The Authors Respond.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 31134858.
- Also identified by DOI 10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.6.725 and PMC identifier 10398256.
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Abstract
The study referred to in this letter received no outside funding but was sponsored by Humana through regular employment activities by Schwab, Racsa, and Worley, who are employed by Humana Healthcare Research (formerly Comprehensive Health Insights). The study found benefits related to using mail-order versus community pharmacies for dispensing antihyperglycemic agents in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Humana owns mail-order pharmacies under the Humana Pharmacy subsidiary. Mourer and Meah are paid employees of Humana Pharmacy Solutions. Rascati is employed by the University of Texas College of Pharmacy at Austin.
Medical subject headings
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Pharmaceutical Services
- Pharmacies