For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: News and features for pharmacists about pharmacy associations, community practices, health systems, and national organizations
February 7, 2012
By:From staff reports
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation has awarded 58 scholarships – totaling $190,000 – to pharmacy schools representing 42 colleges and schools of pharmacy, the foundation announced.
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February 7, 2012
By:From staff reports
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) expressed its concerns about proposed mandatory prescription track-and-trace programs in comments to a Congressional advisory panel recently.
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February 2, 2012
By:From staff reports
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is not pleased with changes to the Medicare Part D reporting requirements proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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January 31, 2012
By:From staff reports
FDA approved axitinib (Inlyta, Pfizer) to treat patients with an advanced kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma who have not responded to another drug for this type of cancer.
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January 31, 2012
By:From staff reports
Walgreens has taken 2 major steps to grow the customer base of its pharmacies since ending its relationship with pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts on January 1.
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January 24, 2012
By:From staff reports
Medicare patients who believe they were duped into enrolling in a “preferred network” with inadequate pharmacy access should be granted a special enrollment period to sign up for a new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, the National Community Pharmacists Association told the federal agency in a letter.
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January 24, 2012
By:From staff reports
Developing new standards for medication therapy management was just one of the initiatives that the non-profit National Council for Prescription Drug Programs accomplished last year.
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January 24, 2012
By:From staff reports
William Edward Evans, PharmD, director and CEO at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has been selected to receive pharmacy’s highest award, the Remington Honor Medal, the American Pharmacists Association announced.
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January 24, 2012
By:From staff reports
Regions Bank, which operates 1,800 U.S. banks, recently rescinded its policy requiring employees to fill prescription drugs for chronic conditions through mail-order pharmacies.
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