Nearly a Third of Single-Source Drug Prescriptions Are Rejected at the US Pharmacy Counter
Rejections rose 67 percent over six years. After a denial, almost half of patients received no drug in the same therapeutic class within 90 days.
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Rejections rose 67 percent over six years. After a denial, almost half of patients received no drug in the same therapeutic class within 90 days.