In North Carolina, a new state law has added the anticonvulsant and nerve pain medication gabapentin to the list of drugs that are tracked through the state's prescription drug management system, the NC Controlled Substances Reporting System.
Gabapentin added to NC CRS
Jan 29, 2024 9:13:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in Primary Care, prescriptions, opioids
April 22, 2023 is National Rx Drug Take Back Day
Apr 12, 2023 2:02:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in lock your meds, prescriptions, DEA
It's Spring! Time to clean up your medicine cabinet of unneeded prescription medications. Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue. Proper disposal of unneeded drugs saves lives and protects the environment and our overall community!
HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
Feb 14, 2023 2:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in medicare, prescriptions, Medicare advantage
Under President Biden’s prescription drug law, drug companies will pay rebates to the federal government for raising prescription drug prices faster than the rate of inflation
Building Upon Success - Best Practices in Opioids Prescribing and Management Webinars
May 25, 2022 3:39:36 PM / by Leslie D McDowell, DNP, ANP-BC, RN posted in opioid, online learning, prescriptions
Building on the success of previous ‘Lunch and Learn’ offerings to regional primary care practices, Northwest AHEC provided ten online self-paced modules in 2020-2022 on a variety of topics related to Best Practices in Opioid Prescribing and Management.
