Comparison of mail-order with community pharmacy in plan sponsor cost and member cost in two large pharmacy benefit plans

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-134

  Johnsrud, Michael ^a   Lawson, Kenneth A ^a   Shepherd, Marvin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Mail order pharmacy; Net costs; PBM; Pharmacy benefits

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BUSPIRONE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; FLUOXETINE; GEMFIBROZIL; GENERIC DRUG; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS LISINOPRIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METFORMIN; MEVINOLIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; PAROXETINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TAMOXIFEN; THIAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRAMADOL; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER;

EID: 33947655324     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2007.13.2.122     Document Type: Article

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