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DIR Fee Changes Coming in 2024: The Pros and Cons for Independent Pharmacies

Digital Pharmacist

Currently, PBMs can charge DIR fees for a variety of reasons, including performance metrics, drug utilization reviews, and medication therapy management. These fees can be substantial and are often difficult for independent pharmacies to predict and budget for.

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Preparing for an Inspection or Accreditation Survey – Part 2

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Then, walk through each step of the practice of pharmacy such as data entry; drug utilization review; compounding; final association between the drug, the prescription, and the label (eg, the dispensing act); and patient counseling.

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OTC Assessments With Recommendations and Counseling Should Be a Billable Encounter

Pharmacy Times

That means that pharmacists in the twilight of their career have, at some point, filled a prescription, engaged in drug utilization review, filed insurance claims, and counseled per the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 regulations for many of the products now found in front of the counter.