Your health insurance plan includes a list called a formulary -- a directory of the drugs it covers. If you've ever been stunned at how much it cost you to fill a prescription, it’s possible that ...
A real-world report showed the safety and efficacy of zanubrutinib after a community oncology practice replaced ibrutinib with the newer Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor on its formulary. A bevy of ...
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has reshaped how Medicare covers and reimburses prescription drugs. For the first time, the federal ...
CVS Caremark will begin offering osteoporosis biosimilars Ospomyv and Stoboclo, as well as generic teriparatide, Bonsity and Tymlos. Like Humira and its biosimilars, Prolia is a specialty drug ...
Placing formulary restrictions on brand name drugs shifts use toward generics, lowers the cost per prescription fill, and has minimal impact on overall adherence for antidiabetes, antihyperlipidemia, ...
After the Veterans Health Administration tweaked its formulary on an asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapy, hospitalizations and emergency department visits increased, according to ...
Over the past two decades the use of step therapy or edits by health insurers has increased significantly. Step therapy, also called step edits, implies that in a given therapeutic class lower cost ...
Just as Eli Lilly appeared to be gaining an edge over its metabolic medicine rival Novo Nordisk in the U.S. obesity market, Novo has locked in a new formulary access deal that could give its star ...
A new class-action lawsuit alleges CVS Caremark unlawfully changed its coverage for popular GLP-1 drug Zepbound. Earlier this year, Caremark revealed that it would remove Eli Lilly's blockbuster drug ...
A Medicare Part D formulary is a list of the drugs the plan covers, organized into tiers with different out-of-pocket costs. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...
This is the full text of an announcement from a group of independent pharmacies and wholesalers on pharmaceuticals pricing.