PROVIDING 12-month scripts for oral contraceptives has demonstrated financial benefit for the US Veterans Affairs department, according to new research out of Pittsburgh, USA.
Using a cohort of 24,309 women, the study showed that adopting a 12-month dispensing option for the pill produced "substantial cost savings for the payer compared with standard 3-month dispensing, while reducing unintended pregnancies among women veterans".
The work was published in JAMA Internal Medicine and can be accessed HERE.
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