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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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*As a sponsor of this educational event, National CooperativeRx is pleased to provide you and your benefits team with a $200 discount. This lowers your registration fee to $795 each when you register by February 23, 2012. To Register: * Register here and enter the code YNCR * Call the Conference Registrar at 800-864-2063 |
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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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Save the date for our upcoming webinar:
Specialty Pharmacy Webinar Next Steps for Management: Preferred Specialty Drug Strategies Wednesday, January 18 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CST
Hosted by Wayne Salverda, National CooperativeRx
Presented by Sonia Gates, CVS Caremark The presentation will outline various management options for Specialty Pharmacy with a focus on preferred specialty drug strategies. Sonia Gates began her career with CVS Caremark in 2001 as a Clinical Advisor. In 2007 she was promoted to a Senior Clinical Advisor and in 2009 moved into the Clinical Director role where she leads a team of Clinical Advisors in the Central Region. An active member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacists, she has served as a mentor to pharmacy students throughout her career. Ms. Gates has gained extensive pharmacy experience in both the retail and hospital environments. |
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NY Times. More people died in 2008 from poisonings than from car crashes, and 90% of the poisonings were drug related. While vehicular deaths have sharply declined over the past 30 years due to equipment improvements and law enforcement, prescription drug abuse is on the rise. More than 5M people reported using pain relievers without a prescription in a 2009-2010 study. (Bakalar, 12/26) Full story
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Wall Street Journal. A new study regarding the placebo effect finds that a strong effect can be achieved even when participants are told they're receiving a placebo instead of a 'real' treatment. (Wang, 1/3) Full story
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AP. 3/4 of Americans don't take their medications as they're prescribed, and it's costing $290B in extra treatment and related expenses. About half of Americans are living with chronic health conditions, and not adhering to medications can cause severe consequences. For more information on why 3/4 of Americans are failing to adhere to their prescriptions and how that can impact their health, click into the article. (Johnson, 1/3) Full story
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ProPublica. Drug companies are reducing payments they give to doctors and professors in return for promotional speeches. Reasons behind the reductions are mounting public scrutiny, universities creating policies against faculty members giving paid promotional talks, and many drug companies trying to cut costs across the board. (Weber and Ornstein, 1/3) Full story
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Reuters. Arena Pharmaceuticals has sent the FDA more information regarding its experimental drug lorcaserin. Arena wants the drug approved for obese individuals. Lorcaserin has proven more effective than a placebo, and reduces weight by an average of 5%. The FDA rejected it the first time around due to concern that it triggered the growth of tumors in experimental rats that were on the drug. (Berkrot, 1/4) Full story
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AP. The University of Utah Drug Information Service reported that drug shortages in the US went up for the fifth straight year. 2011 experienced 56 additional shortages over 2010, bringing the total to 267. (Johnson, 1/3) Full story
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LA Times. California has enrolled 6,000 people with preexisting medical conditions into its temporary federally funded insurance plan. The plan will help patients obtain health insurance until 2014, when insurers won't be able to decline applicants based on preexisting conditions. Pennsylvania currently has the highest number of enrollees in the temporary federally funded insurance plan. (Gorman, 1/3) Full story
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