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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.

6

Sep

2016

US Script: ATTENTION PHARMACISTS: URGENT FDA NOTICE: Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating tablets 200mg Recall

ATTENTION PHARMACISTS: 

URGENT FDA NOTICE: Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating tablets 200mg Recall

Impax Laboratories, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide retail level recall on August 19, 2016 for one lot of Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) 200 mg, NDC 0115-1529-08, Lot # 502240. The affected lot was distributed between June 13, 2016 and August 10, 2016 to wholesale distributors and retail pharmacies nationwide. 



ATTENTION PHARMACISTS: 

URGENT FDA NOTICE: Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating tablets 200mg Recall

Impax Laboratories, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide retail level recall on August 19, 2016 for one lot of Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) 200 mg, NDC 0115-1529-08, Lot # 502240. The affected lot was distributed between June 13, 2016 and August 10, 2016 to wholesale distributors and retail pharmacies nationwide.

ATTENTION PHARMACISTS: 

URGENT FDA NOTICE: Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating tablets 200mg Recall

Impax Laboratories, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide retail level recall on August 19, 2016 for one lot of Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) 200 mg, NDC 0115-1529-08, Lot # 502240. The affected lot was distributed between June 13, 2016 and August 10, 2016 to wholesale distributors and retail pharmacies nationwide.

6

Sep

2016

Express Scripts: Emergency Override for ‘Refill Too Soon’ in North Carolina Due to Tropical Storm

Part D and Medicare Advantage plans only  

Emergency Override for ‘Refill Too Soon’ in North Carolina Due to Tropical Storm  

The governor of North Carolina has issued a state of emergency for the following counties due to tropical storm Hermine: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Washington and Wayne.  

6

Sep

2016

Navitus: System Outage - Effective: September 10, 2016 - 4:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. CDT

Navitus has scheduled a two hour routine system maintenance for Saturday, September 10th from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. CDT.   

6

Sep

2016

CVS Caremark: Update - New Implementation - Passport Health Plan

See updated COB section below on page 2 of attached PDF

Effective September 1, 2016, CVS Caremark® began to administer the prescription benefits for Passport Health Plan. Please update or create plan member profiles to reflect the following changes regarding the new plan adjudicating through CVS Caremark.

6

Sep

2016

OptumRx: UHC Community Plan in Mississippi - New Claims Resolution Process for Therapeutic Dose Limit for Acetaminophen Products

Effective: 10/1/2016

Effective 10/01/2016, new claims processing functionality will make it quicker and easier for you to resolve
Therapeutic Dose Limit (THERDOSE) soft reject edits when dispensing medication for UnitedHealthcare
Community Plan in Louisiana members.

THERDOSE screening monitors single ingredient and combination acetaminophen products across multiple claims to determine cumulative daily use. If claims indicate that acetaminophen usage exceedsthe U.S.  Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved maximum daily dose of 4 gm/day, the THERDOSE edit produces a soft reject: Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Reject 88.


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