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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Today I came across two different stories on the emerging roles that pharmacists are playing in medication therapy management. We received a press release from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) on its participation in the U.S. Senate Health Fair last week in Washington, DC, and later on ...
Posted in Blisters, Bottles, CMS, Compliance Packaging, Healthcare Reform, Labeling, Medication Guides, Medication Therapy Management, Package Inserts, Pharmacies | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said today that a growth drop in drug spending coincides with "cost-saving" tools promoted by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). These tools include the use of generic medications, e-prescribing, and mail-service pharmacies.
So are these programs behind the spending slowdown, as PCMA suggests?
"Expenditures on prescription drugs ...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Healthcare reform efforts are still in the making. But so far, bills in the Senate and House of Representatives have clauses for medication therapy management (MTM) services, reports Anne Burns, vice president of professional affairs for the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). "We are excited that medication therapy management (MTM) services, ...
Posted in CMS, Compliance Packaging, Counterfeiting, Healthcare Reform, Hospital, Medication Therapy Management, Safety, Senior Friendly Packaging | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law today. Fifty-nine billion dollars will flow into healthcare, partly to fund the development of national electronic medical records. But there are other healthcare reforms, too, and each may be met with controversy. Surprising to some, there may be some packaging ...
Posted in Bar Coding, CMS, Compliance Packaging, Internet, Medical Devices, Medical Errors, Medication Therapy Management | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The numbers on 2007 drug spending are coming in, and I am trying to piece a number of reports together to see if they all add up. (It feels like I am about a year late in writing this story, but really, the 2007 numbers were just released today!)
The Centers ...
Posted in Bar Coding, CMS, Compliance Packaging, Electronic Pedigrees, FDA, Medical Errors, Medication Therapy Management, OEE | No Comments »
