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Lapis Lazuli – Drug Disposal

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The impacts of unused and expired prescription medications have created legal, health, societal, and environmental problems. A 2020 study revealed that 42% of customers surveyed store leftover prescription medications in their home. Additionally, a 2018 survey found that approximately 36% of patients prescribed opioids said they did not know they needed to dispose of their leftover medication.

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MarkeTouch COVID-19 Clinical and Operations Pharmacy Newsletter (September 30)

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Now that the FDA has approved Pfizer’s Comirnaty for booster doses under a new EUA, and the CDC has issued guidance for who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, questions still remain.  Who exactly can get the shot?  When should it be administered?  How do eligible groups receive the booster vaccine?  In this ever dynamic environment, here is what we know, as of today. 

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Lapis Lazuli – Vaccine Approval: There IS a Process

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It seems like lately we have been inundated with news and information about COVID boosters, many of them conflicting, making it difficult for pharmacies to effectively plan. The good news is that there is a process of checks and balances from both a regulatory and scientific standpoint for the approval of any vaccine (and needed booster) and the associated vaccination schedule. Understanding this process, and timing of it will help you in your strategic vaccine and pharmacy operations planning.

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MarkeTouch COVID-19 Clinical and Operations Pharmacy Newsletter (September 16)

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On September 9, 2021 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a declaration under the PREP Act authorizing pharmacists “to order and administer,” and qualified pharmacy technicians and interns “to administer” select COVID-19 therapeutics to patient populations authorized by the FDA. The most immediate application of this authorization is the ordering and administration of REGEN-COV™, a monoclonal antibody combination.

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Lapis Lazuli – Reducing Pharmacy’s Carbon Footprint

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The visible impacts of climate change such as historic forest fires, warming temperatures, rising tides, and changing weather patterns are seen almost daily in the news. Many companies, including a large number retailers across the U.S., have developed plans and have committed to reduce and/or offset their carbon emissions. However, retail pharmacy’s participation in such programs has been absent or limited.

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Lapis Lazuli – DIR Reform for Pharmacy’s Future

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The first half of 2021 has seen another valiant attempt by over 250 retail pharmacies, consumer advocacy groups, healthcare organizations and a bi-partisan group of legislators, to ensure that any pharmacy price concessions assessed by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are clearly conveyed at the pharmacy point of sale and that the PBMs are held accountable for retroactively back charging fees on pharmacies. These fees, also known as DIR fees, are the result of a current Medicare program loophole.

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MarkeTouch COVID-19 Clinical and Operations Pharmacy Newsletter (July 21)

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COVID-19 continues to impact people and economies here in the U.S and worldwide. Just as there is a need to predict the weather to keep us safe, there is a need for forecasting tools for COVID-19 that can be used to improve awareness about the spread of infection, distribute vaccine and mobilize the appropriate healthcare responses. Did you know that such a forecasting tool exists and is being used by health experts here in the U.S. and around the globe?

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MarkeTouch COVID-19 Clinical and Operations Pharmacy Newsletter (June 24)

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On April 1, 2021, Houston Methodist Hospital announced a policy requiring employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by June 7, 2021, starting with the leadership and then inoculating the remaining workers, all at its expense. 117 employees sued to block the vaccination requirement tied to employment termination. Employees argued that that the hospital is forcing its employees to be vaccinated or be fired, which they claimed was illegal.

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NACDS RxIMPACT Recognizes Program Pioneer and MarkeTouch Director of Clinical Solutions, Rebecca Lichucki

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The NACDS RxIMPACT program also recognized the seven Pioneers who participated in this year’s event. The Pioneers are those who attended the first NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill in 2009. The Pioneers who also participated in this year’s 13th Anniversary event included Rebecca Lichucki, MarkeTouch Director of Clinical Solutions.

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