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AMA is seeking repeal of the PPACA reimbursement rule that requires prescriptions for OTCs. Do you agree with AMA?
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As pharmacy groups protest the massive pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) merger of Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions, a new survey demonstrates the impact of PBMs on pharmacy businesses.
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With prescription drug abuse of controlled substances, especially narcotics, now epidemic
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A new campaign and white paper from the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) that blasts the "drugstore lobby" is riddled with mistakes and misleading statements, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).
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An FDA announcement issued last week warned that chronic high doses of fluconazole (Diflucan, Pfizer) taken by women during the first trimester of pregnancy may be associated with specific birth defects in infants.
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Pharmacies can play a valuable role in helping patients prepare for the upcoming flu season, including through administration of influenza vaccinations, according to results of a public-private partnership campaign in Palm Beach, Fla., co-sponsored by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Read full article.
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NCPA is launching a new educational program on medication adherence directed toward pharmacists. Called Simplify My Meds, the program is based on the concept of refill "synchronization," the coordination of patients' prescriptions for refill on the same day each month.
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The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is accepting nominations for its annual profession-wide awards and honors. The awards, which will be presented at the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans, March 9-12, 2012, represent the pharmacy profession's most comprehensive recognition program. Read full article.
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Meetings and Events
August 27-30, 2011 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference
Boston
Contact:
P.O. Box 34814
Alexandria, VA 22334-0814
703-683-5678
September 26-27, 2011 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Labeling Summit
Washington, D.C.
Contact:
Jeff Grizzel, Conference Director
FDA News
300 N. Washington St., #200
Falls Church, VA 22046-3431
703-538-7668
jgrizzel@fdanews.com
www.fdanews.com/PharmaLabeling
October 6-7, 2011 NCPA Diabetes Accreditation
Standards-Practical Applications (DASPA)
Nashville, TN
Contact:
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-544-7447
October 8-12 2011 NCPA Annual Convention
Nashville, TN
Contact:
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-544-7447
November 29, 2011 NACDS Foundation 13th Annual Dinner
New York, NY
Contact:
Jennifer Sargeant, Manager, Foundation Programs and Education, NACDS
703-837-4224
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