According to ModernHealthcare.com, prescribing generic drugs could have saved $73 billion from 2010 to 2012. The nation could have saved an estimated $73 billion from 2010 to 2012 if clinicians had more frequently prescribed alternatives to brand-name drugs, a JAMA Internal Medicine study finds. The total out-of pocket savings for... read more →
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May
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Washington, D.C., May 16, 2016 - PharMedQuest, an industry leader in Medical and Pharmaceutical Management Services, is pleased to announce that one of its Fellows is presenting a poster at the ISPOR 21st Annual International Meeting to be held May 21-25 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, USA. Cho-Han Lee is... read more →
May
13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PharMedQuest is proud to support Hilda L. Solis, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Los Angeles, CA, May 13th, 2016 - PharMedQuest executives attended a reception last night in Los Angeles honoring Hilda L. Solis, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and... read more →
May
04
May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month. Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver. It’s commonly caused by a viral infection, but there are other possible causes of hepatitis. These include autoimmune hepatitis and hepatitis that occurs as a secondary result of medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol. Autoimmune hepatitis... read more →
Apr
28
According to the recently released 2015 Drug Trend report by Express Scripts, specialty medications are a key driver in projected increases in overall drug spend. While only a small percentage of the population use specialty drugs (about 1-2%), they account for 37% of drug spend in 2015, a number which... read more →
Apr
26
PharMedQuest sends its congratulations to the University of Southern California Pharmacy School for coming in at #9 on US News & World Report's 2016 rankings of the best pharmacy schools in the nation. According to Pharmacy Times, "schools were ranked on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding) based on peer assessment... read more →
Apr
20
In light of the continued rapid progress in the development of new treatments for Hepatitis C infection, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued updated treatment guidelines that encourage the transition to newer, more effective medicines that have the potential to cure more than 90% of people treated. Direct-acting antivirals... read more →
Apr
11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SINGLE DOSE VIALS OF FDA-APPROVED MAKENA NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES Brea, CA, April 11th, 2016 – PharMedQuest Pharmacy Services is proud to announce that it is one of only two pharmacies in the entire Southern California area to have access to the new 1ml single... read more →
Mar
31
Brea, California, March 31, 2016 - PharMedQuest is excited to announce the signing of a new ARC™ Client, expanding its presence into new markets outside of California. Authorization Request Coordination, also known as ARC™, is a proprietary software management platform developed by PharMedQuest which will help service more than 50,000 Medicare patients for... read more →
Mar
21
Orlando, Florida, March 21, 2016 - Kirby Eng, PharMedQuest's Vice President of Business Development, presented the topic of "Oncology Physician Drug Reimbursement" at a recent CBI Conference. His presentation focused on developing alternative payment models for improving care quality while lowering overall care costs. Based on PharMedQuest's ongoing development and implementation with Payers and... read more →