Study links Potential savings to switching medication formulation

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What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed the price differences between capsule and tablet or ointment and cream forms of prescription drugs for insured patients and estimated the savings from shifting to a lower-cost formulation.

Authors: Sunita M. Desai, Ph.D., of the NYU School of Medicine in New York, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4823)

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