Impact of a real-time prescription benefit on adherence and utilization of low-cost prescription alternatives for members new to diabetes treatment
Access to RTPB tools provides prescribers with formulary benefit and therapeutic options that allow them to provide the lowest-cost clinical treatment, thus improving adherence, increasing use of generic medications, and lowering plan and patient OOP costs.
Authors
- Chester B. Good (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-4558)
- Elizabeth C.S. Swart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8938-4236)
- DOUGLAS E. MAGER (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7998-9621)
- Samuel K. Peasah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-7392)
- Urvashi Patel
- Jennifer L. Nguyen
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- UPMC Center for High Value Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy
- Published
- 2025-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2025.31.9.862
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00