Switch to Dry-Powder Inhaler Worsened COPD, Asthma Patient Outcomes

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Switch to Dry-Powder Inhaler Worsened COPD, Asthma Patient Outcomes Veterans Affairs formulary change acted as a “natural experiment” for the study https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/smokingcopd/116412 Key Takeaways Switching from a metered-dose to a dry-powder inhaler after a formulary change increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations in people with COPD or asthma. The absolute changes in risk were small. […]

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Let’s get to the CHASE – why your Rx COST SO DAMN MUCH!

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

I have always contended that the average Rx price went up in direct proportion of the percentage of the Rx market that the PBM’s controlled Look at the chart below, as the percentage of generics increased, which should have showed the average Rx price would have been lower, but the percentage of the Rx market […]

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