Three-tier prescription copays can control drug costs without evidence of change in use of other medical resources in the year following implementation. Future research should examine a variety of three-tier designs.
Despite modest effects of gabapentin overuse alone, overuse of gabapentin with opioids may increase risk of harm and health-service utilization, supporting calls to make gabapentin a controlled substance in the USA.
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