See what's new in this month's newsletter
- Discover insights and highlights from the year's Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus conference
- Watch the recording of our on-demand webinar, "Diagnosing the health (policy) of our nation: The impact of November's elections"
- See our new and enhanced platform features - Final enhancements to eRequest
- Did you know about our Insights Dashboard tool?
AMCP Nexus conference recap and insights
Our Cencora teams and leaders from the managed care pharmacy community convened in Las Vegas at AMCP Nexus 2024 to present thought leadership and award-winning research, and to connect with our clients. Explore some of our experts’ contributions, posters and related content – all aimed to help our partners accelerate product success.
Navigating pre-approval information engagement in oncology and rare diseases
Tasmina Hydery, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, Associate Director, Scientific for Cencora answers questions about the poster, “Optimizing the timing of pre-approval information exchange engagement for oncology products, products for rare diseases, and cell and gene therapies.” Ben Penley, PharmD, MS, and Charles M. Dragovich, BSPharm, served as co-authors.
Artificial intelligence (AI) workflow implementation in healthcare and its utilization in the formulary decision-making process
Darlena Le, PharmD, Health Outcomes and Market Access Research Fellow at Cencora answers questions about the poster, “Evaluation of healthcare decision-maker perspectives on artificial intelligence workflow implementation in healthcare and its utilization in the formulary decision-making process.” Joanna Ng, PharmD; Mike Nielsen; Caroline Berns, MBA; Melissa McCart, PharmD; MS, Cynthiya Ruban, PhD, MS; and Maher Abdel-Sattar, PharmD, MS, FAMCP served as co-authors.
Best practices for maximizing digital engagement with healthcare decision makers
This session discussed insights into trends in payer communications and strategies to effectively optimize your online digital content.
Key learnings:
- Explore strategies for maximizing digital engagement with healthcare decision makers
- Gain insights into manufacturer-curated content that has been shared with healthcare decision makers over the past 6 years through FormularyDecisions
Webinars and upcoming events
Diagnosing the health (policy) of our nation: The impact of November's election
What could the election results mean for federal health policy? Learn more by watching this on-demand webinar, "Diagnosing the health (policy) of our nation: The impact of November's elections," with expert speaker Corey Ford, VP of Reimbursement and Policy Insights, Global Pharma Services.
Navigating the digital era and beyond for engaging key decision makers in specialty pharmacy
Later this month, Laurie Fazio, Head of Manufacturer Strategy, FormularyDecisions | Cencora, and Bridgette Schroader, PharmD, MPA, BCOP, Associate Director, Medical Affairs Strategy & Publications, Cencora, sit down with Sheila Arquette, President and CEO, National Association of Specialty Pharmacy to discuss the changing landscape of digital communication between biopharma companies and healthcare decision makers.
Stay tuned for our upcoming newsletter featuring the podcast once aired!
Stay tuned for our upcoming newsletter featuring the podcast once aired!
Final enhancements to eRequest
In June 2024, the eRequest form was upgraded to improve the clarity and specificity of each eRequest. Since then, your team has been receiving new eRequest notifications that specify:
This month, we’re applying this improvement to your Insights Dashboard to reflect the new level of detail behind each eRequest. For eDossier Plus subscribers, the Requests tab in the Insights Dashboard will now summarize healthcare decision maker name, organization, information requested, and relevant dates in 3 distinct sub-tabs:

These eRequest upgrades aim to provide greater clarity around incoming eRequests and improved communication with healthcare decision makers.
- Request type (eDossier or other information)
- eDossier disease state of interest
- Follow-up preferences
This month, we’re applying this improvement to your Insights Dashboard to reflect the new level of detail behind each eRequest. For eDossier Plus subscribers, the Requests tab in the Insights Dashboard will now summarize healthcare decision maker name, organization, information requested, and relevant dates in 3 distinct sub-tabs:
- Fulfilled eDossier eRequests
- Open eDossier eRequests
- Other Information eRequests

These eRequest upgrades aim to provide greater clarity around incoming eRequests and improved communication with healthcare decision makers.
Did you know?
Your Insights Dashboard is a great tool to help you understand how healthcare decision makers perceive your product, dossier, and resources, and how those perceptions evolve over time.
- Healthcare decision maker feedback provides insight and suggestions for updating your product materials/dossiers depending on your subscription type.
- We would be happy to schedule a 30-minute Dashboard review with you and your team.
Have questions about your subscription?
Your Subscription Engagement Team is here to assist with an array of activities—from setting up your subscription to digitizing your eDossier, providing technical support, and helping address any other questions that may arise. The FormularyDecisions Subscription Engagement Team is your personalized support backed by a broad, cross-functional team and a suite of self-service tools.
FormularyDecisions is owned and operated by Xcenda L.L.C., which is a subsidiary of Cencora, a global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services company.
With regard to the webinars and sessions referenced in this newsletter, FormularyDecisions strongly encourages participants to review all available information related to the topics discussed during such webinars and sessions, and to rely on their experience and expertise in making decisions related thereto.

