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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Edmond Weisbart, Olivette, MO (US);
Andrew Behm, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Aimee Tharaldson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Steven Miller, St. Louis, MO (US);
Edmond Weisbart, Olivette, MO (US);
Andrew Behm, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Aimee Tharaldson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Steven Miller, St. Louis, MO (US);
Express Scripts, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Methods for determining whether a drug is a specialty drug, methods for creating tools to be used in making the determination, and the tools themselves are disclosed. The overall value of a drug depends on the drug's attribute values with respect to each of a set of drug attributes (concerning, e.g., the drug's route of administration, targeted disease, possible adverse reactions, risk of toxicity, cost, need for patient compliance with the treatment regime, and handling, preparation, and/or storage requirements. If the overall value or its partial overall values meet certain criteria, the drug is deemed to be a specialty drug.