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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
Learn more
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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February is all about Heart Health February heart health tip of the week: For a healthy heart, a person should know their cholesterol levels. Last week we highlighted blood pressure readings, but cholesterol levels are also important when it comes to taking care of yourself. Click Here for information regarding what the different types of cholesterol are, what a normal level is, and tips on how to keep your cholesterol in check. National CooperativeRx Specialty Webinar Recording
Did you miss our webinar regarding specialty drugs and steps you can take to manage them? To watch the recording, visit our home page. The link is at the bottom right-hand side of the page.
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Forbes. How much does it cost a pharmaceutical company to develop a new drug? Many companies state that the cost is $1B, but a new estimate puts that figure at $4B. When the cost of failed new drugs is figured in, the cost of a new drug could be $12B. (Herper, 2/10) Full story
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The Wall Street Journal. The percentage of pediatricians 'firing' their patients who refuse vaccinations is rising. From 21% of pediatricians in the Midwest to 30% in Connecticut, more doctors are insisting that families vaccinate their children or find a new provider. (Wang, 2/15) Full story
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ABC News. A drug has been shown to help mice with Alzheimer's. Bexarotene is a drug that's approved for humans with skin cancer, and it quickly cleared abnormal plaques of a protein called beta amyloid from the brain and improved memory in three different mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. It will likely be years before clinical trials have determined whether the drug is safe and/or effective in humans. (Moisse, 2/15) Full story
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The Wall Street Journal. The FDA has notified 19 medical agencies in the US who are known to buy unapproved medicine that they may have bought a fake version of the cancer drug Avastin. The counterfeit versions don't have the active ingredient in them. No patients are known to have taken the drug. (Rockoff, Weaver, 2/15) Full story
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CNN. The Affordable Care Act helped to recover $4.1B in fraudulent health care schemes in 2011 through resources of $350M and data sharing. This is the highest amount ever recovered in a single year and 58% more than 2009. (Cratty, 2/14) Full story
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MedPage. The National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) voted 12-2 in favor of advising health care facilities to consider a mandate that all employees get the flu shot- if less than 90% of their employees are currently getting the shot. About 40% of health care employees receive the flu shot annually. (Walker, 2/8) Full story
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