N Engl J Med. 2013 Aug 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Prescription-Drug Coupons - No Such Thing as a Free Lunch.
Source
From the Section of General Internal Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, and the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital - both in New Haven, CT (J.S.R.); and the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School - both in Boston (A.S.K.).Abstract
Visit
nearly any official website for a brand-name drug available in the
United States and, mixed in with links to prescribing and safety
information, you'll find links to drug "coupons," including
copayment-assistance programs and monthly savings cards. Most offers are
variations on "Why pay more? With the [drug] savings card, you can get
[drug] for only $18 per prescription if eligible" or "Get a free
30-capsule trial of [drug] with your doctor's prescription and ask your
doctor if [drug] is right for you." Why do manufacturers offer drug
coupons? Are they good for patients in the long run? Are they . . .
See also;
Allen TC, Time to End Free Drug Samples
See also;
Allen TC, Time to End Free Drug Samples
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