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Congress OKs Plan to Combat Drug Shortages
As part of what probably will be the only major piece of health care legislation to get through Congress in a heated election year, House and Senate lawmakers in late June approved a plan to mandate early warnings from drugmakers about possible shortages of crucial medications.
The final bill to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, which contained the shortage provisions, largely satisfied members of organized medicine. Some physician organizations, however, had been pressing Congress to adopt stricter enforcement language and include biologic drugs in the early notification system that would alert federal officials of potential shortages.
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HS Treatment Goals: Better Quality of Life, Not Just Control
January 3rd 2025For part 3 of our discussion with Chris Sayed, MD, we tackle several important topics in the hidradenitis suppurative (HS) and inflammatory disease space: patient quality of life, medication and treatment goals, and the possibility of a cure.
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Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Pharmacy Support for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
December 19th 2024Rachael Drake, pharmacy technician coordinator, University of Kansas Health System, explains how her team collaborates with insurance companies and providers to support treatment access for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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ICYMI: Highlights From AMCP Nexus 2024
December 26th 2024Check out this year's top coverage from The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus 2024 meeting, which included relevant topics in health care policy, novel pharmaceutical developments, financial considerations across multiple conditions, and more.
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