new requirement to use tamper-resistant pads for most written Medicaid prescriptions

September 2007

You'll see confusion over the new requirement to use tamper-resistant pads for most written Medicaid prescriptions.

A new law says all non-electronic Medicaid Rxs must be written on tamper-resistant pads by Oct 1...or there will be no Rx reimbursement.

This is expected to save $200 million over 5 years...by reducing fraud and abuse.

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Osteoporosis Reclast, the first once-a-YEAR bisphosphonate infusion for postmenopausal osteoporosis
ADHD Some Daytrana (methylphenidate) patches are falling off
Infectious Diseases new HIV drug, Selzentry (maraviroc)
Gastroenterology Prilosec and Nexium might cause heart problems
Gastroenterology Zelnorm (tegaserod) is back, but only for certain patients
Geriatrics misuse of the Beers criteria to determine drug therapy in the elderly
Psychiatry Exelon (rivastigmine) now comes in a once-daily PATCH
Ophthalmology eyedrop called AzaSite for bacterial conjunctivitis, or "pink eye"
Respiratory & Allergy new Rx antihistamine called Xyzal (ZEYE-zol)
Respiratory & Allergy Zyflo CR, a new extended-release version of zileuton for chronic asthma
Diabetes whether patients with type 2 diabetes benefit from monitoring their blood glucose
Diabetes how to treat diabetes during pregnancy
new requirement to use tamper-resistant pads for most written Medicaid prescriptions