CWCI Finds More Costs and Lost Time with Repackaged Drugs

Claims from 2002 to 2011 that involve physician-dispensed repackaged drugs had 17% higher medical benefit costs, 13% higher indemnity costs and 9% more lost-time days than claims without physician-dispensed repackaged drugs, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported.Furthermore, CWCI said its researchers calculated that the presence of each repackaged drug prescription added $482 to the average amount paid in medical benefits per claim.CWCI said a review of 1.3 million claims with dates of injury from January 2002 through December 2011 found a total of 14% of the entire cla...