COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES- WORKERS' COMPENSATION COST
Author(s)
Iyengar R1, Henderson R2, Nelson B3
1Express Scripts, Malvern, PA, USA, 2Express Scripts, St. Louis, MO, USA, 3Express Scripts, St Louis, MO, USA
OBJECTIVES: To compare cost-per-compounded prescription to cost-per-non-compounded prescription utilized by injured workers and dispensed in US compounding pharmacies during 2012, 2013 and 2014. Additionally, examine the cost-per-compounded-prescription differential between high-compounding versus low-compounding pharmacies. METHODS: Retrospective pooled-cross-sectional analysis using pharmacy claims from a national PBM for injured workers from January 1st
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-05, ISPOR 2016, Washington DC, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2016)
Code
PHS115
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis
Disease
Multiple Diseases