676 Variation in Medicare topical steroid prescription costs

Rising costs of topical steroids (TS) have doubled out-of-pocket costs for seniors from 2011-2015. Still, variation within and between different drug potencies and regions is unknown. Herein, we analyze differences in Medicare TS costs. TS retail costs for the 2 most common medications in each potency class (low: hydrocortisone valerate 0.02%& desonide 0.05%; mid: fluocinonide 0.05%& triamcinolone acetonide 0.1%; high: betamethasone dipropionate 0.05%& clobetasol propionate 0.05%) were collected from Medicare.gov.

Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - April 19, 2021 Category: Dermatology Authors: A. Faletsky, B. Kassamali, J.J. Han, A. Lachance, A. Mostaghimi Tags: Translational Studies Source Type: research