MT Pharmacist.org Main page -updates on current pharmacy news.

• 07/18/08 E-prescribing on Federal Register for Controlled Substances(Written comments must be
  postmarked, and electronic comments
  must be sent, on or before September 25, 2008).
• 07/18/08 December Hearing in Proposed First DataBank AWP Settlement (NCPA)
• 07/18/08 Making Sense of Vytorin Concerns, an FDA Consumer Health Information release.
• 07/17/08 CHIP joins pharmacies to help get health insurance
• 07/09/08 Comments Requested: CMS Proposed Changes to Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs
• 07/09/08 FDA Requests Boxed Warnings on Fluoroquinolone Antimicrobial DrugsSeeks to Strengthen Warnings Concerning Increased Risk of Tendinitis and Tendon Rupt
• 07/09/08 FDA Revises Process for Responding to Drug Applications
• 6/05/08 Walgreens to pay $35 million in drug switching.
• 5/29/08 Law prevents marijuana restriction
• 5/28/08 The FDA is proposing to require that labeling include a summary of the risks of using a drug during pregnancy and lactation and a discussion of the data supporting that summary.
• 5/27/08 The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA) to implement a national, integrated, electronic system for monitoring medical product safety (APhA website)
• 5/21/08 Democrats to write their own bill for June's Medicare Bill.
• 5/21/08 Effective July 1,2008 a list of maintenence medications fillable under Medicaid for a 100 count or 90 day supply (what ever is greater).
• 4/1/08 Medicaid's PDL: Brand no-longer preferred
• 3/5/08 Medicaid Tamper-Resistant Pad Update w/ Origin Codes.
• 1/31/08 E-prescribing on the Federal Register...are we ready? Elimination of the E-Prescribing Exemption for Computer-Generated Facsimile Transmissions (hint: Search (binoculars): e-prescribe)(APhA site)

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PharmAssist Program -Montana's Pharm- Assist program to better serve Montana's residents.

• The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is offering all Montana pharmacists the opportunity to become credentialed to participate in this new program.
• The University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy will offer six hours of free continuing education (CE) to train pharmacists intent on participating in the program. Read more.