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Evidence for Step Therapy in Diabetic Macular Edema

The New England journal of medicine, 2022-08, Vol.387 (8), p.751-752 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2022 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. ;ISSN: 0028-4793 ;EISSN: 1533-4406 ;DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2208454

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  • Title:
    Evidence for Step Therapy in Diabetic Macular Edema
  • Author: Musch, David C. ; Chew, Emily Y.
  • Subjects: Clinical medicine ; Cost control ; Diabetes ; Diabetes mellitus ; Diabetic retinopathy ; Edema ; Endocrinology ; Medical personnel ; Ophthalmology ; Ophthalmology General
  • Is Part Of: The New England journal of medicine, 2022-08, Vol.387 (8), p.751-752
  • Description: Step therapy is a treatment approach often required by health insurers to control costs. It involves treating first with a lower-cost medication and, only if that proves ineffective, switching to another, more costly medication. Although step therapy is commonly applied in treating hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and other conditions, concerns regarding its potential for long-term harm to the patient have led some to view it as “fail first” therapy. 1,2 One valid criticism of step therapy is a lack of an evidence base for its efficacy and safety. In this issue of the Journal , Jhaveri, Glassman, and colleagues 3 describe a rigorous trial . . .
  • Publisher: Boston: Massachusetts Medical Society
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0028-4793
    EISSN: 1533-4406
    DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2208454
  • Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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