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Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Final Rule

Posted on March 15, 2015 in: Professional Practice

by Brooke McComb, Pharm.D., community pharmacy resident, Meijer, Ferris State University and Pfizer On Dec. 3, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the Content and Format of Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products; Requirements for Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling. This is referred to as the new Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule (PLLR). The PLLR wil...

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Oral Typhoid Vaccine Should be Entered into MCIR!

Posted on March 04, 2015 in: Professional Practice

Pharmacies in Michigan are becoming very proficient at entering vaccine doses into the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR), our state vaccine registry. This flu season alone, pharmacies have entered 531,000 doses into the registry. This utilization not only shows our commitment to achieving high vaccination rates, but also our commitment as a full partner on our patient’s health care t...

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Take Advantage of New Technician Training and Law Resources Available from MPA

Posted on March 04, 2015 in: Professional Practice

MPA is pleased to offer new editions of several professional publications as well as an online, on-demand educational program to prepare technicians for their national certification exam. Visit our Online Store, call (517) 484-1466 or complete a printable registration form to order the following resources today! Pharmacy Certified Technician (PCT) Training Manual, 13th Edition: The Training...

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MDCH Announces New Approach to the Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit

Posted on February 18, 2015 in: Professional Practice

Recently, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) announced that it intends to “carve-out” the entire prescription drug benefit from the Medicaid HMO program as part of next year’s budget, beginning Oct. 1, 2015. Previously, only select drugs, including those for mental health, were carved out of the HMO benefit. This move indicates a drastic change from previous Depar...

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CMS Finalizes Program Changes for Contract Year 2016

Posted on February 18, 2015 in: Professional Practice

On Feb. 6, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule, making changes to the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit programs (Parts C and D) for Contract Year 2016. Many of the provisions of the proposed rule published on Jan. 10, 2014, that were supported by pharmacy did not make it into the final rule. The final provisions include: revisions to dispe...

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