Increased Cost With Use of Brand-Name Bowel Preparation by Patients With Medicare Part D From 2013 to 2015

Andrew J Read; Sandeep Vijan; Akbar K Waljee; Sameer D Saini

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2019.03.010

Increased Cost With Use of Brand-Name Bowel Preparation by Patients With Medicare Part D From 2013 to 2015

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Dec;17(13):2806-2807. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.03.010. Epub 2019 Mar 15.

Authors

Andrew J Read¹, Sandeep Vijan², Akbar K Waljee³, Sameer D Saini³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: reada@med.umich.edu.
² Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; VA HSR&D Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; VA HSR&D Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

PMID: 30880272
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.03.010

Abstract

High-quality bowel preparation (prep) before colonoscopy is essential for the success of the procedure.¹ Bowel preps should be safe, tolerable, efficacious, and allow for visualization of polyps 5 mm or larger.² Full-volume (4 L) polyethylene glycol-3350 with electrolyte solution (PEG-ELS) has been considered a standard bowel prep regimen, with good safety and efficacy profiles, and is available as a generic.².

MeSH terms

Cathartics / economics*
Citrates / economics
Colonoscopy
Drug Costs / trends*
Drugs, Generic / economics
Electrolytes / economics
Humans
Medicare Part D / economics*
Organometallic Compounds / economics
Phosphates / economics
Picolines / economics
Polyethylene Glycols / economics
Sulfates / economics
United States

Substances

Cathartics
Citrates
Drugs, Generic
Electrolytes
Golytely
MoviPrep
Organometallic Compounds
Phosphates
Picolines
Sulfates
sodium sulfate
Polyethylene Glycols
polyethylene glycol 3350
picosulfate sodium
sodium phosphate