Prescribing generic alternatives to brand-name combination medications can significantly reduce Medicare spending

00:02 EDT 27 Aug 2018 | 2 Minute Medicine

1. In this retrospective cost analysis, Medicare spending exceeded $2.9 billion for the 10 most costly brand-name combination medications available from 2011 to 2016. 2. By switching to generic alternatives for these combination drugs, Medicare Part D beneficiaries would have been estimated to save $2.7 billion. Evidence Rating: 2 (Good) Study Rundown: Fixed-dose combination medications […]

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