Pharmacists may do a better job than doctors helping chronically ill patients manage their blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels if they’re allowed to direct people’s health care, a … [Read more…]
In the year after the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) rescheduled hydrocodone combination products from Schedule III to II, 26.3 million fewer hydrocodone combination product prescriptions were written and … [Read more…]
West Virginia pharmacies are dispensing significantly fewer doses of the state’s most popular prescription painkiller. The number of hydrocodone products, such as Vicodin and Lortab, dropped by nearly 13 million … [Read more…]
The pharmacy benefit manager industry is coming under increased scrutiny by insurance companies and large chain pharmacies, according to news reports. Audits and reconciliation of reimbursement by a large … [Read more…]
