Generic Drug Strategy
Humana Pharmacy Solutions uses a variety of programs to promote the use of therapeutically equivalent generic drugs.
Everyone Wins With Generics
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires generic drugs to have the same quality, strength, purity, and stability as brand-name drugs. That's why generic drugs are the same as brand-name medications in terms of dosage, safety, strength, quality, and performance. So everyone wins by using generics.
For employers, every 1 percent shift from brand to generic drug utilization can average savings of about 51 cents per member per month (PMPM). This strategy also allows employees to enjoy meaningful savings.
Programs Supporting Use of Generics
Programs such as Why Generics and Maximize Your Benefit Rx offer guidance to your employees and empower them to make money-saving healthcare decisions.
Humana Pharmacy Solutions supports use of generic drugs to:
- Educate members about generics
- Increase generic medication use and awareness
- Encourage doctors to prescribe and pharmacists to dispense generics, when appropriate
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To find out more about Humana Pharmacy Solution's generic drug strategy, contact us.
