Pharmacy Benefit News Archived Issues
PRO PHARMA Pharmacy Benefit News is a complimentary publication designed specifically to educate and update our clients and customers on those key issues and concerns having to do with Pharmacy Benefits. Please feel free to explore the issues provided, each link will take you to a different issue.
2007 Pharmacy Benefit News Issues
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Issue # 96 - December 27, 2007
Drugs Losing Patent in December 2007 No Heart Rick From Prilosec & Nexium Avandia & Actos Linked To Heart Risks Are You Overspending On Pharmacy Benefit Costs &Want to Keep Drug Trend At Single Digit Or Less? (Part I) -
Issue # 95 - December 5, 2007
Going Generic - Drugs Lost Patent Protection in November 2007 Mevacor Going OTC? Check Your Pharmacy Invoice Like You Check Your Supply Invoices AMonitor Use of Tykerb -
Issue # 94 - October 19, 2007
Going Generic – Drugs Losing Patent Protection Congestive Heart Failure Drug for Asthma Has A New Warning -
Issue # 93 - August 27, 2007
Drug Patent Expirations - June/July 2007 Check Your Pharmacy Invoice Like You Check Your Supply Invoices Potential Generic Entrants In 2008 Provider Shift -
Issue # 92 - July 26, 2007
Potential Budget Busters Patients Are Concerned About Safety & Side Effects UK Doctors Take An Unusual Step Against A Drug Company Are You Over Spending on Pharmacy Benefit Costs? -
Issue # 91 - July 5, 2007
New Generics Lunesta Price Increase Hospital Mortality Rates Posted & Physician Efficiency Compared to Peers -
Issue # 90 - June 1, 2007
Budget Impacts PBM To Charge $0.99 Per Transaction What's New At Pro Pharma -
Issue # 89 - May 7, 2007
Potential Budget Busters Patients Concerned with Safety & Side Effects - Noncompliance UK Doctors Take Unusual Stand Against Drug Company Over Spending on Pharmacy Benefit Care -
Issue #88 - April 18, 2007
CMS Policy Excludes More Medications From Medicare Part D Coverage Benefit Decisions Drug Trends for 2006 vs. 2005 -
Issue #87 - March 12, 2007
Study: Doctors Say Drug Samples Influence Their Prescribing Decisions Albuterol Changes Coming Spending on Prescription Drug Ads Increased By 9% in 1h06 -
Issue #86 - January 17, 2007
National Provider Identifiers For Pharmacists Benefit Decisions Drug Patent Expirations in December 2006 -
Issue #85 - December 11, 2007
Drug Patent Expirations in November 2006 Antibiotics Unhelpful Against Many Ear Infections Early Use of The Pill May Make Cancer More Likely -
Issue #84 - November 22, 2006
Recent Benchmarks DEA Numbers Beginning with the Letter "F" 2007 Benchmarks for Large Employers -
Issue #83 - October 23, 2006
Mail Penetration Has Grown to 20% Market Share How Much More Do Drugs Cost in 2Q06? Mail vs. Retail – Savings or Not? -
Issue #82 - October 13, 2006
Availability of Flu Vaccine Medical Cost Inflation Drug Related Problems -
Issue #81 - September 22, 2006
Network Pharmacy Problems With Medicare Part D Medicare Part B Delay in Payments New Accreditation of Dmepos Providers -
Issue #80 - August 24, 2006
Some Independent Pharmacy Stats for 2005 Mac Pricing Spread New Pharmacy Coalition -
Issue #79 - August 9, 2006
How Big of an Issue is Off-Label Use of Drugs? Medicare has a New Code for Epoetin in 2007 Drug Patent Expirations in July 2006 -
Issue #78 - July 10, 2006
Leading Causes of Death Among Men Compared to Women Benchmarks for May/June 2006 June 2006 is a Big Month for Generics -
Issue #77 - June 6, 2006
Drug Patents Expiration Expected in May 2006 Who is Responsible for Pricing Data? Slow Payment for Claims -
Issue #76 - May 10, 2006
Prompt Pay Laws United States Prescription Drug Growth in 2005 Prompt Pay Law in Mississippi -
Issue #75 - March 21, 2006
Be Careful with the Trend Numbers Is the Published AWP the Actual Manufacturer's AWP? Value-Based Formularies -
Issue #74 - February 28, 2006
Niacin Removed From Part D Coverage A New Study Indicating Mail Costs More than Retail Minnesota Blues Shift Specialty Injectable's to Same AWP Discounts as Pharmacy -
Issue #73 - February 14, 2006
Chain Pharmacies Seek Higher Margins Through Generics Generics on the Way Obesity is an Independent Risk Factor - The Bigger the Patient, The More Likely They are to Develop Type 2 Diabetes -
Issue #72 - January 18, 2006
Biggest Price Changes Due to Inflation Out-of-Pocket Cost Increases Where are People Going to Fill their Prescriptions?
2006 Pharmacy Benefit News Issues
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