Texas Mutual Insurance: study uncovered no clinical evidence that compounded medications commonly used in workers’ compensation are more effective than commercially available

Study investigates effectiveness of compounds A recent study shows that cost and utilization of compounded medications jumped 126 percent per-user-per-year in 2013. The study uncovered no clinical evidence that compounded medications commonly used in workers’ compensation are more effective than commercially available, manufactured drugs. In fact, compound drugs could pose serious patient safety concerns...more