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  • CDC: Flu activity remains elevated

    ATLANTA — According to last week’s FluView report, released Friday, influenza activity remains elevated nationally. Flu activity is likely to continue for several more weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded.

    For the week of Jan. 26 through Feb. 1, the national proportion of people seeing their healthcare provider for influenza-like illness decreased slightly for the fifth week, but remains above the national baseline. All 10 regions continue to report ILI activity above their region-specific baseline level. 

  • HDMA promotes several staff members

    ARLINGTON, Va. — The Healthcare Distribution Management Association on Saturday announced the promotion of six staff members:

  • USHCC welcomes Boehringer Ingelheim as strategic partner

    WASHINGTON — The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Thursday welcomed Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals to its family of corporate members as a strategic partner. "Boehringer Ingelheim's commitment to educating the Hispanic community on the impact of chronic disease is particularly noteworthy," the group noted. "Their dedication to community health was highlighted during last year's launch of a highly successful initiative, in partnership with Univision, that promoted best practices for preventing and treating diabetes.

  • Q&A: Taking the pulse with Mitch Rothschild of Vitals

    Selecting a doctor can be a frustrating process filled with too many unknowns, especially in today’s evolving landscape. Looking to help patients take the guesswork out of finding the ideal doctor, Vitals has developed online tools at Vitals.com to give patients visibility into quality, cost and availability.

  • GAO: Federal upper limits 1.4% lower than National Average Drug Acquisition Cost

    WASHINGTON — In a report publicly released Thursday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the GAO found that the total draft federal upper limits amount based on the new formula under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was about 1.4% lower than the total National Average Drug Acquisition Cost amount in aggregate for 1,035 outpatient drugs subject to the FUL in first quarter 2013.

  • Q&A: Genetic profiling with Dr. Anita Goel of Nanobiosym

    A new and possibly transformative technology for rapidly diagnosing and evaluating patients based on their specific genetic profile may soon begin appearing at retail pharmacies and clinics, giving pharmacists and clinicians another tool for advancing patient health outcomes and their own practice capabilities.

    Dr. Anita Goel, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Bi-Lo, Winn-Dixie add medication synchronization service

    GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bi-Lo on Thursday announced that all in-store pharmacies now offer “Refill Sync,” a free service that synchronizes customers’ maintenance medication prescriptions so that all scripts — regardless of refill dates — can be filled at the same time.

  • New York's online database of drug prescriptions curtailing 'doctor shopping'

    ALBANY, N.Y. — The Associated Press on Tuesday reported that New York's online database of drug prescriptions has curtailed "doctor shopping" by 75%, citing New York Health Commissioner Nirav Shah. 

    The Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing, called I-STOP, began operating in August, AP reported. 

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