Showing posts with label Question of Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Question of Day. Show all posts

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Question of the Day January 6, 2013 How many insurance companies require this for compounded prescriptions? How many compounding pharmacies fill it out? How many fill it out correctly

COMPOUND PRESCRIPTIONS

The pharmacy or dispensing facility must complete the remaining portion of

this form and return it to the member/patient or provide the member/patient

with a Universal Claim Form for a Compounded Medication.*


Provide an 11 digit NDC number for each of the ingredient(s) in the medication

Indicate the drug ingredient(s) and quantity.

Indicate the metric quantity dispensed in number of tablets, grams or milliliters for liquids,

creams, ointments or injectables.
Indicate the amount paid for the prescription by the patient.


The original pharmacy prescription label or cash receipt should accompany this claim form or the

Universal Claim Form for a compounded medication. Prescription labels and receipts will not be

returned; you may wish to make copies for your records.
C O M P O U N D P R E S C R I P T I O N S

For pharmacy use only*
NDC# Drug/Ingredient Quantity Charge

Total Charge: $

Note: If the medication/drug was purchased in a foreign country,


the currency must be converted into US dollars.

see actual form here

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Question of Day

Should the same rules apply to human compounding as apply to veterinary compounding?

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Question of the Day:

Should corporations and venture capitalists be allowed to produce and sale compounded medications?  Should a consulting firm be allowed to compound medications?  Should a major of the shareholders of  corporation, consulting firm, etc. be required to be pharmacists?  Should there be mandatory disclosure of certain type of information regarding these of arrangements before compounded medications can be produced and sold?  If so, what information should be required to be disclosed?   Should a corporation be allowed to be registered under one name in their resident state and then do business as a compounder in a non-resident state?