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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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The 5th Annual Pharmacy Benefits Academy
An MBGH Learning Network educational curriculum
August 23-25
Rosemont, IL
Learn more
Health and Welfare Plan Management for Midsize Employers Conference
September 13-16
Las Vegas, NV
Learn more
2011 Wisconsin SHRM State Conference
October 12-14
Madison, WI
Learn more
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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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Flu Season is coming! And so is our next webinar,
so please register by clicking here.
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"The Flu: What it's costing you
and how to prevent it"
August 10, beginning at 12:00 pm CST
Host: Mr. Wayne Salverda, R.Ph.
Presenter: Ms. Gabi White, Strategic Account
Executive with CVS Caremark
- Productivity and time lost each flu season
- Vaccination opportunities
- Making vaccines accessible to participants
when cost is an issue
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FiercePharma. Only half of Allergan's Botox sales comes from smoothing out wrinkles, with the other half going towards medical treatments. From preventing migraines to curing eyelid spasms, its most recent approval is for overactive bladders in people with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. (8/4) Full story
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Medical News Today. Good news for Medicare recipients: Medicare prescription drug premiums will remain the same next year for the 17M Medicare beneficiaries who receive free prescription services. (8/4) Full story
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The Columbus Dispatch. FICO, an analytics team out of Minneapolis, is proposing that doctors use their Medication Adherence Score to find out which patients are good at taking their medication, and which patients might need more attention. (Gray, 7/30) Full story
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Forbes. The FDA has turned down past requests for statins to be sold over-the-counter, but that isn't stopping Pfizer from trying. They want to get approval to sell Atorvastatin (Lipitor) right off the shelf. (Husten 8/3) Full story
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ABC. Private insurance plans will be required to cover these preventive services without a co-pay or deductible beginning August 1, 2012: well-woman visits, screening for gestational diabetes, breast-feeding support, domestic violence screening and FDA approved birth control methods -- including emergency contraception. (Pereira, Dolak, 8/1) Full story
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The Journal Times. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation for the Preserve Access to Affordable Generic Drugs Act. The Act will save the federal government billions of dollars in drug reimbursement costs by ensuring lower-cost generic drugs are available to consumers as soon as possible. The FTC estimates these savings to equal 3.5B each year for insurance companies and consumers. (7/21) Full story
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