Article: Demand for Claritin in Albuquerque, N.M., Likely to Rise during Allergy Season.

Article: Claritin moves over the counter.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 13, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... plans will stop covering Claritin by the end of the year ... the-counter sales, Claritin becomes just as eligible ... rarely covered. For most health plan members, this will ... copayment that many health plan members pay for a refill ... the long run, because Claritin, which had ...

Article: Claritin decision has cost in flux.(Business)
The Boston Herald;  November 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... retail price for Claritin once it goes on ... next month. Tufts Health Plan will be reviewing ... Zyrtec are on the health plan's third tier ... replacement for Claritin, is covered only ... The push to sell Claritin over the counter ... from a California health plan that ...

Article: CLARITIN DEBUTS OVER THE COUNTER MANY USERS TO PAY $5-$10 ...
The Boston Globe;  December 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... millions of dollars annually. Claritin has been one of the nation ... from allergies. The cost of Claritin has been so great that Tufts Health Plan took the unusual and controversial ... Plough, the manufacturer of Claritin, made unspecified pricing ...

Article: OTC Claritin prompts coverage decisions.
Employee Benefit News;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Make no plan design changes. Claritin goes off the list of covered ... Attempting to "cover" OTC Claritin as part of the health plan would be a rare move, but ... longer required to purchase Claritin, plan members would have to ...

Article: Claritin availability may make other allergy prescriptions ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... didn't get relief on Claritin, Aetna spokeswoman ... are reporting other health plan changes, including ... For people for whom Claritin didn't work _ and ... a not-for-profit health plan, our first duty is ... Recent studies show that Claritin is as effective as the ...

Article: Claritin to Debut over Counter.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... require pre-authorization for Claritin's competitors, according ... antihistamines entirely, now that Claritin will be easily available ... As a not-for-profit health plan, our first duty is to our ... Recent studies show that Claritin is as effective as the other ...

Article: Patent Fight Tests Drug Firm's Clout; Claritin Maker Goes ...
The Washington Post;  October 30, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... controversy. A few insurers balked at Claritin's costs and ordered higher co- payments for Claritin purchasers, a way of pushing ... George Washington University's health plan, for example, removed Claritin from its preferred drug list in ...