APCI needs Alabama members to contact their state Senators today on HB 58 and HB 272.

Actavis has communicated supply shortages on a number of Oxymorphone items.

Effective 6/1/16, for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Louisiana members, you must review medications flagged with the reason code TD (Therapeutic Duplication) to resolve any duplication in the pharmacy system before dispensing the medication. TD is a safety edit that compares the member’s current medications to the drug you are processing. This reason code alerts you when a there is a request to fill a member’s medication within the same class as a medication already filled within the last 30 days so you can research why the patient is attempting to fill another medication in the same class so quickly.

This week's Advocacy Update includes information on the House's "Opioid Week", TRICARE developments, and a final Medicaid Managed Care Rule from CMS.

CMS' Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) based Federal Upper Limits (FUL), which has set new federally established maximum allowable costs (MAC) for a number of generics, will be implemented starting Sunday, May 1.