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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference
March 18-21, 2012
San Francisco, CA
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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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National Handwashing Awareness Week
Next week is National Handwashing Awareness Week, Dec. 4-10. It might sound a little silly, but it's actually a great opportunity to remind plan participants, employees and family members of the benefits of handwashing. With the cold and flu season here, and so many indoor events happening throughout the coming holidays, now is the time to remind everyone that the simple act of washing one's hands and not touching the eyes, nose or mouth with your hands can be the difference between getting sick and staying healthy.
The 4 Principles of Hand Awareness 1. Wash your hands when they are dirty and BEFORE eating
2. DO NOT cough into your hands
3. DO NOT sneeze into your hands
4. Above all, DO NOT put your fingers into your eyes, nose or mouth
Source: 2011 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.
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Drugs.com. Everyone has heard that getting a flu shot and washing your hands often will both help to keep the cold and flu at bay. This article offers a few extra steps people can take to cut down on the number of germs spread this holiday season. (12/1) Full story
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HealthDay. It's estimated that 100K Americans are hospitalized each year for adverse drug effects. A recent study has shown that 2/3 of those hospitalizations can be traced back to 2 diabetes drugs and 2 blood thinners. The drugs are warfarin, insulin, aspirin(and clopidogrel), and oral hypoglycemic agents. The majority of the emergencies resulted from accidental overdoses. (Goodwin, 11/23) Full story
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Wall Street Journal. It has finally happened. After much talk, Lipitor, the cholesterol lowering drug from Pfizer, has lost exclusivity. 8.7M Americans were on Lipitor last year, and worldwide sales were $10.7B. Pfizer is trying to hold on to their market share through various marketing techniques. (11/29)
Wall Street Journal: A User's Guide
Wall Street Journal: What's In It for Drugstores
Questions about how your drug benefit plan is affected?
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Drugs.com. World AIDS Day was December 1, and the CDC reported that more people than ever before are now living with HIV/AIDS. This is actually good news, because it reflects that medicine is more effective and allowing people with AIDS to live longer. For every 100 people infected, 5 will pass it on. Now that the disease is more manageable, more attention is being focused on discovering a cure. For more information, click into the full story. (12/1) Full story
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The White House. More than 2.2M Americans on Medicare have saved over $1.2B on prescription drugs this year. The Affordable Care Act has helped out people who fall into the donut hole, and by 2020 the donut hole will be closed completely.
Also due to the drug reform, prescription drug premiums won't rise next year for Medicare Part D beneficiaries, and preventive services such as cancer screenings will be free. (DeParle, 11/28) Full story
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Kaiser Health News. Self-funded employers might be able to use a few loopholes in the health care law to persuade their sicker workers to use the public insurance exchange instead of their health plan. For a list of potential tactics that self-funded employers may use, click into the full story. (Stawicki, 11/30) Full story
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