Long-Term Care Pharmacists: A Resource to Help Guide Therapy
Navigating these changes to the insulin market can be tedious, as prescribers work to ensure that their patients receive appropriate, cost-effective, and readily available treatments.
LTC pharmacists are excellent resources to leverage in this worthwhile cause as they are available to conduct Medication Regimen Reviews and identify opportunities to optimize insulin (and other drug) regimens for residents, accounting for market changes.
LTC pharmacies may provide additional functionality for insulin orders to be systematically reviewed to ensure that they conform with the optimal insulin option that the 2024 market presents. Additionally, therapeutic interchange programs can be pursued to support efficient substitutions to preferred insulin products.
The Bottom Line
Current and impending policy reforms stand to drastically improve patient costs for insulins. While a boon to the individual consumer, the consequent market shakeup will have meaningful changes that patients and healthcare providers alike must navigate. LTC pharmacists are aptly positioned to help prescribers and patients manage these changes.