional takes just one prescription medication. He pays $137 a month, up from $60 last year. “I’m paying for all of it out of pocket even though I have insurance,” he says. Konia says he’s able to cover his current costs without much strain, but ...
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OBJECTIVE: We sought to better understand the trend for prescription attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication abuse by teenagers. METHODS: We queried the American Association of Poison Control Center's National Poison Data System for the years of 1998-2005 for all cases involving peo...
"That is going to ensure that the actual cost of goods is what the price is predicated on,", Auchincloss said. He added that the bill's reimbursement model is most relevant to generic rather than branded prescription drugs. Pharmacies are typically paid using a complicated system not directly...
Fentanyl is a powerful opioid anesthetic and analgesic, the use of which has caused an increasing public health threat in the United States and elsewhere. Fentanyl was initially approved and used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain, especially c
the world and is mostly a result of the cost increases for brand name drugs at rates that greatly exceed the consumer price index. In 2013, prescription drug per capita spending was $858, which more than doubles the rate of $400 among 19 other industrialized nations, according to the study...