Prescription Drug Costs and the Generic Dispensing Ratio

Prescription drug costs and the generic dispensing ratio.

BACKGROUND The generic dispensing ratio (GDR)-the number of generic fills divided by the total number of prescriptions-is a standard performance metric on which pharmacy benefit designs and their managers are routinely evaluated. Higher GDRs are considered important because they consistently produce lower prescription drug costs. OBJECTIVE To (a) quantify the relationship between GDR and gros...

[Evaluating, improving and monitoring generic drug prescription].

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and improve generic drug prescription by family physicians in a regional primary care district with a specially-designed intervention. DESIGN Uncontrolled study of an intervention, based quality evaluation and improvement methods. We selected an indicator that could be constructed with the available data (monthly reports of prescriptions dispensed through the public nati...

Developing an effective generic prescription drug program.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) use a variety of pricing strategies. When employers have a thorough knowledge of those strategies, they can use them to their advantage to help manage pharmacy benefits. This article discusses PBM strategies in terms of what employers need to know, the questions employers need to ask and goals employers must keep in mind in order to secure the affordable cost an...

Federal law and syringe prescription and dispensing.

The Prevalence of Drug-Drug Interaction and Inappropriate Drug Prescription Among the Elderly in Kashan

Background: Drug-drug Interaction (DDI) among the elderly is one of the major healthcare challenges worldwide. The present study assessed the rates of DDI and inappropriate drug prescription among the elderly in Kashan City, Iran.  Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was designed, conducted, and reported according to the guideline of Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies ...