NACDS Submits Comments to FDA on Expanding Access to Nonprescription Drugs
Comments emphasize the importance of coordinated policy and operational alignment to support affordable and seamless patient access.
NACDS Backs Trump Administration’s Biosimilar Action, Also Calls for PBM Reform to Lower Drug Costs
Pharmacists ready to help Americans save more as FDA streamlines biosimilar approvals and advances interchangeability; NACDS urges Congress to finish its job on PBM reform.
NACDS Praises FDA Move to Preserve Medication Access as Supply Chain Pursues DSCSA Compliance
NACDS also praises Congressional engagement to prevent disruptions of patients’ access to prescription drugs through no fault of dispensers.
NACDS Urges FDA, HHS to Preserve Medication Access as Supply Chain Pursues DSCSA Compliance
This situation jeopardizes patients' access to prescription drugs, through no fault of dispensers.
NACDS Praises FDA Move to Delay Enforcement of Certain DSCSA “Track and Trace” Requirements Until November 27, 2024
This delay is an acknowledgement of a much needed delay – advocated by NACDS, along with supply chain and other pharmacy partners – to address technical and operational issues that had the potential to create supply chain disruptions and adversely impact patients’ access to needed medications.
Poll Shows Support for Extending Implementation Date for Prescription Drug “Track and Trace” to Prevent Drug-Shortage Risk
Seventy-two percent who support track and trace, and 70% of those who have experienced a medicine or health product shortage, back an extension of the DSCSA’s final implementation date.
Pharmacy and Pharmacist Groups Urge FDA to Adopt Phased Approach to Implementation of Enhanced Drug Distribution Security Requirements of Drug Supply Chain Security Act in Order to Prevent Interruptions to Patient Care
“Specifically, we request FDA use its authority under the law for dispensers to comply with the EDDS requirements no earlier than February 27, 2026.”
NACDS-Backed Federal Action Expanding Patient Access to OTC Hearing Aids Now in Effect
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)-backed move — which will greatly enhance patients’ access to hearing aids — comes out of a final rule issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in mid-August.
NACDS Offers Recommendations to Biden Administration to Help Operationalize Pharmacist Prescribing of COVID Antivirals and Improve Lifesaving Access to Treatment
The importance of the issue is underscored given rising rates of COVID-19 fueled by Omicron subvariants.
NACDS Welcomes FDA’s Action on Pharmacist-Prescribed COVID-19 Antivirals; Urges Next Steps for Lawmakers, CMS and Commercial Payers to Make Better Access a Reality
NACDS today welcomed the announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it revised the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir), “to authorize state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid to eligible patients, with certain limitations to ensure appropriate patient assessment and prescribing of Paxlovid.”
