Benefits typically include access to network discounts, a national network of pharmacies, and other comprehensive programs such as mail order and
drug utilization review.
Drug use control covers a number of drug management functions, including formulary management, drug mix and interchange programs, and
drug utilization review processes.
If the pharmacists work 8- or 10-hour shifts with a standard 30-minute lunch break, in only a few minutes per prescription they must complete the
drug utilization review, fill the prescription, and counsel the patient.(6) In addition, a significant part of a corporate pharmacist's income is determined by the number of prescriptions filled.
PBM programs for seniors should include a strong educational program that stresses the importance of taking medications properly; concurrent
drug utilization review to identify prescriptions with harmful interactions; a list of pharmacists available through 800 numbers to answer questions; and a mail service that can offer discounts to seniors.
Recommendation: To establish an effective fraud prevention system for the Medicaid program, the Administrator of CMS should evaluate our findings and consider issuing guidance to the state programs to provide assurance that
Drug Utilization Review (DUR) and restricted recipient program requirements adequately identify and prevent doctor shopping and other abuses of controlled substances;
Titled "Drug Utilization Review--How to Get Workers' Comp Costs Under Control," this webinar, hosted by Risk & Insurance[R] and sponsored by Progressive Medical, will help you learn how a
drug utilization review can identify pharmaceutical cost savings, help promote a doctor-employer partnership and improve injured worker outcomes.
I served on my state's
Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Board for many years.
Rhode Island also has a
drug utilization review component to its program, Mr.
Another paired set of articles are the two articles in this issue that report findings regarding
drug utilization review (DUR) in Medicaid.
These services include cost and quality-efficient drug distribution systems, standard
drug utilization review, retrospective case management and physician profiling.
Drug utilization review is being carried out by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, now that we have comprehended that this is what was intended by "prescription review" in the regulations.