Table 4 Changes in Utilization and Cost Attributable to Mail Order. Baseline Model (n = 680,277)
| Mean | Std Dev | Confidence Interval of the Mean Difference (95%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Day supply in community pharmacy | 640.0 | 515.0 | ||
| Estimated day supply in mail order pharmacy | 675.0 | 518.0 | ||
| Difference | 35.3 | 35.2 | 35.3 | |
| % Difference | 5.52% | |||
| Drug product cost in community pharmacy | $1,395.63 | $5,982.19 | ||
| Estimated drug product cost in mail order pharmacy | $1,471.62 | $6,349.17 | ||
| Mail order cost reduction required to become cost neutral | $75.99 | $75.97 | $77.00 | |
| % Difference | 5.44% | |||