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Donepezil, a new Alzheimer’s medication, increased prescription costs to $1,000 per patient, however the overall health care costs decreased from $11,947 to $8,056.
Hill J, Futterman R, Mastey V, Fillit H. The Effect of Donepezil Therapy on Health Costs in a Medicare Managed Care Plan. Managed Care Interface. 2002; 15(3): 63-70. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11925682&dopt=AbstractPlus