PCMA launches new ad campaign
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) announced Tuesday the launch of a seven-figure advertising campaign that will run nationwide over the next ten months, including digital and television advertising.
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How retail pharmacies can play a role in the discount card market
Prescription drug discount cards are a fast-growing market. The growing complexity of insurance plans and a system of pharmaceutical discounts and rebates that is not visible to the patient have widened the discrepancy between the cost of drugs and what patients actually pay.
TDS launches clinical opportunities solution across largest network in community pharmacy
Transaction Data Systems (TDS), the leader in patient-centric pharmacy solutions, announced the launch of a new Opportunities Now enhancement within its patient engagement center platform, extending paid clinical opportunities to the largest network of independent community pharmacies.
Care Initiatives and Hartig Drug Co. form TrueMed Pharmacy
DES MOINES, Iowa – Care Initiatives and Hartig Drug Co. announced the formation of TrueMed Pharmacy. Through this venture, Care Initiatives’ skilled nursing communities will have access to local, Iowa-based pharmacy providers and 100 years of pharmacy experience brought by Hartig Drug Company.
NACDS takes “total store, total person” theme to Senate nutrition hearing
ARLINGTON, Va. – As the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Committee preps for the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is emphasizing the role of its members in a holistic approach to health and wellness.
Upsher-Smith and NASPA honor pharmacists
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC (Upsher-Smith) and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) are pleased to recognize 47 pharmacists from across the country with the 2022 NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award.
WBA’s Alex Cosimano joining Learn Look Locate program
Alex Cosimano, a specialty pharmacy manager at Walgreen Co., is joining the team of medical advisors at Learn Look Locate, a website that provides access to information and advice from health care professionals for breast cancer patients.
NCPA praises Senate committees’ advancement of PBM legislation
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – In a statement released Thursday, National Community Pharmacists Association CEO B. Douglas Hoey says the organization is pleased that two pieces of legislation reintroduced in the Senate in January are advancing through committees of jurisdiction.
NACDS Foundation Dinner moving to NACDS TSE
ARLINGTON, Va. – The always-inspiring NACDS Foundation Dinner is making a major move to the NACDS Total Store Expo – a venue that will expand its reach and its ability to support public health initiatives.
RxLive and Cardinal Health’s Outcomes collaborate to enhance connectivity between providers
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – RxLive, today announced a collaboration with Outcomes, a Cardinal Health company, to improve data sharing and reduce communication gaps between hospitals, physicians and pharmacies. Hospital readmissions cost the U.S.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins No Time to Wait Campaign
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is teaming up with Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation (AFib) and its symptoms as part of the No Time to Wait campaign.
NACDS defines “PBM Reform” for senate hearing
ARLINGTON, Va. – With increasing bipartisan focus on pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBM) tactics that harm patients and the pharmacies that serve them, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is defining the solutions for comprehensive reform.
AAM unveils new social media campaign
WASHINGTON – The members of the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM), today announced the start of an industry-wide effort to remind everyone across the nation not to take the generic medicines they rely on daily – and the savings they enjoy – for granted.
NACDS to CMS: Finish the job of DIR fee reform
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is reminding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that the 107,400% growth in “DIR fees” over one decade’s time continues to jeopardize seniors and the pharmacies that serve them.
The independent pharmacy marketplace remains stable
In the past few years, some have been pushing the narrative that pharmacy benefit companies are driving independent pharmacies out of business. Their argument seems compelling, but is it true? As we do every year, PCMA consulted the numbers from several sources.