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Thursday, February 3, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Biden-Harris Administration Will Cover Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests Through Medicare »
CMS Developing Initiative to Enable Access to Eight Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests for Medicare Beneficiaries in Ear...
Wednesday, February 2, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
PHARMACY ALERT »
Attention:   DOPL has received multiple calls from Utah based pharmacies stating they have received a telephone call...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacy Workers Are the Pandemic’s Invisible Victims »
Jennifer Morrow says she first considered quitting her job as a pharmacist at a CVS drugstore near Binghamton, N.Y., last...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
HHS Secretary Under Fire for Being 'Invisible' Leader During Pandemic »
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra is under fire for what critics say is a lack of leadership as the...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
NCPA: Demand "Sky-High" for At-Home Covid Tests »
More than nine in 10 pharmacists are having a difficult time keeping up with the surging demand for at-home COVID-19 tests...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacy Payment Controversy Might Limit COVID-19 Antivirals Dispensing »
New oral antiviral medications might be game-changers against COVID-19, but distribution is likely to be affected if pharm...
Monday, January 24, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Biden Open To Breaking Up BBB, Giving Drug Pricing, ACA Credits New Lifeline »
InsideHealthPolicy.com's Daily Briefing - Powered by Dow Jones· US|January 20, 2022·12:20am President Joe Biden said Wed...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Slow Rollout Means Antiviral COVID-19 Medications are Too Late for Worst of Omicron »
The authorization of the first medications to blunt the effects of a severe COVID-19 infection was expected to be a game-c...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
If Fee Isn’t Raised, Pharmacists Could Stop Dispensing COVID-19 Drugs »
InsideHealthPolicy.com's Daily Briefing - Powered by Dow Jones· US|January 19, 2022·09:35pm Update: This story has been up...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacy Interoperability Challenges and Needs Under the 21st Century Cures Act »
While progress is being made to advance the Cures Act, it is essential to ensure pharmacy interoperability given pharmacy’...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Senate Democrats Call for Investigation Into Reported Price Gouging for COVID-19 Tests »
Two Democratic senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate reports of price-gouging of at-ho...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
How to Get Insurance to Pay for At-Home COVID Tests, According to the White House »
Starting Wednesday, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 tests online from the Biden administration, in a plan ou...
Wednesday, January 12, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Here’s One Way Washington is Moving to Slash Seniors’ Prescription-Drug Costs »
Amid legislative gridlock, regulatory change would address pharmacy price concessions that jumped 107,000% in a decade to...
Monday, January 10, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Biden Administration Lays out Rules for Reimbursing At-Home Covid Tests »
The Biden administration on Monday issued guidance that will require private health insurers to reimburse people for up to...
Monday, January 10, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacy Orgs Praise Biden Administration’s Action on DIR Fees »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a proposed rule for Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technic...
Monday, January 10, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Groups Decry Pharmacists' Exclusion From Ordering COVID-19 Oral Drugs »
Key pharmacy groups had a strong reaction to the FDA's decision to specifically exclude ordering and administration by pha...
Thursday, January 6, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
DOPL to Temporarily Suspend Enforcement of e-Prescribing Requirements »
Effective January 1, 2022  MARGARET W. BUSSE Executive Director  MARK B. STEINAGEL Division Director  AL...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral for Treatment of COVID-19 »
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelv...
Monday, December 20, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Moderna Announces Preliminary Booster Data and Updates Strategy to Address Omicron Variant »
Authorized booster (50 µg of mRNA-1273) increases Omicron neutralizing antibody levels approximately 37-fold; a 100 µg boo...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ivermectin Guidance - Utah Board of Pharmacy »
Utah Board of Pharmacy press release regarding Ivermectin  
Thursday, December 9, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
FDA Authorizes New Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibodies for Pre-Exposure Prevention of COVID-19 »
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for AstraZeneca’s Evusheld (tixag...
Thursday, December 9, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Booster Dose to 16- and 17-Year-Olds »
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-1...
Wednesday, December 8, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
HIPAA Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Status in the Workplace »
On September 30 th , the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released gui...
Wednesday, December 8, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Biden's Vaccine Diplomacy Comes Under Scrutiny »
Since he took office, President Joe Biden has made two promises about the global vaccination effort: The U.S. would lead,...
Wednesday, December 8, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
A Surprising Opponent of Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan: Generics »
The generic drug industry is warning that Democrats' drug pricing legislation would undercut their ability to compete agai...
Wednesday, December 8, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Experts Fear a Bad Flu Season On Top of COVID »
Axios   Public health officials are warning that the U.S. may be on the verge of a dangerous double whammy: CO...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Senator Wyden Calls For Federal Investigation Into "Anti Competitive" Pharmacy Industry Practices »
KDRV.com WASHINGTON, DC — US Senator from Oregon Ron Wyden on Tuesday called on the Federal Trade Commission to investiga...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Surgeon General Warns of Mental Health Challenges Confronting Youth »
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued a public health advisory about mental health challenges young people are grap...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
The ASHP Wants to Stop White Bagging on Prescription Drugs »
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is working to end a practice known as "white bagging," officials...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
PTCB Launches Medication Therapy Management Certificate for Pharmacy Technicians »
Patient safety enhanced through advanced knowledge of the MTM process   WASHINGTON, DC -- According to recent data, m...
Thursday, December 2, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
The House's New Drug Plan is 31 Times as Deadly as COVID-19 to Date »
The revised drug plan passed by the House last month may be well-intended, but by robbing seniors of the health gains from...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
In the Years before COVID-19, Nearly 13 Million Adults Delayed or Did Not Get Needed Rx »
In the Years before the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nearly 13 Million Adults Delayed or Did Not Get Needed Prescription Drugs Becau...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
NCPA Supports Bipartisan Bill to Ban PBM Spread Pricing Tactics; Pay Pharmacies Appropriately »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Dec. 1, 2021) – The National Community Pharmacists Association is proud to support the Drug Price Trans...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Guidance Sets Up Oral Antivirals for Failure, Limiting Patients’ Access to COVID-19 Treatments »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 30, 2021) – A group of six pharmacy organizations today criticized the decision of the U.S. Centers...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Merriam-Webster Chooses Vaccine as the 2021 Word of the Year »
NEW YORK (AP) — With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its...

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