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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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Join our webinar this Wednesday:
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. To Join the Webinar, Click into the Link Below at Noon on Wednesday: There is no need to preregister. Enter as a guest. http://nationalcooperativerx.adobeconnect.com/specialty/ And Call This Number on Your Telephone: Conference Number: +1 8556155405
Conference Code: 4063560746 Problems Joining? Contact Dawn at dburkee@nationalcooperativerx.com or call 1-608-204-7735 |
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HealthDay. As the list of drug shortages in the US grows, medication for ADD and ADHD is also experiencing shortages. This article discusses the concerns that need to be addressed when switching ADD and ADHD medication for children. (Gordon, 1/6) Full story
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Wisconsin State Journal. Last year, 4% of parents in Wisconsin chose not to vaccinate their children due to fears that it would increase their child's risk of autism, sudden infant death syndrome, and other concerns. This is up from less than 1% who chose not to vaccinate their children 20 years ago. Even though numbers are dropping, Wisconsin children are still being vaccinated at a greater level than the national average. (Wahlberg, 1/11) Full story
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LA Times. A small study has shown another potential health benefit gained from drinking red wine. During the study, women drank 8 oz. of red wine each evening and "experienced hormonal changes that mimic the effects of a drug used to prevent malignant breast tumors from coming back." (Healy, 1/6) Full story
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Drug Store News. Thomson Reuters has released a forecasting report that "drug makers will focus on patient-specific therapies instead of drugs designed for use by a broad range of people over the next decade." This report shows drug makers trending towards specialty drugs, particularly biologics and biosimilars. (Dearment, 12/23) Full story
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Wall Street Journal. Pharmaceutical companies are changing the way their drug reps interact with physicians. In a response to the economy and changing regulations in the industry, many drug companies are having their reps give more of a soft sell, acting as a source of information instead of delivering sales pitches. (Rockoff, 1/10) Full story
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WebMD. An estimated 200M people (globally) use illegal drugs each year, with the most often used drug being marijuana. The countries that abused illegal drugs the most often were wealthier nations, such as the US. Illegal drugs were linked to 250K deaths each year, while alcohol claimed 2.5M lives and tobacco use claimed 5.1M. (Cari Nierenberg, 1/5) Full story
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Bloomberg. The World Organization for Animal Health has stated "livestock farmers must reduce preventive use of antibiotics and avoid feeding them as growth promoters to combat rising resistance of bacteria to the medicines." April 5, the US FDA plans to bar unapproved antibiotic uses in livestock to prevent bacteria from developing drug resistance. (Ruitenberg, 1/11) Full story
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American Medical News. Analysts are saying that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is responsible for more people reporting that they have a source of medical care. The number of people under the age of 26 who are insured rose by 8.7M in the first half of 2011, most likely due to being allowed to stay on a parent's coverage as a dependent. (Stagg Elliott, 1/9) Full story
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