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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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May

2017

Prime Therapeutics : Processing Update for Generic Olmesartan® for Covered Persons of Mississippi State and School Employees’ Health Insurance Plan

Effective May 5, 2017

Effective May 5, 2017, Mississippi State and School Employees’ Health Plan will be changing brand Benicar®/Benicar HCT® (olmesartan/ HCTZ) to a non-preferred brand with a dispense as written (DAW) penalty.

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May

2017

Envolve Pharmacy Solutions : ALERT – IMPORTANT CLAIMS PROCESSING NOTIFICATION

Effective May 1, 2017

Refill limits for controlled and non-controlled drugs have changed.

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May

2017

MedImpact : Emergency Preparedness Pharmacy Communication

Effective May 1, 2017

Some MedImpact plans have activated the emergency service to allow overrides for members displaced by the emergency 05/01/2017 through 06/30/2017. Please follow the procedures below.

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May

2017

Prime Therapeutics: Processing Update for BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois and New Mexico Medicaid - Acne Medication

Effective May 15th 2017

Effective May 15, 2017, acne medications used primarily for acne will be covered for Covered Persons of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and New Mexico Medicaid 25 years of age and younger.

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May

2017

United Healthcare : OptumRx - UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Part D Plans Prescription Compound Medication Claim Processing Guidelines

Effective June 1, 2017

Per Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, when a prescription claim for a compound medication containing multiple ingredients is used for a non-medicallyaccepted indication, the compound is no longer considered eligible for payment under Medicare Part D.

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