prescription drug spend News

Some physicians are pushing back against “widespread misapplication” of the 2016 federal opioid prescribing guidelines, while a new report from Harvard Medical School researchers gives some credence to their claims. Some 300 health professionals signed a joint letter to the …

Workers’ compensation payers reported an increase of 6.4 percent in their 2014 drug spend, according to CompPharma’s 12th Annual Survey of Prescription Drug Management. “This increase is significant, especially in light of last year’s survey showing a 3.8 percent decrease …