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BREAKING: OptumRx Prohibits Over 100 Distributors from Selling to their Independent Pharmacy Network, Potentially Putting Them Out of Business

BREAKING: OptumRx Prohibits Over 100 Distributors from Selling to their Independent Pharmacy Network, Potentially Putting Them Out of Business

by Five Rivers Rx | Jul 29, 2018 | Optum Rx, VAWD

OptumRx first announced in August 2016 that their network pharmacy must purchase from distributors that are VAWD-Accredited. Reasonably, OptumRx also awarded extensions to companies who could prove they were actively working on achieving VAWD-Accreditation. However,...
A Look Back: One Year into OptumRX’s VAWD Requirement

A Look Back: One Year into OptumRX’s VAWD Requirement

by Five Rivers Rx | Sep 27, 2017 | Optum Rx, VAWD

Last month OptumRX demonstrated their continued commitment to their VAWD requirement in a letter delivered to pharmacies. So what has happened over this past year? A Look Back 1. August 11, 2016: OptumRX announces VAWD Requirement. 2. August 11, 2016 to September 30,...

OptumRX to Offer 3rd Extension to VAWD Requirement

by Five Rivers Rx | May 21, 2017 | Optum Rx, VAWD

Starting March 21 at 11:30 AM, OptumRX began sending the third wave of extension documentation.   In a sudden reversal, we can only expect the OptumRX once again has reaffirmed their commitment to their VAWD requirement. They enforced their VAWD requirement for the...

OptumRX Demands Survey From Network Pharmacies, Creating Big Questions

by Five Rivers Rx | May 15, 2017 | Optum Rx, VAWD

Last week OptumRX released a mandatory survey to a portion of their Network Pharmacy Providers “as part of their ongoing credentialing requirements.” The survey requires Network Pharmacy Providers to provide all sources of the medication and products they dispense,...

The NABP Sheds Light on “Cancelled” VAWD Applications

by Five Rivers Rx | May 1, 2017 | NABP, Optum Rx, VAWD

The NABP has clarified that a “Cancelled” application does not equate to a “Denied” application. With the clarification, OptumRX should not have any basis to deny extensions under their VAWD requirement. Because there is no “change in…status that would...

BREAKING: NABP Cancels First VAWD Application Citing Pharmacy Purchases

by Five Rivers Rx | Apr 11, 2017 | NABP, Optum Rx, VAWD

In a stunning reversal of their existing course of conduct, the NABP has canceled a VAWD Application citing “pharmacy purchases” for the first time ever. The NABP has historically attempted to guide applicants and bring them up to standard via Application...
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