The Cost and Utilization of Compound Drugs, Convenience Packs and Medical Foods in California WC

A new CWCI study on Calif. workers’ comp prescriptions shows the use of compound drugs, medical foods, and “co-packs” that combine prescription drugs and medical foods, increased sharply in the 2nd quarter of 2007 – coinciding with state regulators’ crackdown on physician-dispensed repackaged drugs.