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Human Medications, Human Drugs, Animal Medications, Animal Drugs, Pharmacy law, Pharmaceutical law, Compounding law, Sterile and Non Sterile Compounding 797 Compliance, Veterinary law, Veterinary Compounding Law; Health Care; Awareness of all Types of Compounding Issues; Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), Outsourcing Facilities Food and Drug Administration and Compliance Issues
Friday, October 3, 2014
Compounded drug prescriptions paid for through TRICARE’s pharmacy benefit cost about $259 million in fiscal year 2013—representing about 3 percent of the total cost of prescription drugs paid for through its pharmacy benefit—up from about $5 million in fiscal year 2004.34 Compounded drug prescriptions containing at least 1 bulk drug substance accounted for about 98 percent of the $259 million cost.35 The average cost of a compounded drug that included at least 1 bulk drug substance was $557 per prescription compared to an average cost of $53 per prescription for a compounded drug that contained only FDA-approved products.3
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