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Articles in Sept 26, 2003 issue of Drug Cost Management Report

• Highmark forms new specialty pharmacy, Medmark, Inc., to buy Fishers SPS
• A collaboration between Pfizer, Inc., and the Florida Medicaid program has had positive results and is being extended through September 2005 - Brief Article
• Manufacturers began shipping generic versions of GlaxoSmithKline's antidepressant Paxil - Brief Article
• A Caremark initiative has demonstrated a reduction in antibiotic prescriptions among 2,660 physicians in northeast Ohio - Brief Article
• What ever happened to the four-tiered copay structure?
• The Massachusetts attorney general announced plans to sue 13 generic drug manufacturers for allegedly inflating prices of drugs purchased by the state's Medicaid program - Brief Article
• Payers vary in reactions to Prilosec OTC, but expect savings from switches
• Priority Healthcare Corporation, one of the largest specialty pharmacy vendors, has acquired SinusPharmacy Corporation - Brief Article
• Challenges expected in integrating Caremark, AdvancePCS formularies
• NMHCrx, a national publicly traded PBM, says fiscal year 2003 was its most successful year ever - Brief Article
• In Ohio, a purchasing coalition has reached an agreement with drug makers that will provide discounts on prescriptions - Brief Article
• A new educational campaign from the federal government could aid payers' efforts to control utilization of antibiotics - Brief Article
• More payers implement OTC drug coverage to reduce costs
• Wisconsin is forming a statewide prescription drug purchasing alliance - Brief Article
• New Calif. generics program designed and driven by MCOs
• Baxter Healthcare Corp. has launched ADVATE and signed several nonexclusive multiyear distribution agreements with specialty pharmacy companies - Brief Article