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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The order also enjoins the pharmacist-owner from serving as a PIC at any other pharmacy for seven years. Pharmacists and pharmacy management should pay heed to these prescribing red flags, resolve them when they appear and document their resolution. Consent Agreement and Final Judgment ΒΆ 17.

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Breaking New Ground in Migraine Prevention: Eptinezumab-jjmr

Pharmacy Times

They can collect documentation on prior preventive therapies, baseline MMDs, and follow-up outcomes to support prior authorization, including site-of-care arrangements. of participants discontinued due to adverse effects.

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FDA Issues Complete Response Letter to Manufacturer of OLC, Treatment for CKD-Related Hyperphosphatemia

Pharmacy Times

The manufacturer reported that, as part of the NDA review, they have not highlighted any technical concerns related to the submitted documentation or testing of OLC. The CRL was received after OLC’s initial Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of June 28, 2025, and cited for deficiencies that are unrelated to OLC itself.

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Study Reveals Gaps in GINA Guideline Adherence for Asthma Treatment

Pharmacy Times

Pulmonary function tests and provider documentation were manually reviewed to confirm asthma diagnoses, while individuals with other pulmonary diseases were excluded. 1 The study also observed that 65% of patients had a documented visit with an asthma specialist during the follow-up period.

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Pharmacy Star Ratings Changes Coming in 2023

Digital Pharmacist

Health plans may act immediately to improve patient data collection and documentation related to these discrepancies by considering the following: Community collaboration: Health plans should consider collaborating with community outreach programs and enhancing incentives to promote community cooperation.

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The Value of a Medically Integrated Pharmacy to Maximize Cost Avoidance and Reduce Waste of Oral Oncolytic Medications

Pharmacy Times

If a discrepancy is found, the pharmacy nurses will hold the shipment, and a clinical intervention will be communicated to the provider. Results American Oncology Network (AON) Pharmacy collected data on waste and cost avoidance from February 2023 to September 2023. During this time frame, the pharmacy documented 152 interventions.

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10 Opportunities to Leverage for Career Advancement

Amber

Courtney Manasco, RPH, is a Pharmacy Manager at Amber Specialty Pharmacy. Medical Transcriptionist Transcribing medical documents is work you can do from anywhere at hours convenient for you. This role helps you master the ability to hear medical jargon and then efficiently process what you hear into documents.