DSCSA in 2025: Enforcement, Exemptions, and Expectations

The DSCSA enforces electronic drug tracing in 2025, with phased deadlines and exemptions. Compliance is crucial for manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers.

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Could Your Pharmaceutical Returns Data Drive Smarter Formulary Decisions?

Pharmaceutical returns data offers hospitals a powerful opportunity to optimize formularies, reduce waste, cut costs, and improve sustainability. By analyzing patterns in expired inventory and reimbursement rates, hospitals can make smarter, data-driven decisions that enhance operational efficiency and address environmental impacts.

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Advancing Maternal Health Through Community Pharmacies

This article explores the critical role community pharmacies can play in advancing maternal health. From prenatal nutrition and mental health support to connecting mothers with essential social services, pharmacies can bridge care gaps and complement traditional healthcare to improve outcomes for expectant and new mothers.

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DSCSA and the New Era of Faster, More Effective Drug Recalls

The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) revolutionizes drug recalls by requiring electronic traceability of prescription drugs. This enables faster, more accurate responses, reducing risks to patients and ensuring safer, data-driven recall processes. As the 2025 and 2026 deadlines approach, pharmacies and supply chain stakeholders must prioritize interoperability to leverage these advancements and improve patient safety.

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Bridging Gaps in Diabetes Care with Pharmacy

Pharmacists are transforming diabetes care by offering accessible services like A1C testing, medication therapy management, and nutrition counseling, filling gaps left by primary care shortages. To fully integrate pharmacists into care teams and sustain their essential role, federal recognition as healthcare providers is critical. This would enable nationwide reimbursement for their clinical services, stabilizing the pharmacy sector and expanding access to vital care for all communities.

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Inspired to Ensure Patients Have Access to Specialty Medications

Charles Esten's NASP keynote highlighted the vital role of specialty pharmacies in patient care, sharing his daughter's leukemia journey. The talk also addressed reimbursement challenges and the impact of pharmacy benefit managers.

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The Cancer Moonshot: Fueling Growth and Innovation in Hospital Research

The Cancer Moonshot boosts hospital research by funding clinical trials, driving innovation, and advancing cancer care while addressing challenges like inclusivity and compliance.

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Three Critical Steps to Prepare for DSCSA Compliance

This article outlines three essential steps for pharmacies to prepare for full DSCSA compliance: verifying global identifiers, training staff on serialized product verification, and assessing eligibility for waivers or exemptions. By taking these proactive measures, pharmacies can ensure seamless data sharing, prevent inventory delays, and maintain compliance as new requirements take effect.

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Why Serialized Data Shouldn’t Wait Until Full Enforcement

Early adoption of serialized data tracking is crucial for healthcare facilities to combat counterfeit drugs and enhance supply chain security ahead of full DSCSA enforcement. Despite current data gaps and compliance delays among manufacturers, starting now ensures safer, more efficient operations, benefiting hospitals, pharmacies, and manufacturers.

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