Direct oral anticoagulant prescription trends, switching patterns, and adherence in Texas Medicaid.

CONCLUSIONS: Texas Medicaid prescription data show a gradual increase in DOAC use with a rapid increase in prescription expenditures. Further exploration of the causes of higher switch rates among DOAC initiators compared with warfarin initiators and nonadherence to DOACs is needed to understand the challenges related to DOAC adoption in practice and to improve patient outcomes. PMID: 30020743 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30020743?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - July 1, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Wong SL, Marshall LZ, Lawson KA Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research