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Table 2 Effect of Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) on Mail Order Modeling Results

From: Drug utilization and cost in a Medicaid population: A simulation study of community vs. mail order pharmacy

 

Example 1. MPR Equal to 1

Example 2. MPR Equal to 1.25

Example 3. MPR Equal to .75

 

CP

MO

Diff.

CP

MO

Diff.

CP

MO

Diff.

Total day supply

600

630

30

750

788

38

450

450

0

MPR

1.00

1.00

0.00

1.25

1.25

0.00

0.75

0.75

0.00

Days

600

630

30

600

630

30

600

600

0

Refills

20

7

-13

20

7

-13

15

5

-10

30-day-equivalent refills

20

21

1

20

21

1

15

15

0

Average day supply per refill

30

90

60

38

113

75

30

90

60

  1. CP = Community Pharmacy; MO = Mail order pharmacy; Diff. = Difference
  2. Note: Numbers are rounded to the next integer.