Abstract
With insurance, consumers generally do not have a financial incentive to reduce or contain prescription drug use. Drug spending can be controlled by: Understanding the sources of drug cost Improving use of drug formularies Using clinical pharmacists to improve prescribing behavior.
MeSH terms
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Cost Control
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Drug Costs / statistics & numerical data
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Drug Costs / trends*
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Drug Prescriptions / economics*
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Drug Utilization / economics
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Drug Utilization / trends
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Health Expenditures / statistics & numerical data
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Health Expenditures / trends
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Humans
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Inflation, Economic
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United States