Georgia HB 867: requires PBMs to calculate patient cost sharing for prescription drugs based on true costs to plans

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Georgia Pharmacy Association t1cp2mg0nm349hs96mag52c  · House Chairman and physician Mark Newton introduced HB 867, which requires PBMs to calculate patient cost sharing for prescription drugs based on true costs to plans, by taking into account rebates PBMs receive from pharmaceutical manufacturers. PBMs are in opposition to this legislation and trying to point the finger at […]

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Political Science: DeSantis SLAMS Biden’s FDA for Abruptly Closing Florida’s ‘Lifesaving’ Treatment Sites ?

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Political Science: DeSantis SLAMS Biden’s FDA for Abruptly Closing Florida’s ‘Lifesaving’ Treatment Sites ? https://www.toddstarnes.com/politics/desantis-fda-biden-monoclonal-antibody-treatment-sites/ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is demanding the Biden administration reverse its “sudden and reckless” decision to pull Emergency Use Authorizations for monoclonal antibody treatments. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cut off Florida’s monoclonal antibody treatment sites Monday, citing […]

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Hospital Removes Man from Transplant List Over Vaxx Status

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Hospital Removes Man from Transplant List Over Vaxx Status https://www.toddstarnes.com/national-news/hospital-removes-man-from-transplant-list-over-vaxx-status/ A Boston hospital has removed a patient from the front of the transplant list because he refused to get the COVID vaccine. DJ Ferguson, 31, is in desperate need of a heart transplant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching facility, but […]

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PBM collateral damage:rural residents cant get their medicines or covid 19 help with pharmacies shuttering

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

PBM collateral damage:rural residents cant get their medicines or covid 19 help with pharmacies shuttering https://www.npr.org/2022/01/22/1075049595/rural-residents-cant-get-their-medicines-or-covid-19-help-with-pharmacies-shutte Americans have been going to their local pharmacy for more than just prescriptions during the pandemic. They’ve been going there for masks, COVID-19 tests and vaccines. But even with that increased business, retail pharmacies, big and small, are closing […]

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New Study Finds Kratom Effective for Pain, Addiction

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

New Study Finds Kratom Effective for Pain, Addiction https://www.paintreatmentdirectory.com/posts/new-study-finds-kratom-effective-for-pain-addiction The controversy over kratom safety Kratom is a Southeast Asian herb that is being used by millions of Americans to treat chronic pain, anxiety, depression and opioid withdrawal. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the FDA have been trying to ban kratom for several years. […]

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