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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference
September 9-12, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
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RASHRM Annual Conference
October 16, 2012
Rockford, IL
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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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Recognize National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
August is typically recognized as National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This awareness month highlights the need for improving national immunization coverage levels and encourages all people to protect their health by being immunized against infectious diseases.
For more information and promotional materials, click here.
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HealthDay. Reports of people with the Swine Flu have risen this week. While only 29 cases were reported since July of 2011, the number jumped to 146 this week. Cases were reported in Hawaii, Indiana, Ohio, Utah and Illinois. (Gardner, 8/9) Full story
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Fox News. Trying to think of ways to keep your participants on their prescribed medications? Have you tried rewarding them with cash? This article reviews studies that show that as little as $5 per week can encourage people to stay on their medication regimen. (8/3) Full story
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Time. The majority of patients suffering from metastatic cancer become resistant to chemotherapy. New research suggests that chemotherapy creates an overproduction of the protein WNT16B in fibroblast cells, which might create chemotherapy resistance. More research may provide answers on how to prevent this from happening. (Sifferlin, 8/7) Full Story
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Drug Store News. The drug company Eli Lilly is currently developing an osteoporosis drug. The drug, Forteo, is in the trial phase and is showing that it may be provide "greater increases in bone mineral density and fewer new vertebral fractures." (Dearment, 8/7) Full Story
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The New York Times. China has arrested almost 2,000 people in a crackdown on counterfeit drugs. The counterfeiters were selling the fake drugs online, and authorities seized approximately $182M worth. (Barboza, 8/15) Full Story
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The Chicago Tribune. Is pay-for-delay almost obsolete? Pay-for-delay occurs when a brand name drug manufacturer pays a generic manufacturer to delay the release of a generic version of medication. It doesn't help consumers, but it does allow the brand name producer to continue dominating the market for awhile. New legislation in the works may be putting an end to the practice. (8/8) Full story
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