Study: Dermatologicals Top Workers Comp Drug Costs

Dermatological agents accounted for the largest share of workers' compensation prescription payments in early 2025, with much of the spending concentrated in delivery pharmacies and physician dispensing channels, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based institute said physician dispensing and delivery pharmacies accounted for more than 70% of dermatological prescription payments in 20 of 31 study states during the first quarter of 2025. In states with the highest dermatological payment shares, those channels a...