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AscellaHealth Supports DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Points to SafeUseNow℠ Solution to Combat Spread of Prescription Drug Abuse

April 22, 2019 Off By BusinessWire

BERWYN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In recognition of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National
Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 27, 2019, AscellaHealth
(Ascella), a specialty-focused pharmaceutical management company serving
commercial, Medicare and Medicaid segments, encourages Americans to
safely and anonymously dispose of unused, unwanted or expired
prescription medications at authorized collection
sites across the country. Ascella further aligns with this
initiative by utilizing SafeUseNow, a prescriber-centric solution, risk
identification and intervention program to combat the spread of
prescription drug abuse.

“Ascella joins public and private sectors that are addressing critical
public safety and public health issues and taking important steps to
resolve this national health crisis,” says Dea Belazi, president and
CEO, AscellaHealth. “One survey reports that 6.2
million Americans misuse controlled prescription drugs, and
approximately 1
in 10 people struggle with some level of substance use. We support
the DEA’s National Prescription Take Back Day and continue to raise
awareness that most abused prescription drugs are obtained
from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.”

As part of this commitment, Ascella includes the SafeUseNow program in
its service portfolio, enabling managed care organizations to identify
physicians whose prescribing behaviors may contribute to prescription
drug abuse. The program is part of Ascella’s full-services or flexible
options for health plans, employer groups, unions and Taft-Hartley
Plans, municipalities, and TPAs. This includes specialty drug
management, formulary management services/rebates, competitive pricing
and innovative discounting, drug utilization review, case management
services/therapy management, clinical review/prior authorization,
pharmacy and therapeutic management committee, flexible claims
adjudication system, drug information and news reporting.

Belazi adds, “Our high-touch model includes clinical interventions,
adherence counseling, psychosocial assessment, integrated nursing staff,
refill reminders and delivery coordination as part of Ascella’s
innovative specialty pharmacy strategy.”

Individuals seeking substance abuse and/or mental health treatment
facilities can go to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
(SAMHSA) Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator.

About AscellaHealth

AscellaHealth,
a national PBM serving commercial, Medicare and Medicaid segments offers
high quality prescription drug management services along with other
customizable services, such as carved-out specialty pharmacy services
and cost-savings discount programs through its unique and proprietary
service that extends discounts on prescription medications to customers
more than any other PBM in the industry. Visit www.ascellahealth.com.