Prior Authorizations for Psychiatric Medications: A Primer for Frustrated Clinicians

Topics: Practice management | Practice Tools and Tips | Prescription costs

Prior authorization (PA) requirements for medications are time-consuming and frustrating for both clinicians and patients. In this article, we’ll describe how they work, how they affect patient care, and how to most efficiently work around them. The basics PA requirements began in the 1980s as a measure to rein in high-cost procedures like hospita

A Guide to Online and Overseas Pharmacies

Topics: Clinical practice | Generics | Insurance | Internet | Pharmacy | Practice Tools and Tips | Prescription costs

You’ve probably seen these scenarios in your practice. A patient doing well on Latuda can’t afford the $800 monthly cost with a new insurance plan. Another patient on disulfiram can’t find the medication because there is a nationwide shortage. Someone else expresses interest in medications used in other countries like amisulpride, tianeptine, or a