Jennifer Graff, PharmD

While DTC pharmacy models offer convenience, they may create cost, access, and guidance barriers for the "working poor."

Experts explain that DTC models could improve medication adherence through convenience and incentives, but higher costs may limit their effectiveness.

Jennifer Graff, PharmD, and Brian Reid, MS, emphasize that DTC pharmacy models can give patients more convenient access to medications but may increase out-of-pocket costs.

The authors found no consistent pattern in the concordance between CER evidence and subsequent utilization patterns.