Editor’s Note DCMS #72: Averting Potential Insurance Requirement Disasters

We all know how hard it is to prescribe the right medication for a patient while not having it rejected for non-formulary or prior auth requirements, but do we ever think about how these insurance rules can lead to a disaster? This week we look at how a change of delivery method almost caused a real disaster.

Stan Schwartz, MD, FACP, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, U of Pa., continues his discussion of the use of Ranolazine in this week’s Homerun Slides, and our Clinical Text continues to discuss the complications associated with older patients with diabetes.