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Harold joins John Castellani-- CEO and President of PhRMA, Dr. Salvatore Giorgianni--Chairman Men's Health Caucus, and Jody Stern R.Ph., on the Pharmacist Partners Advisory Board. NEW YORK, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Harold Cohen, R.Ph., Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. Pharmacist, has been appointed to the advisory board of Pharmacist Partners, LLC. The announcement was made today by Pharmacist Partners®, The Clinical Knowledge Organization(TM) (CKO). As a CKO,...
Providing more than just connecting buyers and sellers, Independent Rx Consulting provides guidance and develops skill-sets for start-up and new acquisition pharmacy owners; providing a previously unmet need in the community pharmacy industry. One of the industry’s most renowned bloggers, The Honest Apothecary, interviews Independent Rx Consulting President, Owen BonDurant. Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Asking for help is okay. Isn't that what your parents always told...
MARIETTA, Ga., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Feosol(®) Iron Supplements, distributed by Meda Consumer Healthcare's US headquarters in Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded the #1 Pharmacist Recommended Brand (2013-2014) by U.S News & World Report and Pharmacy Times. Top recommended healthcare brands were identified through a national survey amongst 2,411 pharmacists early in 2013 for consideration for the award and Feosol was chosen as the #1 pharmacist recommended brand in the...
CareFusion Pyxis® ES Platform Helps Improve Medication Safety and Hospital Efficiency NEW ORLEANS, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ochsner Health System today announced the contract signing for new technologies that will help improve medication safety by simplifying and standardizing the medication management process across its health system. The CareFusion Pyxis(®) ES platform is a combination of hardware and software that helps hospitals significantly reduce time for nursing and...
Agreement is the first to emerge under exclusive partnership between Imprimis Pharmaceuticals and Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA); acquisition allows Imprimis to begin to develop certain innovations created by Ohio-based compounding pharmacy. SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMMY) today announced it has completed the acquisition of intellectual property (IP) rights related to certain proprietary innovations...
As pharmacies increasingly recognize the mandates to supply language services for limited English proficiency (LEP) patients, pharmacies look to industry leaders to discover what options exist for offering language services. RxTran CEO presented an overview of nationwide pharmacy language access requirements at the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy (ASAP) conference in Louisville, KY. Medford, MA (PRWEB) June 14, 2013 On Friday, June 14th, RxTran CEO Brian Kratt presented at the...
BioPlus guarantees quick turn-around from patient referral to acceptance, with physicians, patients, and patient foundations all benefiting from the new program. Altamonte Springs, FL (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 The 2-Hour Patient Acceptance Guarantee program from BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy (BioPlus), one of the nation’s leading specialty pharmacies, streamlines the treatment process for both patients and providers. This program, which launched on April 1, 2013, guarantees notification to...
BALTIMORE, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Remedi SeniorCare(®) is pleased to announce that Carol Slas, RPh, has joined their expanding team as the General Manager of the Marshall, Michigan pharmacy. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130425/PH02001LOGO ) Ms. Slas will oversee all areas of operation at the Marshall location including their transition to the Paxit® automated medication dispensing system later this year. "Carol brings extensive experience in the oversight...
Recent Settlement in Similar Lawsuit Allows Anthem Blue Cross Patients To "Opt-Out" of Mandatory Mail-Order Rx Drug Program SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a potentially devastating move for the health and privacy of HIV/AIDS patients, United Healthcare, the nation's largest health insurer, is allegedly illegally forcing its sickest and most vulnerable members to abandon their local pharmacies in favor of United's own in-house mail-order service,...
MirixaPro? Chosen to Deliver MTM Services RESTON, Va., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirixa Corporation today announced that The Assist Group, Inc., the leader in high-dollar medical claims review and resolution, has selected Mirixa to conduct Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services for members of its client Medicare and Medicaid plans, employer groups, and commercial health plans via the MirixaPro? platform. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100818/SF51721LOGO) The...
