I guess it’s not only seniors that sometimes face the tough choice of buying food versus medicine.
In a recent survey, it was discovered that borrowing and sharing of prescription medications is common practice among more than one-third of women of reproductive age. Women of reproductive age (18-44 years) are more likely to report this practice (36.5%) than are other aged women (19.5%). Allergy medications (43.8%) and pain medications (42.6%) were the types of drugs most commonly borrowed or shared by this group of women.
Bill Popomaronis, R.Ph., NCPA vice president, home health and long term care pharmacy services, provides his thoughts and explanations on the latest DME information from CMS.
