THE FACTS

1. Pharmaceuticals have been the major source of increases to your benefit plans.

2. There are two decision points in drug delivery to plan members. These are the physicians writing a prescription and then the pharmacy which fills the Rx.

4. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Since 1997, pharmaceuticals have consumed the second-largest share of health dollars. In 2008, spending on drugs (including both prescribed and non-prescribed medications) is expected to account for 17.4% of health care spending ($29.8 billion), up from 15.0% a decade ago and 8.8% in 1975.

5. Generally , most plan costs have been driven by chronic disease states such as Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Mood Disorders, Asthma, Lipids, and Diabetes. However, newer medications known as biologics are growing at a double digit pace. These products will not have a generic equivalent in future, rather they will have a biosimilar (which have different regulations when the patents expire).

6. It is highly unlikely that you will ever successfully optimize your drug-plan spend without the cooperation of prescribing physicians. We facilitate that cooperation.

7. We need a new approach. Prescribe the Solution.

Prescribed Solutions Consulting Inc. is the #1 recommended ' physician outreach and communication service' for private drug-plan sponsors in Canada. A leading-edge service designed specifically to directly increase physician cooperation with regards to drug-plan sustainability.