APhA sees support grow for Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) said on Oct. 9 that a majority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives support the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act. "There is need for improving access to health care and for most Americans, pharmacists are already on the front lines of their health care," APhA Executive Vice President and CEO, Thomas Menighan said. Read More »

Drug Channels analyzes Kaiser employer health survey

Drug Channels released its review of the Kaiser/HRET 2015 Employer Health Benefits Survey, which examines employer-sponsored health coverage at nearly 2,000 companies, on Oct. 13. “Bottom line: Employers didn’t make major changes this year, but they continue to shift prescription drug costs to beneficiaries and are focusing on specialty drug management,” Drug Channels’ writer Adam Fein said. Read More »

Xerox changes direction on Medicaid management platform in California, Montana

Xerox issued an update Oct. 13 on the strategic direction of its government health care business, focusing the implementation of its Health Enterprise Medicaid platform in California and Montana.Based on discussions with clients in California and Montana, Xerox said is likely it will not fully complete the implementation of the Health Enterprise Medicaid platform, its next-generation Medicaid Management Information System, in these states. Xerox said it expects to continue to process Medicaid cl Read More »

FDA requests more data on AstraZeneca diabetes treatment

AstraZeneca said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a complete response letter (CRL) about the new drug application (NDA) for the investigational fixed-dose combination of saxagliptin and dapagliflozin. The fixed-dose combination of saxagliptin and dapagliflozi is intended for the treatment of adult patients with Type 2 diabetes.  The CRL said more clinical data is required to support NDA. Read More »

Health Mart launching third town hall series to help pharmacies implement medication synchronization

Health Mart pharmacies said Monday it is gearing up for its third series of town hall events. This series, titled “Get in Sync: Medication Synchronization,” is aimed at getting pharmacists to think about adopting appointment-based models with medication synchronization to take them from reactive prescription filling to proactive and patient-centric filling. Read More »