- Biosimilar Substitution: A Primer for Pharmacists (pharmacytimes.com)
biosimilars….pharmacists will soon have new factors to consider when selecting and dispensing ….potential interchangeability…allowing it to be substituted for the reference biologic at the point of dispensing without the prescriber’s involvement… biosimilars …are ideal candidates for pharmacist substitution akin to generics...
- TCGRx rolls out ATP 2 tablet packaging system (chaindrugreview.com)
Pharmacy automation provider TCGRx has released the ATP 2, a next-generation automated tablet packaging system….enables pharmacies to run leaner…by reducing labor and operating costs…system provides continuous operation while focusing on redundancy and uptime…
- Cardinal Health honors community Rx innovation (chaindrugreview.com)
Best Practices winners recognized at (Cardinal Health) Retail Business Conference...for implementing programs that demonstrate how independent pharmacies can improve patient outcomes, drive business results in their community and better position themselves to succeed going forward… each receive $3,500…to be donated to the pharmacy school or pharmacy association of their choice.
- Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Whiting, New Jersey
- Katterman’s Pharmacy in Seattle, Washington
- El Dorado TrueCare Pharmacy in El Dorado, Kansas
- New Travel Health Center Opens In Reno (kolotv.com)
new travel health center (Boheme Travel) Boheme Travel Clinic in Reno provides vaccinations and even prescriptions for international travel.
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Sam Stolpe, PharmD, senior director of Quality Strategies and Business Development at Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA),...Pharmacy Times Perspectives...video editorial series featuring in-depth reports
- Federal Judge Says $50,000 Sentence in Hepatitis Case Stays (kolotv.com)Ex-manager of clinic in hep C case pleads guilty (rgj.com)Jury convicts former doctor in Las Vegas hepatitis outbreak (lasvegassun.com)
federal judge says…a clinic chief (Tonya Rushing) connected to the largest medical office hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada history will pay $50,000 in restitution to overbilled insurers and companies, not $2.2 million prosecutors sought… U.S. Attorney…the $50,000 was intended to be credited toward a final amount yet to be determined.
- Pharmaca partners with Diplomat on specialty meds (drugstorenews.com)
Diplomat Pharmacy…has partnered with Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy to offer… patients access to specialty pharmacy services…strengthening our ability to help those in need, and positioning our pharmacy as a true full-service partner in health…
- Teva Said to Be Close to Buying Generic Drug Unit of Allergan (nytimes.com)
Teva Pharmaceuticals is in advanced talks to buy the generic drug division of Allergan for about $45 billion, a person briefed on the matter said on Saturday...A deal could be announced as soon as Monday, this person said, though talks are continuing and may still fall apart....
- ICD-10: Who’s in the Family of Codes? (healthleadersmedia.com)
CMS has said it will not deny or audit claims just for specificity for one year after implementation of ICD-10—as long as the code is from the appropriate family of ICD-10 codes. But it has not defined what a family of codes is… To get AMA to cease and desist its defiance, CMS gave AMA something it wanted: no penalties for some coding errors...
- Las Vegas Club’s plan for drugstore selling packaged liquor upsets other casinos (vegasinc.com)
Las Vegas Club’s effort to convert some of its property into a drugstore has encountered stiff opposition from other casinos nearby and refueled debate about the sale of packaged liquor in the...tourist-focused part of Fremont Street...A second large pharmacy adds nothing to the tourist experience, and the packaged liquor...creates...crime and medical emergencies...