On August 22, 2014, the DEA issued a final rule (79 FR 49661) in which they rescheduled hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) from schedule III to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act as of October 6, 2014.
Partnership Forum: On September 9, 2014, AMCP convened a meeting of multiple stakeholders to recommend activities and programs that AMCP can promote to improve pain management, prevent opioid use disorder (OUD), and improve medication-assisted treatment outcomes.
Project description, implementation overview, schedule and program documents for the 2014 Mercer University Student Symposium hosted by Mercer University.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released an updated guidance and standard prior authorization (PA) form for medication coverage for hospice beneficiaries. It supersedes a guidance released on March 10, 2014 (but implemented on May 1, 2014).
The foundation for the pharmacist’s patient care process is embedded within the pharmaceutical care model developed by Hepler and Strand in the 1990s. However, there is variability in how this process is taught and practiced. To promote consistency across the profession, national pharmacy associations used a consensus-based approach to articulate the patient care process for pharmacists to use as a framework for delivering patient care in any practice setting.
Report developed by the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners that describes the pharmacist's role in delivering patient-centered care in collaboration with the health care team.