Pharmacy Benefts for Nonspecialty Drugs
A reference for all healthcare-related professionals that better helps them understand the complex world of managed pharmacy benefits, this detailed resource explains the evolution of prescription drug benefit management based on (1) enhancing access to pharmacy services, (2) containing the costs of prescription medications, (3) managing utilization of prescription drugs, and (4) managing disease states and patient outcomes. Readers will understand the relationships among pharmaceutical contracting and prescribing, pharmacy distribution and dispensing, pharmacy utilization management and policies, patient cost sharing and adherence, and how to "follow the money" throughout the system.