Watch for Insurance Flags or Rejects for Specialty Meds

March 2016

You'll have more opportunities to help patients with specialty meds...Repatha (evolocumab), Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir), etc.

Specialty meds account for about half of new drugs approved in 2015...and these meds will make up over half of drug spending by 2017.

Be familiar with the basics of specialty meds.

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Table of Contents

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Cardiology Don't Assume DOACs are Preferred for All Patients with Venous Thromboembolism
ADHD Explain New ADHD Forms Don't Offer Much Advantage Over Older Meds
Specialty Meds Watch for Insurance Flags or Rejects for Specialty Meds
Med Adherence Think of Smartphone Apps as Another Tool in Your Adherence Toolbox
E-Prescriptions Teach Your Techs To Check the Last Page of an E-Rx to Find the Notes Section
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