Save money by splitting pills in half
Prescription for costly health care Program by some insurers to ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Some of the country's largest health insurers are encouraging patients to save money by splitting their pills in half. By purchasing ...
Some of the country's largest health insurers are encouraging patients to save money by splitting their pills in half.
By purchasing a higher dose and slicing the pills into two parts, patients also cut their co-payments in half. But this practice, long used by uninsured people and Medicare patients before the program had a drug benefit, is as controversial as it is low tech.
Pill-splitting critics warn that some patients may not cut their tablets accurately, leading to potential under-doses or overdoses of medication. They say people with cognitive impairments, poor vision or arthritis may be especially prone to errors.
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Some of the country's largest health insurers are encouraging patients to save money by splitting their pills in half. By purchasing ...
Some of the country's largest health insurers are encouraging patients to save money by splitting their pills in half.
By purchasing a higher dose and slicing the pills into two parts, patients also cut their co-payments in half. But this practice, long used by uninsured people and Medicare patients before the program had a drug benefit, is as controversial as it is low tech.
Pill-splitting critics warn that some patients may not cut their tablets accurately, leading to potential under-doses or overdoses of medication. They say people with cognitive impairments, poor vision or arthritis may be especially prone to errors.
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