Pinellas County Health Program is in the process of issuing newly redesigned member program cards. Please see the sample card (front and back) below. Please distribute this information to your pharmacy location(s) and pharmacy staff(s).

Effective July 15th, 2016, certain maintenance medications for long-term conditions, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease, will require 90-day fills at local pharmacies for patients who received a total of at least 90-day supply of the medication over the previous 365 days.

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services have published an update regarding implementation of Public Act 99-0480 as it pertains to pharmacist requirements for dispensing prescription opioid antagonists.

This week's Generic News includes information on the delay of the launch of generic Crestor^®, a new APCI approved vendor, and -- as always -- the latest Generics Campaign!

Effective 8/1/2016 Compound Benefits for groups Medtronics will REJECT when the cost of the claim exceeds the amount of $50. In those cases Pharmacies needs to contact: 1-800-573-3565 to start Plan Authorization process. Please