Cardiovascular Category Has 11 Classes, But Statins Not Among Them
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Medicare drug formularies would not be required to cover a minimum number of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under the U.S. Pharmacopeia's proposed model guidelines.
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