Helpful Resources

Below are additional resources for pharmacies seeking more information about federal health care agencies and services and FDA approved medicines.

CMS:

Federal programs to help consumers pay medical costs (CMS)
CMS Newsroom
Medicare Medication Therapy Management Programs (CMS)

Medicare and Medicaid:

General information for Medicare and Medicaid; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Information (Part D)

FDA:

Resources for Information on Approved Drugs (FDA)
The Orange Book (FDA's official book of approved drugs)
FDA's searchable database of approved medicines
FDA Resources on Pharmacy Compounding

General:

Pharmacy Facts and Figures, Drugs Topics Magazine

CDC:

Associations:

The National Community Pharmacists Association
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (with individual state contacts)
U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP): USP is a scientific nonprofit organization that sets standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements manufactured, distributed and consumed worldwide. USP’s drug standards are enforceable in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, and these standards are developed and relied upon in more than 140 countries.

Controlled Substances:

Information related to drug abuse, naloxone, and DEA requirements for take-back.

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