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QS/1 integrates with Appriss Health’s NARxCHECK

December 12, 2016 by Chain Drug Review Appriss Health, controlled substance prescriptions, Ed Vess, NARxCHECK, PDMPs, prescription drug abuse, prescription drug monitoring programs, QS/1, South Carolina Pharmacy Association Pharmacy, Supplier News, Technology

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — QS/1 said it’s the first pharmacy management software provider to integrate partner with Appriss Health’s NARxCHECK into a pharmacy’s workflow. An analytics solution, NARxCHECK helps fight prescription drug abuse by giving pharmacies real-time access to data gathered by prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), QS/1 noted, adding that the integration comes as more states

Pharmacies boost controlled substance e-scripts

March 25, 2016 by Chain Drug Review DrFirst, electronic prescribing, electronic prescribing of controlled substances, EPCS, I-STOP, Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing Act, Nick Barger, PDMPs, prescription drug monitoring programs, prescription painkiller abuse, Tom Sullivan Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Technology

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Last year, retail pharmacies greatly accelerated implementation of technology for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS). Eighty-two percent of U.S. retail pharmacies are now EPCS-enabled, up 21% from 2014, according to a report released Thursday by e-prescribing solution provider DrFirst. Nearly all states have at least 60% of retail pharmacies EPCS-enabled, with