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JUNE 9, 2020

Dose Optimization Interventions Yield Significant Specialty Drug Cost Savings

Rachel K. Anderson, PharmD
Clinical Program Manager – Clinical Services
AllianceRx Walgreens Prime
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Specialty medications play a significant role in driving health care costs upward.1,2 This class of drugs is used by only a small percentage of the population. But because they have high costs and complex management needs, these drugs account for a substantial proportion of overall health care spending.1

Specialty drug spending is 50% of total drug spending and is