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May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
The Department of Public Welfare has appointed the P&T Committee to act in an advisory capacity to the Department of Public Welfare and the Office of Medical Assistance Programs. Recommendations from the committee must be reviewed and approved by the Secretary of Public Welfare.
Provider Synergies provides clinical and financial analysis support to the P&T Committee.
Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee
Meeting Information
Upcoming Meetings:
Location:
The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Center
403 East Winding Hill Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Past Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Meetings
Composition and responsibilities of the committee:
- Comprised of DPW medical directors, external physicians, pharmacists, consumer advocates, and specialists as needed for drug class reviews
- Establish and maintain a dynamic Preferred Drug List
- Recommend prior authorization guidelines for non-preferred drugs as well as certain preferred drugs using current community standards for prescribing
- Prospective and Retrospective Drug Utilization Review Program Review and Development
| Name | Specialty | External Member * | Internal Member ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Maiorini, Pharm.D. | KMHP Clinical Pharmacist | X | |
| Cheston Berlin, Jr., M.D | Pediatrician | X | |
| Dale Adair, M.D. | OMHSAS Acting Chief Medical Officer | X | |
| David Haverstick, M.D. | Family Practitioner | X | |
| David Kelley, M.D. | OMAP Chief Medical Officer | X | |
| Donald Gerhart, R.Ph. | Community Pharmacist | X | |
| Gene Bishop, M.D. | Internist | X | |
| Ian Paul, M.D. | Pediatrician | X | |
| James Hancovsky, MBA, R.Ph. | Unison Pharmacy Director | X | |
| James Jones, M.D. | Psychiatrist | X | |
| James Schuster, M.D., Vice Chair | Psychiatrist | X | |
| Michele Musheno, M.S., R.Ph. | Academic/ Hospital Pharmacist | X | |
| Terri Cathers, Pharm.D., Chair (tie-breaker vote only) | OMAP Pharmacy Director | X | |
| Andreas Wali, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I. | Cardiologist | X | |
| Valerie Weber, M.D., FACP | Internist | X | |
| Lloyd Wertz | Consumer/Family Advocate | X | |
| Yvette Long | Consumer Representative | X |
| Name | Specialty | External Member * | Internal Member ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Keffer, M.D. | Ad Hoc Adult Psychiatrist | X | |
| Ivonne Acrich, M.D. | Ad Hoc Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist | X |
* - External Members are not employed by the Department
** - Internal Members are employed by the Department on a full or part time basis
