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Article: Survey shows allergy treatment more costly due to insurance restrictions.
- Article from:
- Biotech Business Week
- Article date:
- January 12, 2004
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2004 JAN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to results of a national Harris Interactive survey announced by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), 86% of allergy sufferers believe that as a result of prescription-strength allergy medications being made available over-the-counter (OTC) over the past year, health insurance coverage changes have not been in the best interest of patients.
More than half of patients (53%) report they spent more money on allergy medications this year. In fact, of those who spent more on prescription allergy medications, 75% reported increased co-payments or lack of insurance coverage for the prescribed product as ...