Question

Ms. Lewis understands that Medicare prescription drug plans may use various methods to control the use of specific drugs. She has heard about a technique called “step therapy” and is wondering if you can explain what that is. What should you tell her?

Answer 1

Answer: Step therapy is the process of trying less expensive drugs before trying a more expensive drug. For instance if you have a cold, you would try over the counter cough medicine and if that didn't work you would get a prescription for a more expensive drug.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Answer:

Step therapy is a caring approach aimed to reduce the cost of the medication prescribed to the patients.

Explanation:

The process of step therapy is when we are in front of a medical condition that requires to take a drug. Start with the cheapest way to treat it and then if that doesn´t work "step up" to a higher and more expensive dose of a more powerful drug.

This process is seen from the health care providers as a cost reducer. The opponents of this approach state that it could deteriorate the medical condition the patient has by beeing treat lately,

I hope this answer helps you.