Examples of Therapeutic substitution in a sentence
Therapeutic substitution may also be initiated at the time the prescription is dispensed.
Therapeutic substitution is that class of drug having the same or similar action, but not the identical composition.
Wilson, R.P., et al., Therapeutic substitution and therapeutic conservatism as cost- containment strategies in primary care: a study of fundholders and non-fundholders.
This should not beconfused with the practice of ‘‘switching’’ one branded drug product with another similar branded drug product, commonly referred to as ‘‘therapeutic substitution.’’ Therapeutic substitution would always require explicit prescriber notification and approval.We believe that a cost-effective drugutilization management program could also employ the use of prior authorization, step therapy, tiered cost- sharing, and other tools to manage utilization.
Therapeutic substitution is made when authorized by the prescribing provider.