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The Alabama Pharmacy Association is a nonprofit professional organization with over 1,800 members statewide. The APA offers continuing education programs for pharmacists and technicians, and members take a leading role in lobbying for pharmacy at the state and national level. The APA was established in 1881 and is the oldest professional organization for pharmacy in the state. APA members represent all practices of pharmacy and are committed to their profession and their patients.

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Pharmacy Legislative Updates

2010 Bills Impacting Pharmacy (view)

March 14 - 20 is Poison Prevention Week

Learn About Poison Prevention and Medication Safety (read more)

March is D.A.R.E.'s Rx/OTC Awareness Month

Get Involved in educating members of your community about Medication Safety.

(read more)

Recent Prescribing Information Change on ProQuad® from Merck

(read letter)

LifeScan Recalls Specific Lots of Consumer and Professional OneTouch® SureStep® Test Strips Due To Inaccurate Readings at High Levels

(posted 2/26/10) (view list)

Information Notice on Certain Stolen Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health Products from GlaxoSmithKline

(posted 2/26/10) (view list)

Alabama Medicaid

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Alabama Medicaid

Ingenix to Conduct Medicaid Provider Post Payment Reviews
The Alabama Medicaid Agency recently awarded a two-year contract to Ingenix Public Sector Solutions, Inc. to conduct federally mandated provider post payment reviews and recover any identified inappropriate payments made to providers. Post payment reviews will be conducted for all provider groups such as physicians, pharmacies, durable medical equipment, home health, dental, hospitals, etc. Ingenix will be reviewing claims filed for the past two years.

Updated information from the Alabama Medicaid Agency
Medicaid Matters, the Alabama Medicaid Agency’s online newsletter - February issue

In this issue:
• State awarded $10.5 million to build electronic health record system
• Enhanced FMAP extension needed to prevent drastic Medicaid cuts
• Dentists, Medicaid explore ideas to improve state dental program
• Telemedicine brings specialty care to medically underserved

(posted 2/26/10) (read more)

Medicaid HP ALERT letter - Cost Saving Measures

(posted 1/26/10) (read more) (provider alerts)

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FDA News

PRODUCT INFORMATION:

FDA Approves Name Change for Heartburn Drug Kapidex

(posted 3/4/10) (read more)

FDA Approves First Generic Tamsulosin to Treat Enlarged Prostate Gland

(posted 3/3/10) (read more)

Baxter HomeChoice and HomeChoice PRO Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Systems: Class I Recall

(posted 3/3/10) (read more)

FDA Approves Therapy to Treat Gaucher Disease

(posted 2/26/10) (read more)

StatSpin Express 4 Centrifuges Model 510: Class 1 Recall

(posted 2/26/10) (read more)

FDA Approves Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine with Broader Protection

(posted 2/24/10) (read more)

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing safety review of Invirase (saquinavir) and possible association with abnormal heart rhythms

(posted 2/23/10) (read more)

FDA Announces Possible Safety Concern for HIV Drug Combination

(posted 2/23/10) (read more)

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing review of Avandia (rosiglitazone) and cardiovascular safety

(posted 2/22/10) (read more)


PRODUCT APPROVAL:

FDA Grants Tentative Approval for Nevirapine Tablets for Oral Suspension, 50 mg

(posted 2/24/10) (read more)

FDA Approves Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine with Broader Protection

(posted 2/24/10) (read more)

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Weekly FDA Generic Drug Approval Updates

March 5, 2010
• Adalat (nifedipine) Extended-Release Tablets, Bayer HealthCare, Labeling Revision
• Avelox (moxifloxacin hydrochloride) Tablets, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision
• Avelox in Sodium Chloride 0.8% in Plastic Container (moxifloxacin hydrochloride) I.V. Injection, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision
• ChloraPrep One-Step Sepp (chlorhexidine gluconate and isopropyl alcohol) Topical Swab, CareFusion, LLC, Labeling Revision
• Femara (letrozole) Tablets, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Efficacy Supplement with Clinical Data to Support
• Fluvastatin Capsules, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Tentative Approval
• Invega (paliperidone) Extended-Release Tablets, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical, Labeling Revision
• Levetiracetam Oral Solution, Wockhardt, Approval
• Rapaflo (silodosin) Capsules, Watson Laboratories, Inc., Labeling Revision
• Xifaxan (rifaximin) Tablets, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Labeling Revision
• Zocor (simvastatin) Tablets, Merck & Co., Inc., Labeling Revision

March 3, 2010
• Exalgo (hydromorphone HCl) Extended-Release Tablets, ALZA Corporation, Approval
• Fosamax (alendronate sodium) Tablets, Merck & Co., Inc., Labeling Revision
• Fosamax (alendronate sodium) Oral Solution, Merck & Co., Inc., Labeling Revision
• Fosamax Plus D (alendronate sodium and cholecalciferol) Tablets, Merck & Co., Inc., Labeling Revision
• Norditropin (somatropin [rDNA origin]) Injection, Novo Nordisk Inc., Manufacturing Change or Addition
• Tamsulosin Hydrochloride Capsules, IMPAX Laboratories, Inc., Approval
• Temozolomide Capsules, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Approval

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Need to Know

Food Poisoning Costs U.S. $152 Billion a Year

(posted 3/3/10) (read more)

CDC Releases First–Ever County–Level Report on Heart Disease Hospitalizations

(posted 3/1/10) (read more)

ACIP Provisional Recommendations for Vaccines

(read more)

Pharmacy Verification Network

Single-source, secure database of pharmacy managed profiles required for verification and credentialing (overview) (learn more)

Communication to Pharmacy Colleagues from Merck regarding FDA LABA Safety Decision

(posted 2/19/10) (read more)

Read more pharmacy news here...

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Contact Information

Telephone: 334-271-4222

FAX: 334-271-5423

Postal address: 1211 Carmichael Way, Montgomery, AL 36106
 
 
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Louise F. Jones, Executive Director
LJones@aparx.org


Andrea Salvador, Director of Membership
andrea@aparx.org

Inga Hunter, Director of Membership Benefits
inga@aparx.org


Danielle Cole, Director of Events
dcole@aparx.org


Linda Tynan, Director of Communications
linda@aparx.org

Jo Mikell, Accounting
jo@aparx.org

Connie Edwards, Administrative Assistant
connie@aparx.org


Ferrell Patrick, Director of Governmental Affairs
fpatrick@thepatrickcompany.com

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