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Since 1984, APCI has been the ‘united voice of independent pharmacy’

APCI began as a small buying group for a limited number of independent pharmacies in central Alabama. Since that time, the cooperative has grown to more than 1,800 members pharmacies in 26 states, and provides its members with a wide range of products and services.

Our mission is to represent the economic and professional interests of independent pharmacies by providing leadership, vision, and a collective voice for our members in the healthcare marketplace. Our goal is to level the playing field for our member pharmacies by providing innovative, targeted programs to benefit our entire membership.

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Jul

2017

OprtumRx : UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Part D Plans - Prescription Compound Medication Claim Processing Guidelines

Effective August 1, 2017

Per Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, when a prescription claim for a compound medication containing multiple ingredients is used for a nonmedically- accepted indication, the compound is no longer considered eligible for payment under Medicare Part D.

25

Jul

2017

CVS Caremark - Texas Medicaid: Nasonex Non-Preferred

Effective July 27th 2017 (Aetna Better Health of Texas, Molina Healthcare of Texas, Christus Health Plan of Texas)

Effective July 27, 2017, the drug Nasonex® will no longer have a preferred drug status.

25

Jul

2017

CVS Caremark : PERFORMANCE NETWORK PROGRAM™ - UPDATE / 1st Trimester 2017

For the Performance Network Program (PNP), CVS Caremark® provides a summary of reconciliation information to assist providers, detail of which began appearing on July 2017 remittance advices.

25

Jul

2017

OptumRx : IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING - Morphine Equivalent Dose Limit POS Edit (MEDLIMIT)

Effective January 1, 2017

Effective January 1, 2017, CMS will require Medicare plan sponsors to limit the daily cumulative dose of opioid products a member may obtain at Point of Sale (POS).

25

Jul

2017

Express Scripts: Anthem Medicaid to change preferred Spiriva product in 12 states

Effective August 1st 2017 - California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Virginia & Washington

Effective Aug. 1, the Spiriva 18mcg HandiHaler will no longer be the preferred product for Anthem Medicaid in the 12 states listed below.
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