Medispan SS/MS identifiers
This is a discussion on Medispan SS/MS identifiers within the Managed Care Pharmacy Administrative Issues forum, part of the Managed Care Drug Coverage category; How does Medispan identifiy if a drug is a single source (SS) brand or a multi-source (MS) generic? Does ...
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03-11-2008, 04:03 PM
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Medispan SS/MS identifiers
How does Medispan identifiy if a drug is a single source (SS) brand or a multi-source (MS) generic? Does it get fed by pharma? Does the pricing change when the drug goes from MS generic to SS brand?
What triggers a change for a drug to go from MS generic to SS brand? Does it correlate to a decrease in competition and when a single manufacturer has a majority market share? Last edited by chantell.reagan : 04-11-2008 at 10:45 AM. 
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04-11-2008, 08:49 AM
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Re: Medispan SS/MS identifiers
When new products become available and the pricing is set, the information is sent to the drug databases (i.e. First DataBank, Medispan, etc.) When a generic becomes available, the Medispan database changes the indicator from a single-source brand to a multi-source brand or generic. This indicator is based both upon the number of generics that are currently available, as well as through the pricing of the drugs.
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