MassHealth, Medicaid, has updated its COVID-19 Pharmacy Practice regarding perpetual inventories.

For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.

The Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy has updated two policies. Policy 2022-01 dealing with loss or theft of Controlled Substances which now requires confirmed and possible losses be reported within a 7 calendar days period. The second policy change deals with USP 800 in Community Pharmacies.

For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.

Massachusetts Medicaid, MassHealth, has released its most recent Fact Sheet to reflect recent modifications in the MassHealth drug lists. 

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MassHealth has released its most recent Fact Sheet to reflect recent modification in regulations regarding oral contraceptives and 340 drugs. 

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The Massachusetts Drug Control Program has recently released a reminder regarding the dispensing of generic drugs.

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Governor Charlie Baker (R) announced this week that Acting Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services Amanda Cassel Kraft will take over the permanent responsibility of running the state’s $19 billion MassHealth -Medicaid program.

For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has issued a new COVID19 Bulletin dealing with booster vaccine rollout.

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MassHealth is adopting new policies for the prescribing and dispensing of ivermectin. MassHealth is imposing new quantity limits of 20 ivermectin tablets per 90 days. This edition of Pharmacy Facts details of those updates in policy.

For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.

MassHealth recently released its pharmacy providers newsletter. This edition of MassHealth Pharmacy Facts addresses Durable Medical Equipment and Inhalers.

For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.