TAKE ACTION!!!!!!!
NCPA Pharmacy Communications Bureau News & Notes September 1, 2010
NCPA staff deeply appreciates the many examples you have provided us to help illustrate the damaging effects of the CVS Caremark merger on independent pharmacies and their patients. But we still need your help! We must keep up the pressure as the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 24+ states continue investigations of the company. Your experiences and those of your patients, especially those in rural areas served primarily by independent community pharmacy, are important to us and policy makers as they provide a personal face to CVS’ disturbing business practices.
1. Contact your member of Congress here and ask them to weigh in on the FTC investigation.
2. A group of Attorneys General from 24 states and municipalities are also investigating CVS practices. Please contact your Attorney General today, a draft letter can be found here. Contact information for your Attorney General is also available here.
3. Encourage your patients to voice their frustration! Resources are also available for your patients, including a draft letter for patients experiencing problems with Maintenance Choice. We would also like to ask your patient to contact their members of Congress and explain the importance of PBM transparency.
4. If you have compelling evidence of unfair or illegal business practices please send them to grassroots@ncpanet.org.
NCPA Community Pharmacy Platform
Ask your elected officials where they stand on our issues using NCPA’s Community Pharmacy Platform, click here to read or print the list. Your vote will determine what elected individuals make decisions in Washington on behalf of our industry’s largest customer. Click here to read our positions.