2022
Medicare Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Quadruple Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
Faridi K, Dayoub E, Ross J, Dhruva S, Ahmad T, Desai N. Medicare Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Quadruple Drug Therapy for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 2516-2525. PMID: 35738713, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsAngiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitorQuadruple therapyOOP costsMedicare coveragePocket costsAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorPrior authorizationAngiotensin receptor blockersQuadruple drug therapyCotransporter 2 inhibitorsMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsReduced ejection fractionDrug plansReceptor blockersEjection fractionHeart failureDrug therapyReceptor antagonistPrescription drug plansMedicare patientsEnzyme inhibitorsTherapyRegimensMedication prices
2019
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Formulary Restrictions After Postmarket FDA Black Box Warnings.
Solotke MT, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P, Dhruva SS. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Formulary Restrictions After Postmarket FDA Black Box Warnings. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 2019, 25: 1201-1217. PMID: 31663461, PMCID: PMC10397710, DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.11.1201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack box warningFDA black box warningBox warningFormulary restrictionsFormulary coverageMean percentageNew black box warningsMain outcome measuresPrecision Health EconomicsNational InstituteOutcomes Research InstituteBlue Cross Blue Shield AssociationHealth care qualityCohort studyBoxed warningUnsafe medicationsDrug therapyStep therapy requirementsMayo ClinicFormulary changeOutcome measuresBlue Shield AssociationJohn Arnold FoundationDrug AdministrationFormulary management