BRONXVILLE, N.Y. and GLASTONBURY, Conn., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicom International, Inc., and the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Society are pleased to announce that Managed Care Interface, the first monthly, peer-reviewed Journal for the managed care industry, is the official publication of the P&T Society. This designation is effective with the October 2005 issue of Managed Care Interface.
"We are delighted to have been named the official journal of the Society," said Stanton R. Mehr, Editor of the Journal and Editorial Director of Medicom International, the publisher. "The goals and mission of the P&T Society are an excellent fit for us, and the Journal's audience includes the professionals the P&T Society is trying to reach. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the Society."
Each month, Managed Care Interface (www.medicomint.com) will carry news from the P&T Society and information about Society events and projects.
Joseph Eichenholz, the Executive Director of the P&T Society, stated, "The Society's efforts to improve formulary development and implementation across all practice settings will be greatly enhanced because of the quality and diversity of the Journal's content, and its audience."
The P&T Society (www.pandtsociety.org) maintains an active membership of medical directors and pharmacists from health plans, health systems, hospitals, and physician groups that are involved with the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) process. Society membership is also open to academicians, employee benefit managers and benefit consultants, and health industry executives who are interested in learning more about formulary decision making and P&T Committee activities. Its fifth annual meeting will take place October 27-28, 2005 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, DC.
Managed Care Interface was first published in January 1988. It is a premier publisher of original research, clinical reviews, pharmacy practice studies, and health economic investigations in the managed care industry. The Journal is sent to approximately 40,000 executives each month. The Journal's content is indexed in the following prestigious databases: MEDLINE, Embase, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, and CINAHL. For more information on Managed Care Interface, please contact, Stanton Mehr, Editor, at 914-337-7878 ext. 241 or E-mail at stan.mehr@medicomint.com.
For further information on the P&T Society or its Fifth Annual Conference, please contact Joseph Eichenholz, Executive Director, at 201-923-4534, or E-mail at jeichenholz@pandtsociety.org.
Managed Care InterfaceCONTACT: Stanton Mehr of Managed Care Interface, +1-914-337-7878, ext.241; Joseph Eichenholz of P&T Society +1-201-567-3657
