|Videos|June 11, 2013

Raising Patient Cost Share for Specialty Medications

Debbie Stern, RPh, president of Rxperts, explains why a high entry cost for a specialty drug may dissuade a patient from filling and staying adherent to his or her prescription.

Debbie Stern, RPh, president of Rxperts, explains why a high entry cost for a specialty drug may dissuade a patient from filling and staying adherent to his or her prescription. Video from the 2013 Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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