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PBM clients at CVS see drop in Rx trend

March 14, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review CVS Health, pharmacy benefit management, prescription drug trend, Troy Brennan 2016, Issue 03-14-2016, Issues, News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health says that prescription drug trend for its pharmacy benefit management clients dropped to 5% in 2015 from a high of 11.8% in 2014. The trend drivers — including brand, specialty and generic price inflation — were similar to what was seen in 2014, but CVS Health asserts that its pharmacy

CVS sees drop in PBM prescription drug trend

February 23, 2016 by Chain Drug Review CVS Caremark, CVS Health, drug price inflation, Jonathan Roberts, PBM, pharmacy benefit management, prescription drug trend, prescription spending, Troy Brennan Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health reported a significant decrease in the prescription drug trend for its Caremark pharmacy benefit management (PBM) clients last year. CVS said Tuesday that the prescription trend, a growth measure of prescription spending, came in at 5% for 2015, down from a high of 11.8% in 2014. While the trend drivers