Where Do Real-Time Prescription Benefit Tools Fit in the Landscape of High US Prescription Medication Costs? A Narrative Review
Wong R, Mehta T, Very B, Luo J, Feterik K, Crotty B, Epstein J, Fliotsos M, Kashyap N, Smith E, Woreta F, Schwartz J. Where Do Real-Time Prescription Benefit Tools Fit in the Landscape of High US Prescription Medication Costs? A Narrative Review. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 1038-1045. PMID: 36441366, PMCID: PMC10039141, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07945-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication costsElectronic clinical decision support toolPocket medication costsPrescription medication costsPoor patient adherenceWorse clinical outcomesClinical decision support toolUS healthcare costsPocket cost informationElectronic health recordsPharmacologic treatmentClinical outcomesPatient adherencePrescription medicationsHealthcare costsPatientsNarrative reviewHealth systemMedicaid ServicesLimited evidenceHealth recordsHealthcare systemFinancial burdenAdherenceMultiple factors