E-Prescribing Draft Rule Proposes Adoption Of Formulary Info Standards
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The proposal would establish standards for delivering formulary information based on an RxHub protocol. Under the rule, formulary transmissions would include information on coverage, preferred alternative drugs and comparative copayments.
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