Rural pharmacy and prescription drugs resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/pharmacy/ The World, (OR) article reports that Oregon could become the third state where psychologists can prescribe drugs, if the governor signs a controversial bill the state Legislature passed last week. http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/03/04/news/extending_mental_health_option_b1e.txt Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:35:45 CST http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2010/03/04/news/extending_mental_health_option_b1e.txt The purpose of this Final Notice is to inform interested parties of final guidelines regarding the utilization of multiple contract pharmacies and suggested contract pharmacy provisions, which had been previously limited to the Alternative Methods Demonstration Project program. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-4755.htm Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:38:36 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-4755.htm Seattle Post Intelligencer article reports that come July 1, prescriptions will be printed on tamper-resistant paper with Mission Impossible-like ink that changes color when rubbed with a finger. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_prescription_paper.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:14:07 CST http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_prescription_paper.html Washington DC July 19, 2010 -- 340B Coalition http://www.340bconferences.org/conferences/index.htm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:55:43 CST http://www.340bconferences.org/conferences/index.htm Examines the current and projected future adequacy of pharmacist supply in the United States, and the future balance between supply and demand, by using HRSA's Bureau of Health Professions Pharmacist Supply and Requirements Model (PhSRM). Reflects findings from a literature review, original empirical analysis, and discussions with representatives from pharmaceutical associations and subject matter experts to develop supply and demand scenarios. -- Health Resources and Services Administration ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bhpr/workforce/pharmacy.pdf Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:02:31 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bhpr/workforce/pharmacy.pdf Kansas City MO June 16, 2010 -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/rx Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:26:38 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/rx Examines the role sole community pharmacies play in their local health care system. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB92.pdf Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:57:29 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB92.pdf Explores the shared experiences of sole community pharmacist-owners regarding the challenges facing the pharmacy workforce in their communities and their concerns about their pharmacy's future. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB89.pdf Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:06:31 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB89.pdf A guide to help providers meet Minnesotas 2011 e-prescribing mandate and to tap into incentives under Medicare and Medicaid stimulus funds. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g3e-prescribing2009.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:35 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g3e-prescribing2009.pdf Presents findings from a 2008 survey of 401 community pharmacists that are the only retail provider in their community to document their extended relationships with other health care providers. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB88.pdf Mon, 04 May 2009 14:07:35 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB88.pdf Examines the pharmacy vacancy rate that has fallen from 8 percent in 2000 to approximately 5 percent in 2004, equivalent to a shortage of about 10,400 pharmacists nationwide. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/pharmacy/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:51:07 CST http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/pharmacy/ Presents data on rural pharmacies. Local rural pharmacies continue to serve many of the nation's communities as the sole provider of pharmacy services. However, between May 2006 and December 2008, the number of retail pharmacies in 213 rural places dropped from one to zero, and the number of retail pharmacies in 118 rural places dropped from more than one to only one. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/b2009-3%20Loss%20of%20Comm%20Pharms.pdf Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:14:05 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/b2009-3%20Loss%20of%20Comm%20Pharms.pdf Describes the contracting rates of sole rural community pharmacies in 16 states to assess the extent to which each pharmacy contracts with the most commonly used Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs)available in their state. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB87.pdf Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:45:03 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB87.pdf Describes successful telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals and analyzes policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals. -- Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/policybrief_telepharmacy.pdf Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:11:14 CST http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/policybrief_telepharmacy.pdf Describes successful telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals and analyzes policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals. -- Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/report_telepharmacy.pdf Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:57:58 CST http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org/pdf/report_telepharmacy.pdf Provides information about the closure of rural independently owned pharmacies, including pharmacies that were the sole source of access to local pharmacy services, from 2003 to 2008. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/b2008-2%20Independently%20Owned%20Pharmacy%20Closures.pdf Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:23:29 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/b2008-2%20Independently%20Owned%20Pharmacy%20Closures.pdf Detailed data on the state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), a part of the Ryan White Program, that provides HIV medications to low-income people with HIV/AIDS who have limited or no prescription drug coverage. -- National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors http://www.kff.org/hivaids/upload/7746.pdf Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:23:02 CST http://www.kff.org/hivaids/upload/7746.pdf Funding for access to health and wellness, pharmacy education programs and mentoring initiatives, civic and community outreach and emergency and disaster relief. -- Walgreen Company http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1884 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:42:26 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1884 Analyzes the relationship between Medicare Part D payments, excluding dispensing fees, to local, community pharmacies and the pharmacies drug acquisition costs. Estimate Part D dispensing fees and compares them with Medicaid dispensing fees. Includes some data specific to rural pharmacies. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/60700107.pdf Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:31:32 CST http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/60700107.pdf Policy brief providing locations of independently owned pharmacies in rural America that are the sole sources of access to local pharmaceutical services. In over 2,000 rural communities, the only local pharmacy is independently owned, and in 1,044 of those communities, there is no other pharmacy within 10 miles. The information in this brief lays a foundation for analyzing vulnerability of pharmacy services in rural America and identifies the questions that research and policy activities should address. State maps show the locations of communities with only one pharmacy, independently owned. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/PB2007-6_PharmLocBrf_1127.pdf Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:18:56 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/PB2007-6_PharmLocBrf_1127.pdf State maps showing the locations of communities with only one pharmacy, independently owned. A related policy brief, Reliance on Independently Owned Pharmacies in Rural America, is available. -- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/statepharms.html Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:17:40 CST http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/statepharms.html Policy brief describing the results of surveys of rural hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program and of rural eligible but non-participating hospitals. Includes information on factors affecting participation in the program and the benefits and challenges of participation. http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB82.pdf Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:16:07 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/pubs/finding_brief/FB82.pdf Overview of drug coverage under Medicare Part A, Part B and Part D, with information on what drugs are covered under each part of the Medicare program. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalMedicareTrainingProgram/Downloads/RxCoveragepartABD.pdf Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:49:41 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalMedicareTrainingProgram/Downloads/RxCoveragepartABD.pdf Provides information on a series of CMS forums addressing pharmacy issues. Includes call-in instructions for the next call, how to register for the mailing list, and links to pharmacy-related fact sheets. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/22_ODF_PPDM.asp#TopOfPage Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:38:22 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/22_ODF_PPDM.asp#TopOfPage Compares 1997 and 2004 estimates for the U.S. population on total expenditures, total number of purchases, average total expenditure, average out-of-pocket payment and average number of purchases for outpatient-prescribed medicines for those with a prescribed drug purchase. Also provides the percentage of total health care expenditures represented by prescribed drug expenditures for 1997 and 2004. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st168/stat168.pdf Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:20:27 CST http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st168/stat168.pdf Overview of organized programs that provide access to prescription drugs for the uninsured. Focuses on manufacturer-sponsored pharmacy assistanceprograms (PAPs) and the federal 340B drug pricing program. -- National Health Policy Forum http://www.nhpf.org/library/background-papers/BP_DrugSafetyNet_05-09-07.pdf Thu, 17 May 2007 09:16:50 CST http://www.nhpf.org/library/background-papers/BP_DrugSafetyNet_05-09-07.pdf Presents the results of a survey of pharmacy directors at rural hospitals currently buying discounted outpatient drugs through the 340B program. The purpose was to understand the perspectives of pharmacy directors on the 340B program in general, the financial impact of the program, and which specific program features presented barriers to its broader implementation. A joint paper from the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis and North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center. http://www.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/45503C43-4622-41E2-B8AE-B9A42DDC4E8E/0/340BReport_May2007.pdf Tue, 08 May 2007 13:23:20 CST http://www.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/45503C43-4622-41E2-B8AE-B9A42DDC4E8E/0/340BReport_May2007.pdf Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of pharmacy and prescription drugs, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000083/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:23:02 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000083/ Summarizes the results of a survey of pharmacy directors at rural hospitals eligible to participate in the 340B program but identified as not participating at the time of the survey. The purpose of this study was to understand why rural hospitals that are eligible for the program are not participating and to determine whether there are specific program features that present barriers to participation. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/rural/pubs/report/WP88.pdf Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:36:01 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/rural/pubs/report/WP88.pdf Helps Medicare beneficiaries that qualify apply for help with Medicare prescription drug costs. -- Social Security Administration http://www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp/ Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp/