Pharmacist involvement key in heart risk screening
Pharmacists’ involvement in cardiovascular risk screening resulted in referrals to physicians for patients who were under-diagnosed.
Drug costs chief concern of Medicare recipients
Medicare Part D recipients are most concerned about prescription drug costs-and their co-pay costs are the most important factor when choosing a pharmacy.
Eligible infants not getting rotavirus vaccine
Researchers found that estimated coverage for RV at 19 to 35 months of age lags behind the other vaccines recommended at ages two, four, and six.
How community pharmacies are affecting flu vaccine rates
The U.S. rate for adult flu vaccinations has not increased significantly because of retail pharmacy access.
Former Walgreens manager to be sentenced in fraud case
The charges involve falsified claims for expensive hepatitis C medications.
Why Remicade biosimilar sales will grow in the U.S.
Two new biosimilar announcements are expected to increase the uptake of the biosimilar infliximab to Johnson & Johnson’s Remicade for rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and other inflammatory conditions.
Generic drugs save U.S. $227 billion
Generic drugs produced $227 billion in savings for the U.S. healthcare system in 2015
Pharmacy owner to pay feds $4.25 million fine
Mark Gilmore, partial owner of compounding and specialty pharmacy QMedRx in Maitland, Fla., is one of several compounders who have been accused by the government of filing improper claims to the TRICARE program.
Would shorter pharmacist shifts reduce Rx errors?
One state's pharmacy board is debating that issue.
Omnicare to pay $28 million for kickback scheme
Omnicare agreed to settle claims that it conspired with Abbott Laboratories “to engage in a number of disguised kickback arrangements to increase overall use of Depakote,”
What executives must know to combat rising drug spend
In today’s healthcare landscape, few things better define the role of a managed healthcare executive than managing the industry’s constant changes.
A Class of Their Own-- The Unique Challenges of Type I Diabetes
Understanding the unique challenges that patients with T1D face can help pharmacists better serve this patient population.
NCPA Launches Enhanced Services Initiative for Independent Community Pharmacists
NCPA has formed a new company designed to encourage local networks of pharmacies to provide enhanced services. Details here.
Keys to Minimizing Prescription Drug Errors
There are at least three major areas of concern
Anticoagulant therapies
The Power of a Name
A new study suggests that the name of a biosimilar product could influence pharmacist confidence levels when dispensing a biosimilar in place of a reference biologic.
The Pharmacy Supply Chain: More Challenges?
And as with what seems like every area of healthcare, changes and challenges to the vital supply chain have been coming and will continue to come for the foreseeable future.
Pharmacists support e-cigarette warnings
Many pharmacists support FDA’s recent warning letters to drug stores, smoke shops, and other retailers over selling e-cigarettes, hookah tobacco, and cigars to minors.
Appearance matters: A legible label is the least we can do
Whether you like it or not, your patients are paying attention, and judging all of us.
Drug expenditure data help pharmacists plan ahead
A recent report projects an 11% to 13% increase in total drug expenditures in hospitals and health systems in 2016.
Impossible Task
Managing the costs of specialty pharmaceuticals is a perpetual task for specialty pharmacists.
New CMS Proposed Rule Expands Medicare Reimbursement For Telehealth Services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has once again released its Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2017.
Helping Small Organizations Meet the 340B Challenge
Many smaller organizations rely on the 340B program to continue serving their communities – and they can’t afford penalties for noncompliance.
Daclizumab approved for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis
Daclizumab is the first subcutaneous injectable monoclonal antibody to be approved for the treatment of MS.
Remember When: You first heard the pharmacy school question?
If you’re a pharmacist, you’ve undoubtedly heard the question, Are there too many pharmacy schools?
The Evolution of Group Purchasing Organizations
Somewhere in the United States, there may be a retail or specialty pharmacy that is not part of a group purchasing organization (GPO). If there is such a pharmacy, it is very hard to find.
Caught in the Middle
The furor over EpiPen pricing is simply the best publicized of many similar price hikes that have left patients unable to pay.
Efficiency and security drive medication management system upgrade
Trying to enhance medication management across a continuum of care in a multi-facility hospital IT environment is no easy task.
Walgreens expands 90-day pharmacy program offering
The retail chain has linked itself with EnvisionRx.
Will docs prescribe the new RA biosimilars?
While FDA recently approved two new biosimilars for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, questions remain about how quickly physicians and patients will embrace the new drugs.