During
the Coronavirus pandemic insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers have
executed many allowances for prescriptions, including relaxation of “Refill too
soon” edits, 60-day extension of existing prior authorizations, and allowing retail
90-day prescriptions. This could lead to increased costs.
However, as the entire medical community focuses on the COVID-19
pandemic, volumes of other types of medical visits and prescriptions have
dropped dramatically. According to a survey taken by Piper Sandler, a financial
services company located in Minneapolis, patient volumes are down 65% and may
still be down by about 12% one year from now.
In addition, more than half of all office visits will be via telemedicine through the foreseeable future. Telehealth visits are expected to be
as high as 54% of all visits, which is more than a 5-fold increase over
pre-COVID-19 numbers. This will help some practices, but is still contributing
to a furlough of some medical staffing.
Along
with an unprecedented drop in patient volumes, prescription writing dropped by
47% in March, as patients refrain from normal office visits. It is expected to
be down by a similar percentage in April. The number of prescriptions for some
drugs have declined significantly, while others appear to be holding steady. Total
prescriptions for drugs for acute use, such as headaches or heartburn, have
plummeted by 28% since February. In contrast, chronic disease therapies, such
as those for diabetes or mental health, are doing well, with weekly scripts
even growing 2% at the end of March as compared with early February.
Vaccines
saw the most decline, most likely because people are concerned about going to
doctor offices and pharmacies for vaccinations to address viruses and diseases
they do not even have. Other medications that have declined are ophthalmic
preparations such as Restasis, and IBS-Constipation medications such as
Linzess. Meanwhile, the autoimmune market, HIV and anticoagulants have so far not
seen any changes.
Biopharma is not immune to this phenomenon. The current lockdown is not only hurting clinical trial enrollment, but also delaying regulatory timelines for those drugs that are nearing an approval. New drug marketing has also been affected because pharmaceutical representatives are unable to call on doctors due to COVID-19 social distancing and quarantine guidelines; for example, the launch of Bristol Myers Squibb's long-awaited Multiple Sclerosis drug, Zeposia, has been postponed.
The coronavirus impact as it relates to the pharmacy benefit is changing by the hour. The PBIRx team of clinical pharmacists is constantly researching to keep our clients and partners abreast of the newest information so that they can make knowledgeable decisions.
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