title: Managing the intricate Web of prescription drugs.
abstract: Prescription drug costs are the fastest rising component of health care and are contributing to the dramatic increase in health care costs. Emergence of generic drugs, employer recognition and increased consumer knowledge are already forcing enormous change on the industry. This article explains the factors affecting the current financial pressure of prescription drugs, solutions and tactics that employers can immediately act on and the variables that employers need to be aware of in order to take appropriate action.
authors.forename: Bridget L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Eber
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D016527:Drug Costs; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics*; D020407:Internet; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States