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Contents
Community Pharmacy
Focus Grants by CPF
CpF Focus Grants support the
collaboration between colleges
of pharmacy, associations
and community pharmacies
to demonstrate the value
pharmacists play in improving
patient care.
DEMONSTRATING VALUE IN PATIENT CARE
Focus Grants by the Community Pharmacy Foundation are an exciting opportunity, primarily for colleges of
pharmacy and pharmacy associations, to work with CPF in designing a major study/project in collaboration
with community pharmacies and pharmacists. For more information, please visit the CPF website.
www.communitypharmacyfoundation.org
HELP COMMUNITY PHARMACY
HOW FOCUS GRANTS BY CPF
®
A little more care.
A little less cost.
Available in a 100–count UltiGuard safe pack.
UltiCare® UltiGuard®
pen needles and insulin syringes
Now you can give your patients all the comfort of the
leading brand for less. UltiCare pen needles feature a
triple bevel tip for easier insertion, are electromagnetically
polished for a smooth finish, and silicone coated for added
patient comfort.
Nobody cares like UltiCare.
100 universal-fit pen needles or insulin syringes in an UltiGuard safe pack.
Covered by most health insurance plans.
For more information, call 1-877-854-3434.
UltiCare® & UltiGuard® are registered trademarks of UltiMed, Inc., St. Paul, MN, 55101. ©2011 UltiMed, Inc.
UltiGuard® Safe disposal made easy.
Our patented UltiGuard safe pack combines
premium needles and an approved sharps
container all in one system.
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Retail Pharmacy
Operations Manual
by PRS
the Retail pharmacy operations
Manual will save your pharmacy
time and money by increasing
operational efficiencies.
The PRS Retail Pharmacy
Operational Manual
is a collection of
state and federal
good business practices
to help your pharmacy
operation run smoothly.
PHARMACY
S E R V I C E S
PRS
PHARMACY
S E R V I C E S
PRS
Personnel
Vendors
Facility
Pharmacy Practice
Prescriptions
Controlled drugs
Third Party Insurance
Inventory and Compliance
All included in a three-ring binder
and CD to keep on-hand
in your pharmacy.
P.O. Box 852
201 Depot Street, Suite 200
Latrobe, PA 15650
Phone: 724-539-7820
Toll Free: 800-338-3688
Fax: 724-539-1388
www.prsrx.com
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TAKE CHARGE®
Lifestyle Modification
earn minimum profit of $560
per patient by providing the
tAKe ChARGe Lifestyle
modification program to
patients whose health is
compromised by being
overweight/obese…
1.800.782.3444 | www.takechargerx.com
Become a part of the new revolution of Independent Pharmacists profiting
from TAKE CHARGE® and enjoy your share of the $60,000,000,000
being spent every year by Americans on obesity & associated illnesses
such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, & diabetes.
HELP YOUR OBESE/
OVERWEIGHT PATIENTS
DEVELOP A NEW
REVENUE STREAM
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