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Comp Pharmacy Inflation Seen As Slowed

The firm said payers experiencing higher costs attributed inflation to higher utilization, physician prescribing behavior, the over-use of pain medications, e.g., Oxycontin and Actiq, off-label use to

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Increases in workers’ compensation pharmacy cost inflation slowed last year according to a study by a consulting firm, which attributed the reduction to cost controls.

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