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Dr. Michael Fraser to Receive 2018 Excellence in Patient Care Award at NACDS Foundation Dinner CEO of Association of State and Territorial Health Officials has demonstrated public-health leadership, including work on opioid-abuse epidemic

2018-11-08T08:56:26-05:00Categories: Press Release|

The CEO of Association of State and Territorial Health Officials has demonstrated public-health leadership, including work the help address the opioid-abuse epidemic. Dr. Fraser will accept the award at the 20th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner on November 28, 2018, at the Sheraton New York Times Square in New York City.

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NACDS Foundation Partners to Help Address Opioid Abuse Crisis Collaborative care project aims to improve public health through substance abuse screening and referral of at-risk patients

2018-10-26T09:04:04-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: |

Project Lifeline, led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU), seeks to improve public health through substance abuse screening and referral of at-risk patients in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The newly-formed collaborative care model includes Blair Drug and Alcohol Partnerships (BDAP) and several community pharmacies within the county.

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NACDS Applauds Pennsylvania E-prescribing Law to Help Prevent Opioid Abuse Seventy-six percent of Pennsylvania voters support e-prescribing requirement as fraud-and-abuse-prevention strategy

2018-10-25T12:30:13-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: |

The new law requires that all controlled substance prescriptions be electronically prescribed, with certain exceptions. Thirteen states now have enacted an NACDS-backed mandate. The signing of Pennsylvania's law occurred on the same day that a new federal law was signed by President Trump.

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NACDS at White House to Mark “Historic Action” on Opioid Abuse Epidemic as President Signs Bill with NACDS Recommendations Legislation includes pharmacists’ insights from front lines of care; NACDS to remain focused on serving as part of the solution

2018-10-24T15:23:05-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: |

The event - titled “A Year of Historic Action to Combat the Opioid Crisis” - included President Trump's signing of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6).

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NACDS represents traditional drug stores, supermarkets and mass merchants with pharmacies. Chains operate over 40,000 pharmacies, and NACDS’ member companies include regional chains, with a minimum of four stores, and national companies. Chains employ nearly 3 million individuals, including 155,000 pharmacists. They fill over 3 billion prescriptions yearly, and help patients use medicines correctly and safely, while offering innovative services that improve patient health and healthcare affordability. NACDS members also include more than 900 supplier partners and over 70 international members representing 21 countries.

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