Expenditures for prescription drugs: too much or not enough?
With insurance, consumers generally do not have a financial incentive to reduce or contain prescription drug use. Drug spending can be controlled by: Understanding the sources of drug cost Improving use of drug formularies Using clinical pharmacists to improve prescribing behavior.
Schumock
Glen T
GT
College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. schumock@uic.edu
Walton
Surrey M
SM
D003363:Cost Control; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D014481:United States