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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, Thrifty White Pharmacy and OutcomesMTM(TM) also partnered in the project to provide comprehensive medication management services in North Dakota ST. PAUL, Minn., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation recently awarded North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, N.D., and its partners, Prime Therapeutics (Prime), Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND), Thrifty White Pharmacy and...
Three-day meeting is nation's largest group of managed care pharmacists ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), a national organization of pharmacists and health care practitioners dedicated to quality health care, kicked off its 25(th) Annual Meeting & Expo Wednesday at the San Diego Convention Center. This year's meeting commemorates the Academy's 25(th) anniversary and is expected to bring together more than...
BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy introduces the “2-Hour Patient Acceptance Guarantee” program for fast turn-around from patient referral to acceptance; physicians, patients, and patient foundations all benefit from the new program. Altamonte Springs, FL (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy(BioPlus), one of the nation’s leading specialty pharmacies, introduces a new program guaranteeing notification to physician offices in less than two hours whether their referred patients...
BOZEN, Sud-Tirol, Italy, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics today announced the already scheduled Pharmacy Symposium demonstrations [including private demos] of its world-leading Robots and IV Workflow solutions at the Amerinet 2013 Member Conference to be held May 19-22 in Orlando [FL]; the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2013 Summer Meeting to be organized June 1-5 in Minneapolis [MN]; and the Premier 2013 Breakthroughs Conference to be held June...
New Swisslog MedPortal Inventory Management Software (IMS) is the only software designed specifically for tracking medications, regardless of their storage locations and the level of pharmacy automation -- providing transparency across the health system to drug inventories and usage. Denver, CO (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 Swisslog, a leading supplier of automation and software solutions for material transport and medication management, today announced that it has released MedPortal, the first...
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Pharmacy Automation Systems Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the pharmacy automation systems market was valued at USD 4.7 billion in 2011 globally and is expected to grow to USD 7.8 billion by 2018, at a CAGR of 7.3% from 2012 to 2018. Browse the full report at http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/pharmacy-automation-systems.html Albany, New...
MILWAUKIE, Ore., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) was honored recently by the American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists (AAHP) with an award of appreciation for introducing and supporting legislation that safeguards Americans' right to choose complementary health care. Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Senator Harkin is a longtime supporter of patient access to homeopathic medicines. (Photo:...
New Regulations Could Increase Prescription Drug Costs $1.7 Billion WASHINGTON, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the Oklahoma drugstore lobby launches new attacks seeking to undermine tools used by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to lower prescription drug costs, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) released a new ad campaign defending the rights of employers to reduce wasteful pharmacy spending. As the ad says, employers think, "It's wrong" for the...
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital plays key role in research showing that drug shortages erode the quality and increase the cost of cancer care; experts warn that shortages persist despite efforts to fix the problem A national survey of health professionals showed that drug shortages are taking a heavy toll on cancer patients, forcing treatment changes and delays that for some patients meant worse outcomes, more therapy-related complications and higher costs. St. Jude Children's...
134 review questions for the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Exams are now available in PracticeQuiz’s extensive library of free standardized test prep and certification exam review questions. (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 PracticeQuiz.com continues to expand its free pharmacy exam preparation offerings. Today, the less than year old free test preparation website announced that it has added a new question set for the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Exams. "We are very excited to be...
