Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson issued an updated naloxone standing order to include a form of eight milligram naloxone nasal spray. NACDS reminds members that Pennsylvania has a broad program that will reimburse pharmacies for patient copayments for naloxone when the patient is hesitant to pay and any patient with any type of insurance coverage is eligible. For more detail, see the program bulletin and detailed adjudication specifications.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-525-8962.
Tennessee: Renee Williams-Clark has left TennCare as Chief Pharmacy Officer. Lorraine Buerhaus has been named interim CPO. Pharmacists interested in applying for this position can do so here.
Also in Tennessee, The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) will present its free online seminar, “Diversion is a Threat to Patient Safety: Adopting Best Practices for Safe Management of Controlled Substances,“ on April 6, 1-2 pm ET.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.