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Christina Mattina, welcome to This Week in Managed Care from the Managed Markets News Network

Christina Mattina, welcome to This Week in Managed Care from the Managed Markets News Network

Despite increased access to naloxone, many individuals in rural communities continue to face barriers to obtaining the medication…However, informed pharmacists can serve as an educational resource, even if their pharmacies do not have the medication in stock...Ongoing efforts to expand prescribing methods through the United States have helped to improve naloxone accessibility. In Georgia, specifically, a standing order decrees that any individual may obtain naloxone from a licensed pharmacy without a prescription. Despite the standing order, pharmacies have been slow to adopt stocking naloxone and dispensing the medication…READ MORE

Christina Mattina, welcome to This Week in Managed Care from the Managed Markets News Network

Nicole Grassano, PTNN, Pharmacy Week in Review, this weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings and more.

A Florida law restricting the quantity of opioids a doctor can prescribe for acute pain to three days’ worth may have led to overall reductions in opioids dispensed to patients in the state,..After the law was passed in July 2018, doctors wrote fewer and shorter prescriptions for opioids...“The policy was intended to reduce the quantity prescribed but it was not expected to decrease opioid use overall,” said study coauthor Dr. Juan Hincapie-Castillo of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy...“But fewer people were getting opioids. That means the law led not only to a reduction in the quantity dispensed, but also to a reduction in the initial decision to prescribe.”...READ MORE

Although drug shortages due to the novel coronavirus disease outbreak haven’t occurred yet, the FDA and pharmacists are closely watching for potential shortages. Separately, pharmacists should urge Americans to get flu vaccinations and take a cautious approach with coronavirus…“While our primary concern is the health and safety of those affected by the virus, ASHP is concerned with the vulnerability of the pharmaceutical supply chain to threats like the coronavirus outbreak,” Michael Ganio, PharmD, BCPS, director of pharmacy practice and quality at ASHP...An estimated 80% of active pharmaceutical ingredient used in the US market comes from foreign sources. In addition, the FDA has recalled inspectors from China due to the outbreak, which could possibly lead to delays in manufacturing...READ MORE

The roles that pharmacists in community, hospital and clinical biology can play in preventing the spread of the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV and supporting the efficient management of infection by healthcare systems are outlined in a new document published by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) today. The document was developed by an emergency taskforce set up by FIP following the World Health Organization’s declaration that the outbreak of 2019-nCoV constitutes a public health emergency of international concern...READ MORE

Nicole Grassano, PTNN, Pharmacy Week in Review, this weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings and more.

In general, the number of licensed health care professionals is drastically lower in rural and frontier counties in Nevada than compared to the urban areas...With a shortage of health professionals across the state, it’s hard enough to find a doctor in Nevada. However, in many rural areas of the state it’s nearly impossible...Rural residents make up 10% of the state's population but live across 90% of the state's land mass. With smaller communities spread across large distances, getting access to proper healthcare can be difficult...The issues in getting healthcare in rural Nevada boil down to three things: workforce, money, and resources...READ MORE