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Since 1984, APCI has been the ‘united voice of independent pharmacy’

APCI began as a small buying group for a limited number of independent pharmacies in central Alabama. Since that time, the cooperative has grown to more than 1,800 members pharmacies in 26 states, and provides its members with a wide range of products and services.

Our mission is to represent the economic and professional interests of independent pharmacies by providing leadership, vision, and a collective voice for our members in the healthcare marketplace. Our goal is to level the playing field for our member pharmacies by providing innovative, targeted programs to benefit our entire membership.

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Jul

2017

OptumRx: Flu Season Communication 2017-2018

Commercial and Medicaid Pharmacy Networks

OptumRx appreciates your pharmacy’s current participation in the Commercial and Medicaid pharmacy networks administered by OptumRx.
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21

Jul

2017

OptumRx: Opioid Use Following Buprenorphine (DDI POS Edit) and Prenatal Vitamin Use Following Opioid (DDI POS Edit)

Effective August 1st 2017 Commercial and Medicaid Plans

Effective August 1, 2017, Commercial and Medicaid plan sponsors may implement a soft point of sale (POS) reject when an opioid prescription is presented following the initiation of buprenorphine and/or when a prenatal vitamin prescription is presented following the initiation of an opioid.
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21

Jul

2017

Express Scripts: Ohio Teamsters Local #377 - members have cards with incorrect ID numbers

NCPDP reject 51 “Non-Matched Group ID”, 52 “Non-Matched Cardholder ID” or 69 “Filled After Coverage Terminated”

The vendor providing member ID cards to Teamsters Local #377 Health & Welfare Fund members inadvertently omitted the first number of the member ID.
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20

Jul

2017

Envolve Pharmacy Solutions - Top Drugs Rejected or Denied for Prior Authorization

As your partner in healthcare, we want to provide you with helpful preferred drug list information. Working with Envolve Pharmacy Solutions, our Pharmacy Benefit Manager, we reviewed pharmacy claims which rejected for authorization requirements, along with prior authorization requests for medications, and identified several high volume products which have a Preferred Drug List (PDL) alternative.

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20

Jul

2017

CVS Caremark: ATTENTION - Medicare Part D Providers Appropriate Days Supply

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require all Medicare Part D claims submitted with a Patient Residence code of 03 (Nursing Facility) to apply the appropriate dispensing requirements as stated in 42 CFR § 423.154(a)(1)(i), regardless of the pharmacy service type.
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