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<p>If no similar drug is available, the patient is "locked in" to either using the drug with the high copays, or a patient takes no drugs and lives with the consequences of non-treatment.</p>

<p><big>Observed effects</big></p>
<p>Medication copayments have also been associated with reduced use of necessary and appropriate medications for <a href="page.php?w=chronic_condition">chronic condition</a>s such as chronic <a href="page.php?w=heart_failure">heart failure</a>, <a href="page.php?w=chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease">chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</a>,</p><p>
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