Not Signed In - Generic Medications Account For 61% Of Prescriptions Filled For Medicare Beneficiaries, CMS Says
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:00 AM EST
... Generic medications, rather than brand-name treatments, account for almost two-thirds of prescriptions filled for Medicare beneficiaries, a trend that has helped reduce the estimated cost of the prescription drug benefit, according to data that CMS plans to release on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reports. [click link for full article] ...
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