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How Amazon could Disrupt Pharmacy Services

The Digital Apothecary

Pharmacy has drastically changed, and with the patient view of most pharmacists just 'Count-Lick-and Pour' medications for patients it's not hard then to think of how to just automate the process. One issue is that the dispensing process is not a full-proof system at the current time. Download Image.

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Release of International Book: “DTx An Opportunity for Italy and Beyond”

pharmaphorum

Unlike the abundance of freely downloadable wellbeing apps, DTx products are meant to be prescribed for a therapeutic indication and potentially eligible for reimbursement by national health services subject to health technology assessment studies.

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MTHFR, Hashimoto’s and Nutrients

The Thyroid Pharmacist

4] One of the key things to note is that this gene variation also prevents people from properly methylating, which is one of the body’s key detox processes that helps them get rid of toxins. However, some may be concerned with this genetic information getting reported on insurance or to employers.

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NHC Submits Comments to CMS RE CY 2026 Policy & Technical Changes to MA and Part D Proposed Rule

Putting Patients First Blog

Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications (AOMs) The NHC applauds CMS for aligning with the medical community and proposing to recognize obesity as a chronic disease and allow Medicare Part D coverage for AOMs. Below, we provide detailed comments and recommendations on key provisions of the proposed rule.

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Note: To help you even further, I’ve created an eBook, Optimizing Thyroid Medications , that you can download for free.) Learn more about LDN and download the full transcript of my interview with Dr. Mark Mandel below! It’s a process and a journey, but it’s definitely worth it. You fit the pieces together to complete the puzzle.

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First Drugs Selected for Price Negotiations Under The Inflation Reduction Act To Be Announced Next Week: A Recap of What That Means – The Drug Price Negotiation Program and Pending Legal Challenges

Big Molecule Watch

Congress left Medicare drug pricing to the drug manufacturers, pharmacies, and insurance plan sponsors to determine, and expressly prohibited the government from “interfering” in those private price negotiations under the so-called “Non-Interference Clause” of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003.

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NHC Comments on the Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability Equity

Putting Patients First Blog

Too often the formal notice and comment process does not reach these marginalized communities and federal agencies must actively work to seek their input in non-traditional ways. This process respects their autonomy by involving them in decision-making to the extent that they are able.