Table 2.

North Carolina Populations Affected by Policy Changes

Time Period and Population	Affected by Days Supply Policy Change?	Affected by Copayment Policy Change?
Transition; SP	No	No
Transition; LP	Yes	No
Post; generic only, SP	No	No
Post; generic only, LP	Yes	No
Post; brand name user, SP	No	Yes
Post; brand name user, LP	Yes	Yes

LP, individuals who received a long prescription (≥40 days) in the prepolicy period; Post, the subsequent quarters; SP, those who only received short prescriptions; Transition, the first quarter after the days' supply policy change.