Archive for June, 2010

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Generating Germane Geriatrics

5, Jun 2010

In a sense, almost every issue of P&T contains a geriatrics theme. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and many of the other disease states that we report on each month affect the elderly to a greater extent than the rest of the population, which, as we know, is growing rapidly. Despite the seemingly [...]

Shared Eye Drop Bottles

4, Jun 2010

Problem: Although the use of multiple eye medications is required when patients undergo cataract surgery, medical facilities receive little or no reimbursement for these drugs from prospective payment systems or other insurers that consider these medications to be outpatient prescriptions. As a result, some facilities have adopted the practice of having patients share eye drop [...]

The Expanding Role of P&T Committees: THE EXPANSION OF MEDICARE PHARMACY BENEFITS

3, Jun 2010

In late June 2003, the House and Senate passed separate bills addressing the longstanding void that has existed since Medicare’s inception in the 1960s regarding the provision of outpatient medications. Although the bills differed, some major features are the same; only the exact amount and percentage of coverage must be worked out in committee.

The Expanding Role of P&T Committees

2, Jun 2010

On October 30, 1991, tremendous hurricane forces converged in what the National Weather Service labeled the “perfect storm,” causing significant damage to parts of the U.S. Today we are witnessing the confluence of major factors involving U.S. senior citizens and their medications, which may represent another type of perfect storm. These factors include the increasing [...]

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