Many UTU members obtain their prescription drugs through Medco, which has been acquired by Express Scripts following Federal Trade Commission approval of the corporate combination.
Notwithstanding the acquisition by Express Scripts of Medco, UTU members receiving mail order prescriptions through Medco will continue ordering and receiving their medications as they have in the past, without any changes.
All packaging and labels will remain the same, as will addresses and phone numbers for pharmacy-related questions and other information. Nor will there be a need to change retail pharmacies or alter home delivery orders in any manner.
The combined Express Scripts and Medco, known as pharmacy-benefit managers (PBMs), now control 40 percent of that market, according to the Economist magazine. PBMs, reported the Economist, encourage consumers to fill their prescriptions through the mail instead of going to a more costly pharmacy.
Express Scripts recently launched a program, ScreenRx, which utilizes software to sift through hundreds of factors that affect patients and forecast who is most likely to forget a refill or simply stop taking their drugs. The company then plans to contact those patients to help them stick with their doctor’s orders.
Related News
- Make sure your voice is heard, update your contact information
- Union leaders, community supporters to rally Friday, April 4, in support of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and family
- New CSX conductor improvises to save a life
- SMART News: Protecting Railroad Retirees’ Future
- More Than a Story: SMART-TD’s Women’s History Month Highlights Legacies in the Making
- Tentative Agreement Reached in Boston
- Nevada railroaders: ACT NOW to help pass a railroad safety bill
- Legislative win means more money for disabled rail workers in New Jersey
- Assembly, No. 1672
- Catching Flies with Honey: Jessica Martin Builds Solidarity on the Local Level