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Governor Andrew Cuomo should veto a drugstore-protection bill which would undermine mail-service pharmacy and increase costs for all employers, state employee health plans, and consumers, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association said today. NY Assembly Bill 5502-B, which was transmitted to the Governor last week, would protect drugstores from their more affordable mail-service pharmacy competitors. The bill is opposed by the Federal Trade Commission and health care policy experts....
Anti-Mail Legislation Undercuts Competition, Promotes Higher Drugstore Prices WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Andrew Cuomo should veto a drugstore-protection bill which would undermine mail-service pharmacy and increase costs for all employers, state employee health plans, and consumers, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association said today. NY Assembly Bill 5502-B, which was transmitted to the Governor last week, would protect drugstores from their...
PORT RICHEY, Fla., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As the state Attorney General's office cracks down on Florida "pill mills," Novus Medical Detox Center warns against the dangers of pain clinics and advises those dependent on drugs and alcohol to seek out safe, medically supervised detox programs. In response to the statewide health threat posed by prescription medication abuse, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed former state senator Dave Aronberg as Special Prosecutor,...
PCMA: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Deliver Prescription Drug Savings, Access WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new national survey shows that consumers are highly satisfied with their prescription drug benefits and the variety of drugs and drugstores they provide, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said today. The survey also found that consumers care most about holding down costs and are extremely skeptical of proposals that would protect drugstores but...
Employers, Consumers Would Pay Drug Stores Higher Rates WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Assembly Bill 5502-B--transmitted to Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday--would needlessly raise the cost of many prescriptions in New York by 10 percent, according to the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. If enacted, the Bill would prohibit consumers from getting discounted prescriptions through mail-service pharmacies. The Federal Trade Commission warns that AB 5502-B...
FRISCO, Texas, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Assured Pharmacy, Inc. (Pink Sheets:APHY.PK), a leading specialty pharmacy group providing prescription medications to more than 3,000 sufferers of chronic pain, announced that its fifth specialty pharmacy is now open for business. Located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, this location joins the Company's existing pharmacies in Santa Ana and Riverside, California; Seattle, Washington; and Portland, Oregon. Robert DelVecchio,...
ATHENS, Ohio, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Athens today launched a program to help provide residents with some relief from the high cost of prescription medications. Through the program - sponsored by the National League of Cities (NLC) - the city is making free prescription discount cards available to city residents. The discount cards offer city residents an average of 23 percent savings off the retail price of prescription medications. The NLC...
FLORENCE, Ky., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. (OTC: HEWA), a leading VIPPS-accredited, retail mail-order pharmacy, announced today the launch of its pre-order program to enable consumers immediate access to Atorvastatin (Generic Lipitor®) on Dec. 5. HealthWarehouse will offer the medication at up to 50 percent less than the branded versions from retail pharmacies. "We will be one of the earliest and most affordable providers of generic Lipitor on the...
Consumers and counties benefit as discount prescription card program continues to expand in California Ponte Vedra , FL (PRWEB) November 21, 2011 Coast2Coast Rx card announced today that the discount prescription card program has saved California consumers more than $22 million since its inception in the Golden State in 2008. Beginning with the adoption of the card in Ventura, the program has grown steadily to encompass 17 counties including the recently added Stanislaus County. The...
CINCINNATI, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. (OTC: HEWA) a leading VIPPS accredited retail mail-order pharmacy, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011. In the third quarter of 2011, the Company's quarterly net sales increased $1,567,764 to $2,783,240, up 129% compared to the same period in 2010. This growth was driven by strength in its prescription business. Prescriptions filled increased from 18,218 to 41,742, up 129%...
