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Happy 20th Birthday, Medicare Part D!

Integra X Files

While the implementation of the drug benefit didn’t begin until 2006, the implementation effort started immediately following President George W. Impact on Long-Term Care of Part D Prior to 2006, the primary payer for nursing home residents’ prescription drugs was Medicaid. Bush’s signature.

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FDA’s Proposal to Remove Oral Phenylephrine from the OTC Monograph Isn’t a Surprise but What is Left “Over-the-Counter”?

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

As those of us of a certain age remember, prior to 2005/2006, pseudoephedrine was the decongestant of choice for OTC multi-symptom cold medicine. Whether those products will be reformulated to include pseudoephedrine and then held behind-the-counter is unknown but seems unlikely as well as unwelcome from the standpoint of pharmacy management.