How Advanced Technologies are Creating Smarter Pharmacies

DATA + AUTOMATION = PHARMACY TRANSFORMATION  The pharmacy industry is having a renaissance — years of exponential growth and change in both the needs of the population and the policies meant to protect them. And now, that vigor is being directed toward the development of innovations meant to handle that growth and change. Experts Chris Smith and Kevin Barton recently spoke with Drug Store News to discuss the exciting role artificial intelligence and machine learning could play in this transformation.

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Is Your Pharmacy Ready for Reimbursement's New Landscape?

DIR reform, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and other industry changes are hitting pharmacies this year. That means updates to Rx reimbursement. Revisions to your process. Retraining staff. It could get bumpy. Stay ahead of reform by staying informed. To properly prepare your pharmacy, you have to know what to expect.

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Could Drug Diversion Be Happening At Your Organization?

Did you know around 77% of healthcare professionals believe there’s drug theft and mismanagement happening where they work? Diversion affects the entire healthcare ecosystem — from patients to staff to the very reputation of your facility. It can’t go unchecked.

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Meet The GLN Standard For DSCSA Serialization (Video)

When it comes to tracking medication, transparency and accuracy are neck and neck in importance. Your pharmacy needs to be able to account for every ownership change during that drug product’s journey. With confidence. ACCURATE TRACKING REQUIRES BETTER FLEXIBILITY.

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MEET THE GLN STANDARD FOR DSCSA SERIALIZATION (AUDIOGRAM)

When it comes to tracking medication, transparency and accuracy are neck and neck in importance. Your pharmacy needs to be able to account for every ownership change during that drug product’s journey. With confidence.

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Take The Next Step Toward Better Public Health

How often do you clean out your medicine cabinet? According to our survey, 64% of you have unused or expired drugs at home. This can lead to accidental child poisoning, drug misuse and abuse, and if disposed of improperly, water contamination. To tackle all three issues and boost public health, safe drug disposal awareness and participation has to improve. THE PUBLIC WANTS TO HELP, BUT THEY DON’T KNOW HOW. Safe drug disposal programs are gaining traction, but our recent research shows awareness is lacking.

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Turns Out Compliance Isn't The Only Benefit to Serialization

Thanks to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), serialization is the topic on everyone’s lips — how to do it, what it takes, and when to get started. The surface goal is to uniquely identify every pharmaceutical item, combating suspect and illegitimate products in our U.S. drug supply chain. But that’s not the only reason to take DSCSA seriously. Just as the drug journey is more than dispensing, serialization is more than compliance. It's an opportunity to

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It's Time To Align Your Pharmacy With DSCSA Regulations

Compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) means you have to be able to track and trace the transaction history of every medication that passes through your pharmacy. Managing DSCSA requirements is critical for ensuring patient safety, but so is having the time to focus on patients — and you can’t afford to sacrifice one for the other. There needs to be a solid plan in place before compliance is at stake. Time Is Running Out

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Will DIR Reform Be Everything Pharmacies Hoped For?

Direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees have been a controversial topic and a thorn in the side of pharmacies for years. Responding to the pharmacy industry’s long push for DIR reform, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule last May that will eliminate PBMs’ retroactive application of DIR fees beginning in January of 2024. As we approach this deadline, Inmar Intelligence is committed to keeping the pharmacy community informed — so you can be better prepared for the DIR reform implementation.

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