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Prime Therapeutics Expanding Formulary Exclusion Program In 2018

 
• By Cathy Kelly

The NetResults formulary contributed to a 0.2% decline in overall drug spending by the pharmacy benefit manager's commercial clients in 2017, according to Prime Therapeutics' Drug Trend report.

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Pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics is expanding the scope of its NetResults formulary exclusion program this year after the initiative helped achieve significant savings in the commercial Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans served by the PBM in 2017.

NetResults covered 30% of lives in the individual and group plans managed by Prime when it launched last year, Chief...

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