Medicaid prior-authorization programs and the use of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors

Article Abstract:

The state Medicaid agencies was surveyed to determine whether prescription of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (coxibs) required prior authorization and, if so, the criteria for authorization. It was found that the use of coxibs and spending on nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) varied widely by state and declined substantially after the implementation of prior-authorization programs.

Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, England, Health Care Services, Medical & Health Services, Medical care, Surveys, COX-2 inhibitors, Dosage and administration, Medical care (Private)

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The pharmaceutical industry versus medicaid-limits on state initiatives to control prescription-drug costs

Article Abstract:

The management of health care costs and expenditure on prescription drugs are discussed. The features of Medicaid programs organized by some state initiatives for reducing expenditures on prescription drugs are presented.

United States, Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government expenditures, Government regulation, Pharmaceutical preparations, Legal/Government Regulation, Drugs, Economic aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Pharmaceutical industry, Economic policy, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Control, Prescriptions (Drugs)

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