Thought Leadership: Healthcare

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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Handle DSCSA's Full Implementation Like An Expert

Let’s face it. The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) is demanding changes to your business, and some of them will be extremely complex. Now is the time to evaluate your organization’s progress toward compliance — and take charge of completing all the necessary steps before full implementation. The good news? We’re here to help you navigate the DSCSA labyrinth. 

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This DSCSA Podcast Has All The Details!

With Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) implementations rounding the final bend, community pharmacies need to kick into high gear to have their compliance plans in place by the 2023 deadline. It’s crunch time. Good thing we’re providing last-minute advice for nailing DSCSA compliance — this time, in podcast form! 

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Looking For Advice On DSCSA Product Verification?

Illegitimate products are a menace — for your pharmacy and your patients. They need to be handled quickly and confidently. Is your verification process up to the task?

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Is Inflation Cutting Health from Shopper’s Budgets?

As COVID-19 concerns decrease, a separate issue is on the rise — and having its own (unexpected) impact on healthcare. Inflation.

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EPA REGULATIONS AND COMPLIANCE IS CHANGING IN JULY

Managing hazardous pharmaceutical waste compliance is critical to your healthcare facility, but so is making sure staff have time to focus on their patients. With already complex federal and state regulations constantly changing, it might be difficult for your healthcare facility to balance those duties. You can’t afford to sacrifice either one, so what’s the best course of action?

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