Ask The Pharmacist: What Adjusters Need to Know About Trubrexa, a High-Cost Topical Analgesic

December 1, 2025

Private label topical analgesics (PLTAs) continue to push pharmacy spend higher in workers' compensation claims. Trubrexa is starting to stand out on volume and cost, especially in Florida and Georgia. You often see these products dispensed out-of-network through physician offices or specialty mail order pharmacies. That trend mirrors a larger pattern where topical analgesics make up 13.9% of out-of-network prescriptions but 40.2% of out-of-network spending. Manage PLTAs proactively and guide care to evidence-based, lower-cost options to protect outcomes and budgets.

Close More Files at Year End with Field Case Management

November 19, 2025

As the year winds down, inboxes fill up, providers take time off, and everyone wants to know when the claim will close. That slows progress when you already carry a full inventory. Use targeted field case management tasks to move stalled files, clear barriers, and give yourself time back so you start the new year with fewer open questions and fewer open files.

78-Year-Old Employee Returns to Work After Complex Hip Fracture

See how a 78-year-old maintenance worker overcame a complex hip fracture with field case-management support from Enlyte, returning to modified duty in six weeks and full duty soon after—while saving more than $100K in combined indemnity and medical costs.

Specialty Solutions Spotlight: How to Keep Workers’ Compensation Home Modifications on Time and on Budget

November 13, 2025

Home modifications for injured employees can sprawl in scope and cost, adding administrative work and exposing the claim to delays, change orders and reauthorizations. Partnering with an experienced workers’ compensation home modification coordinator like Apricus can simplify the process, increase transparency and keep every project aligned to clear milestones that control scope, cost and timelines.

Ask The Pharmacist: How Drugs Are Administered for Pain Management in Workers’ Compensation

November 3, 2025

When an injured employee needs medication, choosing how to take it can be just as important as which drug you use. A medication’s route of administration is simply how it should be taken, such as oral, injectable, transdermal patch, inhaled or topically.