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Drug Utilization Management Cost Control Strategies Exam 1 Study Guide 2025/ 2026 Comprehensive Review of Pharmacy Benefits Management Clinical Decision Support and Healthcare Cost Optimization

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Drug Utilization Management Cost Control Strategies Exam 1 Study Guide 2025/ 2026 with solution designed to strengthen understanding of pharmacy benefit management, cost containment methods, and clinical utilization review. This resource improves exam readiness, reinforces key healthcare cost optimization concepts, and supports mastery of drug management strategies through structured review with solution.

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Strategies
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Utilization controls also called utilization management
- strategies intended to influence appropriate utilization of services are included in
medical and prescription benefit programs.
- rationale - appropriate care is the best and least costly approach to managing
patient health.


Drug Utilization Control management services these include
- DUR
- Formularies/ formulary systems
- prior approvals
- treatment algorithms
- disease management
- drug product selection ( DPS)
( generic subs and therapeutic interchange. )


DUR or DUE ongoing program for assessing the appropriateness of drug therapy by evaluating
data on drugs use against some standards or predetermined criteria.
- review prescribing, dispending, and or patient use of medication.
- DUR may consider clinical appropriateness, cost effectiveness and / or desired
outcomes.
- also many other names for it.


what is retrospective DUR Review of drug therapy performed after the drug is dispensed.
- common issues addressed in retrospective DUR include : Therapeutic
appropriateness, over and underutilization, appropriate generic use, clinical abuse/
misuse, therapeutic duplications, incorrect drug dosage, duration, and interactions.
ex. - PT with asthma and whether they are using controller meds




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