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Commentary
01/11/2024
A United States Appeals Court overturned a lower court’s decision to dismiss a case and is allowing patients of a pharmacy who were affected by a data breach to continue their lawsuit against the pharmacy.
A United States Appeals Court overturned a lower court’s decision to dismiss a case and is allowing patients of a pharmacy who were affected by a data breach to continue their lawsuit against the pharmacy.
A United States Appeals Court...
01/11/2024
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Ann Latner
Commentary
01/05/2024
The drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk has announced that it is taking legal action against compounding pharmacies and medical spas offering copycat versions of medications claiming to contain semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s...
The drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk has announced that it is taking legal action against compounding pharmacies and medical spas offering copycat versions of medications claiming to contain semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s...
The drug manufacturer Novo...
01/05/2024
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Commentary
12/14/2023
Stakeholder interest is high in progressing beyond the current targeting criteria and requirement for an annual comprehensive medication review, but a significant regulatory hurdle exists. Beyond this hurdle, beneficiary involvement and...
Stakeholder interest is high in progressing beyond the current targeting criteria and requirement for an annual comprehensive medication review, but a significant regulatory hurdle exists. Beyond this hurdle, beneficiary involvement and...
Stakeholder interest is high in...
12/14/2023
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12/14/2023
Daily, pharmacists across the country provide quality health care to the patients they serve and often endure nonstop, long days that involve counseling patients, dispensing prescriptions, administering vaccinations, answering phones, and...
Daily, pharmacists across the country provide quality health care to the patients they serve and often endure nonstop, long days that involve counseling patients, dispensing prescriptions, administering vaccinations, answering phones, and...
Daily, pharmacists across the...
12/14/2023
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Commentary
12/08/2023
CVS Health is overhauling its prescription drug pricing strategy to enhance transparency and affordability. How does this initiative compare to CVS Health competitors?
CVS Health is overhauling its prescription drug pricing strategy to enhance transparency and affordability. How does this initiative compare to CVS Health competitors?
CVS Health is overhauling its...
12/08/2023
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Commentary
12/07/2023
The incidence of diabetes continues to soar, and some patients with diabetes rely on the use of insulin to effectively manage their condition. Unfortunately, due to the costs of insulin and lack of insurance coverage, some patients are unable...
The incidence of diabetes continues to soar, and some patients with diabetes rely on the use of insulin to effectively manage their condition. Unfortunately, due to the costs of insulin and lack of insurance coverage, some patients are unable...
The incidence of diabetes...
12/07/2023
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Commentary
11/28/2023
The costs of medication and a patient’s ability to afford the prescribed medication can contribute to medication nonadherence and add to increased direct and indirect costs due to untreated medical conditions, resulting in exacerbations of...
The costs of medication and a patient’s ability to afford the prescribed medication can contribute to medication nonadherence and add to increased direct and indirect costs due to untreated medical conditions, resulting in exacerbations of...
The costs of medication and a...
11/28/2023
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Commentary
11/22/2023
Ann Latner, JD, reviews a case of a Texas pharmacist following her conviction by a federal jury trial in June 2023.
Ann Latner, JD, reviews a case of a Texas pharmacist following her conviction by a federal jury trial in June 2023.
Ann Latner, JD, reviews a case...
11/22/2023
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Commentary
11/16/2023
The impact of nonadherence to medication resulting in poor clinical outcomes, which contribute to increased health care resource utilization, in-office visits, ER visits, hospitalizations, and overall health care costs, are well documented in...
The impact of nonadherence to medication resulting in poor clinical outcomes, which contribute to increased health care resource utilization, in-office visits, ER visits, hospitalizations, and overall health care costs, are well documented in...
The impact of nonadherence to...
11/16/2023
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11/15/2023
While the exact number is unknown, the CDC indicates that in 2020, on average, 44 people died each day from overdoses involving prescription opioids, and the number of individuals who die from opioid overdose and other drug overdosages...
While the exact number is unknown, the CDC indicates that in 2020, on average, 44 people died each day from overdoses involving prescription opioids, and the number of individuals who die from opioid overdose and other drug overdosages...
While the exact number is...
11/15/2023
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