Blog
July 19, 2019
Voluntary Recall of Kogenate® FS Antihemophilic Factor
Bayer Voluntary Recall
By Leigh Carpenter, RPh, Director of Pharmacy
RECALL NOTICE: Bayer is voluntarily recalling two lots of Kogenate® FS antihemophilic factor (recombinant) 2000 IU vials in the United States to the patient level because the vials contain a different hemophilia treatment.
July 15, 2019
Voluntary Recall of GRIPPER® Needles
By Leigh Carpenter, RPh, Director of Pharmacy
RECALL NOTICE: Smiths Medical has issued a voluntary recall of certain individually sold GRIPPER® Needles and GRIPPER® Needles within PORT-A-CATH® Trays because they may contain an occluded, or blocked, needle.
April 25, 2018
BD Medical Voluntary Recall
By Leigh Carpenter, RPh, Director of Pharmacy
RECALL NOTICE: BD Medical has issued a voluntary recall of BD PosiFlush Heparin Lock Flush and BD Pre-Filled Normal Saline Flush syringes due to a potential for contamination by bacteria.
November 14, 2017
Enrollment for ACA Plans Closes December 15
By Jeff Cornett
Enrollment for ACA marketplace plans closes December 15 for insurance coverage that begins on January 1, 2018. Links to the insurers offering ACA plans in Georgia is available here.
November 13, 2017
Great News about Medic Alert®
By Penny Kumpf, BSN, RN-BC, VWD Community Outreach Nurse
As of October 2017, the Medic Alert® Foundation International will no longer be charging annual renewal fees. Now, it’s a onetime cost.
October 12, 2017
Parker's Story
Support Research for a Cure
By Michelle Turkington
Every three days, eight-year-old Parker’s mom helps him inject medicine into one of his veins. Parker has severe hemophilia. Signs of the disorder, which affects the blood’s ability to clot, began appearing when he was an infant. His mother Kristie told us, “As he went on, the bruises just kept coming.” Kristie had no family history and no complications with her first child, so she was stunned to learn she was a carrier for hemophilia. She found out only after Parker’s little brother, Oliver, was diagnosed, too.
October 5, 2017
October is American Pharmacists Month
By Michelle Turkington
October is American Pharmacists Month. Throughout October, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) encourages communities to celebrate pharmacists’ contributions toward improving medication use and advancing patient care.
Thank you to Leigh Carpenter (RPh) and Resham Sahijram (PharmD) and their team for doing a great job for our clients!
#KnowYourPharmacistKnowYourMedicine
October 2, 2017
Prior Authorizations are Becoming the Norm
Leigh Carpenter, RPh, Director of Pharmacy
By Leigh Carpenter, RPh, Director of Pharmacy
Most insurance plans require prior authorizations when filling factor prescriptions. A prior authorization (PA) is a process used by health insurance companies to determine if they will pay for a prescribed procedure, service, or medication. The process is intended to act as a safety and cost-saving measure, although it has received criticism from healthcare providers for being costly and time-consuming.
September 14, 2017
What should I do if I lose power and have factor in the refrigerator?
By Michelle Turkington
During the past hurricane with all the power outages, we received a question on factor that we wanted to share with everyone.
Q: What should I do if I lose power and have factor in the refrigerator?
A: You should remove the factor from the refrigerator and write the current date on it. It can keep for up to six months at room temperature.