November 30, 2011 
Sanofi sponsors the Managed Care Digest Series. I was looking at some of their data last night, and I thought I’d share two sample reports looking at diabetes retail pharmacy claims. A few things that this quick use of the tool shows you are:
Looking at the Brand and Generic mix of diabetes drugs based on payer, I notice 3 things:
- No significant geographic variance based on looking at a few regions
- People who pay cash are much more likely to choose generics while those with limited difference in copays (Medicaid) are more likely to choose brands
- Not a significant difference between Medicare and Commercial
In another view of the data, I looked at the brand and generic mix by age. Interestingly, it shows differences by geography especially in the younger ages. It also shows a clear correlation of age and generic utilization.
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