Open AccessCost Reduction Strategies Used by Elderly Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease to Cope With a Generic-Only Pharmacy Benefit
Author(s) -
Michele M. Spence,
Rita L. Hui,
James Chan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of managed care pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-706X
pISSN - 1083-4087
DOI - 10.18553/jmcp.2006.12.5.377
Subject(s) - medicine , copayment , medical prescription , pharmacy , copd , formulary , medicare part d , prescription costs , odds ratio , logistic regression , socioeconomic status , generic drug , prescription drug , confidence interval , family medicine , emergency medicine , health care , environmental health , drug , nursing , psychiatry , health insurance , population , economics , economic growth
Generic-only pharmacy benefits may present more of a burden to patients with chronic disease conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), where generic drug therapy choices are more limited.
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