Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: I n this issue of JMCP, Conklin, Culley, and O'Donnell describe the results of an initiative to foster greater use of generic antimicrobial medications through the use of an in-office automated generic medication samples kiosk. 1 A similar report describing the result of this initiative on overall rates of generic product use and cost was previously published in the June 2007 issue of JMCP. 2 In the current study examining the impact of the kiosk program on prescribing of antimicrobial drugs specifically, the authors found that rates of "first-line" (generic) antimicrobial use, measured as a proportion of all antimicrobial prescriptions, were similar among network prescribers with versus without access to the medication kiosks (42.0% vs. 41.4%,respectively; P = 0.028) in 2006, the most recent year measured.For the same year, the authors report a lower average cost per antimicrobial claim among prescribers with kiosk access ($28.44)than among those without access ($32.40;P < 0.001).The authors also compared mean cost per antibiotic claim and rates of use of "first-line" (generic) antibiotics between the 2 groups using a difference-in-difference analysis that measured change from the pre-intervention year (2003) to the post-inter-
Source: Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy
Authors: Stephen J. Kogut, Linda M. Spooner
Institution: University of Rhode Island
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2299230573