First Script saw continued decreasing opioid trends across our retail and mail-order programs in 2019, even while overall prescription trends saw a slight upward shift in utilization per claim and cost per claim. Even with these changes, opioids remain the #1 therapeutic class by usage and cost, however, 2019 marked the largest reduction of the last 5 years in the percentage of opioid scripts with greater than or equal to 90 MED. View the video blog here.
The New York State Workers' Compensation Board announced updates to its drug formulary, effective April 1, 2020.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries adopted updates to its workers' compensation drug formulary.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide, our daily lives have changed significantly.
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This article is part of our ongoing Quarterly Drug Update series.