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Biosimilar coding

5 reasons to be concerned over proposed Medicare rule on biosimilar coding

By Tracey Walker
A Medicare reimbursement policy proposing that multiple biosimilars have the same pricing J-code for Medicare reimbursement purposes could ultimately result in fewer treatment options, according to a group representing the industry. Pay attention to these 5 points

New insulin drug to enter crowded market

By Christine Blank
Novo Nordisk is expected to soon find out whether FDA will approve its long-acting insulin Tresiba for sale in the US market. PBM negotiations

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Primer on inhalers and nebulizers

This month's CE activity is part of the CPE series, Medication Therapy Management for the Patient with Respiratory Disease. From April 2015 through December 2015, pharmacists can earn up to 18 hours of CPE credit with 9 monthly knowledge-based activities from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics.

The goal of this month's activity is to discuss the various types of inhaled devices and educate pharmacists on the techniques for correct device use.

To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here.

To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in with the session code 15DT33-FTX29.

The login to the Online CE Center is
https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/login.php.
All current user registration information has been uploaded for your convenience. Current users do not need to register. To review your registration page to ensure the data is up to date or to register, go to
https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/program_register.php.
For a full list of courses, go to
http://pharmacy.uconn.edu/academics/ce/drug-topics-and-uconn-ce

EDITOR'S PICK

Top 5 tips to eliminate prescribing errors

By Christine Blank
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) lists the top steps pharmacies can take to practically eliminate the risk of a patient taking home another patient’s medication by mistake. Read more

August 12, 2015

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