The impact of generic-only drug benefits on patients' use of inhaled corticosteroids in a Medicare population with asthma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients face increasing insurance restrictions on prescription drugs, including generic-only coverage. There are no generic inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), which are a mainstay of asthma therapy, and patients pay the full price for t...

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Main Authors: Newhouse Joseph P, Brand Richard, Tager Ira B, Fung Vicki, Hsu John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/151