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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.

8

Sep

2016

OptumRx: First Farmers Insurance Wrap Plan

Effective January 2015

Effective Date: 01/01/2015
FIRST FARMERS WRAP PLAN
BIN: 610127, PCN 04000013, GROUP: 01961925, OTHER COVERAGE CODE 8


First Farmers Wrap Plan pays secondary to Medicare Part D. Pharmacies must submit claims to
the member’s Medicare D coverage first, then submit the Medicare D copay as secondary to
the First Farmers’ Wrap Plan. This will process to OptumRx under: BIN: 610127, PCN 04000013,
GROUP: 01961925, OTHER COVERAGE CODE 8. The member is responsible for the copay
returned from the second pharmacy submission. Pharmacies needing assistance may call our
Customer Service at 1-877-559-2955. Please request a copy of the member’s ID Card. Please do
not refer members back to their Plan Sponsor.

7

Sep

2016

Medicare Part D marketing materials now available

Medicare Part D Open Enrollment starts in just over three weeks! Check out APCI's Part D Marketing Materials to help promote your pharmacy's Part D services!

6

Sep

2016

US Script: ATTENTION PHARMACISTS: URGENT FDA NOTICE: Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating tablets 200mg Recall

ATTENTION PHARMACISTS: 

URGENT FDA NOTICE: Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating tablets 200mg Recall

Impax Laboratories, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide retail level recall on August 19, 2016 for one lot of Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) 200 mg, NDC 0115-1529-08, Lot # 502240. The affected lot was distributed between June 13, 2016 and August 10, 2016 to wholesale distributors and retail pharmacies nationwide. 



ATTENTION PHARMACISTS: 

URGENT FDA NOTICE: Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating tablets 200mg Recall

Impax Laboratories, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide retail level recall on August 19, 2016 for one lot of Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) 200 mg, NDC 0115-1529-08, Lot # 502240. The affected lot was distributed between June 13, 2016 and August 10, 2016 to wholesale distributors and retail pharmacies nationwide.

ATTENTION PHARMACISTS: 

URGENT FDA NOTICE: Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating tablets 200mg Recall

Impax Laboratories, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide retail level recall on August 19, 2016 for one lot of Lamotrigine Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) 200 mg, NDC 0115-1529-08, Lot # 502240. The affected lot was distributed between June 13, 2016 and August 10, 2016 to wholesale distributors and retail pharmacies nationwide.

6

Sep

2016

Express Scripts: Emergency Override for ‘Refill Too Soon’ in North Carolina Due to Tropical Storm

Part D and Medicare Advantage plans only  

Emergency Override for ‘Refill Too Soon’ in North Carolina Due to Tropical Storm  

The governor of North Carolina has issued a state of emergency for the following counties due to tropical storm Hermine: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Washington and Wayne.  

6

Sep

2016

Navitus: System Outage - Effective: September 10, 2016 - 4:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. CDT

Navitus has scheduled a two hour routine system maintenance for Saturday, September 10th from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. CDT.   
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