Hormonal Therapy Drug Switching, Out-of-Pocket Costs, and Adherence Among Older Women With Breast Cancer.

Xuanzi QinPeter HuckfeldtJean AbrahamDouglas YeeBeth A Virnig
Published in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2022)
Increased switching after generic entry contributed to increased adherence, suggesting switching allowed better management of treatment-related side effects. Subsidized women also experienced increased adherence with switching after generic entry, suggesting that patients and physicians might not understand Part D benefit design when making decisions.