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Upcoming Events featuring
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National CooperativeRx & HCCMCA Client Meeting
March 23 and 24, 2011
Egan Center
Anchorage, AK
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Health and Welfare Plan Management for Midsize Employers Conference
April 5-8
Grand Hyatt
Atlanta Georgia
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WisconsinRx/National CooperativeRx Annual Meeting
April 27, 2011
Monona Terrace and Convention Center
Madison, WI
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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We welcome your suggestions! Our website now features a feedback form where members and stakeholders can provide input and suggestions on our services. Please visit our members' page to let us know how we are doing and share your ideas about how we can serve you better.
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Reuters. U.S. prices for brand-name prescription drugs rose at a faster rate than costs for other medical goods and services over the last four years, according to a new U.S. government report. (Beasley, 3/14) Full story GAO Report
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Reuters. A growing number of national chain pharmacies offer the generic form of a range of drugs - including anti-allergy medications, antidepressants, antibiotics and cholesterol-lowering drugs - for $4 for a 30 day supply. However, researchers found that less than 6 percent of people who could use such a program take advantage of it. (Pittman, 3/15) Full story |
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ABC News. Statistics show the abuse of prescription painkillers has been on the rise for nearly two decades, but a new study found that primary care physicians may not be diligently monitoring patients who are taking opioid painkillers such as OxyContin, even those who are at risk for becoming dependent on them. (Corollo, 3/17) Full story
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The Montreal Gazette. Some doctors are writing significantly more prescriptions for such powerful painkillers as Oxycontin than their colleagues, a new study suggests - a practice some are blaming on the influence of pharmaceutical companies. (3/16) Full story
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Drug Store News. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced that Primatene Mist, the only over-the-counter asthma inhaler sold in the United States, no longer will be available as of Dec. 31 as part of an international agreement to stop the use of substances that damage the environment. (Johnson, 3/16) Full story
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Sunshine State News. While newspaper editorial boards and some GOP leaders bang the drum for a state prescription-drug monitoring system, a zero-cost and seemingly more effective alternative is quietly proceeding in Florida. Proposed legislation would attack the "pill mill" problem by banning physicians from dispensing controlled substances at their offices or clinics. (Ward, 3/17) Full story
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FDA. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have launched a new pilot program that will allow parallel evaluation of relevant development and manufacturing data components, known as Quality by Design (QbD), of new drug marketing applications that are submitted to both agencies. (3/16) Press release
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March Co-op Feature
Your Objectives are Our Objectives
"Service first" is not just a mantra for WisconsinRx/National CooperativeRx, it's a mandate handed down by the employers and plan sponsors that own and govern us. Our not-for-profit model means that we can look beyond the need for profitability and invest in services that make our members happy, and improves their bottom lines. Visit our website to see specific examples of how service comes first for the coalition.
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