{"id":21789,"date":"2022-05-03T14:04:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/?page_id=21789"},"modified":"2022-05-03T14:04:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:04:56","slug":"health-advisory-council-newsletter-spring-2022-member-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/health-advisory-council-newsletter-spring-2022-member-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Advisory Council Newsletter | Spring 2022 | Member Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-k941ur2y-073151a68b06a10c493ad5ad5242604d\">\n.avia-section.av-k941ur2y-073151a68b06a10c493ad5ad5242604d{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/77_dsp7890_lr.jpg);\nbackground-position:top center;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-k941ur2y-073151a68b06a10c493ad5ad5242604d 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id=\"style-css-av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f\">\n.hr.av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#36437e;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f hr-custom  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a name=\"AHIP\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The creators of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deterrasystem.com\/l\/547442\/2022-04-11\/l8hvnh\">Deterra\u00ae Drug Deactivation and Disposal System<\/a> have launched a new product, the <a 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The <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deterrasystem.com\/l\/547442\/2022-04-11\/l8hvps\">Deterra Lock Box<\/a> fully secures the Deterra <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deterrasystem.com\/l\/547442\/2022-04-11\/l8hvq3\">1.0 gallon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deterrasystem.com\/l\/547442\/2022-04-11\/l8hvq3\">2.5 gallon<\/a> continual use containers. Unused drugs are placed into the containers to safely deactivate them, and the lock box ensures the medications and container are safe from being stolen or misused. Each lock box is made of 18-gauge stainless steel and can be securely mounted to the wall (1.0 gallon only) or countertop. The lock box features a built-in key lock and mechanical capacity tracker with manual reset for simple medication tracking. Read this <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deterrasystem.com\/l\/547442\/2022-04-11\/l8hvps\">Introduction to the Deterra Lock Box<\/a> to learn how our newest product can help healthcare professionals properly dispose of unneeded drugs in a safe and secure manner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-fwkdh-19c551d6d08f83597ea0fbef7144ce0e\">\n#top .flex_column.av-fwkdh-19c551d6d08f83597ea0fbef7144ce0e{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-fwkdh-19c551d6d08f83597ea0fbef7144ce0e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   id=\"BeMedWise\"  ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-cfwxr-7afb66a74e0b299a06d46c42731bbdb1\">\n.hr.av-cfwxr-7afb66a74e0b299a06d46c42731bbdb1{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-cfwxr-7afb66a74e0b299a06d46c42731bbdb1 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#36437e;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"BIO\"  class='hr av-cfwxr-7afb66a74e0b299a06d46c42731bbdb1 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-11  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-1a3ocpx-1769857895c980ba912bdc5a430993ed\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1a3ocpx-1769857895c980ba912bdc5a430993ed{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#293a79;\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1a3ocpx-1769857895c980ba912bdc5a430993ed .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#293a79;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1a3ocpx-1769857895c980ba912bdc5a430993ed av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >FDA Office of Women\u2019s Health<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f\">\n.hr.av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#36437e;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f hr-custom  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a name=\"CQC\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The FDA Office of Women\u2019s Health (OWH) is preparing for National Women\u2019s Health Week (NWHW) 2022! While each year NWHW encourages women to make their health a priority and take care of themselves, the FDA OWH\u2019s theme for this year is: <em>KNOWH More to Optimize Your Maternal Health .<\/em> KNOWH, or Knowledge and News on Women\u2019s Health, is OWH\u2019s recent initiative designed to educate and share the latest women\u2019s health information and\/ or insights that may not be well known to women, consumers, industry, health care providers, partners, and stakeholders. During NWHW, OWH will host a virtual public workshop on May 9<sup>th<\/sup> in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation. This meeting will focus on opportunities, challenges, and regulatory perspectives on <em>Leveraging Real-World Data to Study Medication Use in Pregnancy and Lactation<\/em>. You can learn more about this workshop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/consumers\/women\/public-meetings-workshops-and-webinars\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jh.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_SGR0BnigSmavBgSU-T9v-Q\">register<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, on May 11th, OWH will present a continuing education webinar developed in collaboration with FDA\u2019s Division of Pediatric and Maternal Health. This program will help learners examine how prescription drug labeling can be used to inform prescribing in pregnancy and lactation. Additional details regarding the <em>Pregnancy and Lactation Medication Information for the Healthcare Provider<\/em> webinar are forthcoming. Please check our <a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.gov%2Fwomens&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJeanettec%40nclnet.org%7C6e08dd686aa941b763b708da215bafdb%7C4e1d2f3fec00459892401b9071ab6582%7C1%7C0%7C637858974930414393%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PU69eQYWeTLl2nnLT9u%2FYvsOKJZAZhM5hnwS0Pttq8M%3D&amp;reserved=0\">homepage<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFDAWomen&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJeanettec%40nclnet.org%7C6e08dd686aa941b763b708da215bafdb%7C4e1d2f3fec00459892401b9071ab6582%7C1%7C0%7C637858974930414393%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jWwpGoltup1c3zV6ik996HZ0JbSVTTWLQevIReF00CE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Twitter<\/a> posts as additional details and resources for NWHW are highlighted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-fwkdh-864b26cbc088b12d146cf3fff264948b\">\n#top .flex_column.av-fwkdh-864b26cbc088b12d146cf3fff264948b{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-fwkdh-864b26cbc088b12d146cf3fff264948b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   id=\"HDA\"  ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-cfwxr-e37a2c5dba763243c79ff6247b5ef2f9\">\n.hr.av-cfwxr-e37a2c5dba763243c79ff6247b5ef2f9{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-cfwxr-e37a2c5dba763243c79ff6247b5ef2f9 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#36437e;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"CAHC\"  class='hr av-cfwxr-e37a2c5dba763243c79ff6247b5ef2f9 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-qvfnnp-8278c54a1d263b18055e5347990e4c98\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-qvfnnp-8278c54a1d263b18055e5347990e4c98{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#293a79;\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-qvfnnp-8278c54a1d263b18055e5347990e4c98 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#293a79;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-qvfnnp-8278c54a1d263b18055e5347990e4c98 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Healthcare Distribution Alliance<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f\">\n.hr.av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#36437e;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f hr-custom  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a name=\"DET\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) recently published a new video series as part of their <em>Health Delivered<\/em> campaign. This video series, called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealthdelivered.org%2Ffaces-of-the-supply-chain%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjeanettec%40nclnet.org%7Cdf75bb08dd9f45175b2208da1e47b37e%7C4e1d2f3fec00459892401b9071ab6582%7C1%7C0%7C637855590570796691%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uclUQBJjpVKu8ihgSi4lk19vcZVSrbu47csSxLtNBPE%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><em>Faces of the Supply Chain<\/em><\/a>, highlights the passionate,\u00a0committed, innovative and hard-working individuals that help ensure that medicines, vaccines, healthcare products and other medical supplies are available when providers and their patients need them. The employees highlighted share insights into the work they do every day to deliver more than 10 million lifesaving treatments and cures to support healthcare providers and their patients across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-fwkdh-864b26cbc088b12d146cf3fff264948b\">\n#top .flex_column.av-fwkdh-864b26cbc088b12d146cf3fff264948b{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-fwkdh-864b26cbc088b12d146cf3fff264948b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'   id=\"HDA\"  ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-cfwxr-d07b0da85061b8b915b69bdbdf4c487b\">\n.hr.av-cfwxr-d07b0da85061b8b915b69bdbdf4c487b{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-cfwxr-d07b0da85061b8b915b69bdbdf4c487b .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#36437e;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"FDAWH\"  class='hr av-cfwxr-d07b0da85061b8b915b69bdbdf4c487b hr-custom  avia-builder-el-21  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-36y1glh-eada91ebc188260e3be4f722bd355319\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-36y1glh-eada91ebc188260e3be4f722bd355319{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#293a79;\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-36y1glh-eada91ebc188260e3be4f722bd355319 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#293a79;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-36y1glh-eada91ebc188260e3be4f722bd355319 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >National Community Pharmacists Association<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f\">\n.hr.av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#36437e;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cfwxr-8780a6352bdf1858710bcd5b7ebcb52f hr-custom  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a name=\"eli\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On April 14, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) President Michele Belcher, owner of Grants Pass Pharmacy in Grants Pass, Ore., presented at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)-Department of Justice (DOJ) online listening forum on effects of mergers and acquisitions.\u00a0In her comments, Belcher described to FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, and others how pharmacy benefit managers\u2019 take-it-or-leave-it contracts with independent pharmacies lead to patient harms including higher costs and restricted access to care. During her remarks Belcher said that vertical consolidation in the pharmacy industry has created a perverse environment where one competitor sets another competitor\u2019s prices, dictates their competitors\u2019 reimbursements, uses their competitors\u2019 data to steer patients to their own stores, and limits where and what consumers can buy. 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