Tradeshow Calendar
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20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient
care or contain costs.
17 Preceptors
Recognized
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colleges including Colorado, Arizona,
UNC, Charleston… page 24
Pharmacist Jobs
Pharmacy Job opportunities… page 58
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Convenience Kit
by IntraVena
IntraVena’s cost-effective
products offer improved safety
and convenience in facilities
where hazardous drugs are
prepared and administered.
Contents
BoxPicker™
Automated Storage
and Retrieval by
Swisslog
BoxPicker is the innovative
medication storage and retrieval
solution providing secure storage
for bulk medications and supplies
with the capability of completing
up to 200 transactions per hour.
Digital
Refractometer
by Health Care
Logistics
Quickly and accurately
determine the consistency of
controlled substances with
confidence by using hCl’s easy
to operate palm-sized Digital
Refractometer.
Tactical Services by
S/T Health Group
Consulting, Inc.
s/t health Group Consulting,
Inc. services have been proven
in hospitals and healthcare
systems across the u.s.,
with millions of dollars in cost
savings captured.
Swisslog Healthcare Solutions | www.swisslog.com | 800.764.0300 | healthcare@swisslog.com
SwisslogHealthcareSolutions SwisslogNA SwisslogHCS
> Picking rate of 3 to 1 over carousels
> Secure and limited access to meds
> Available in refrigerated, non-refrigerated and dual-temperature
> Clean pass-through for USP 797 Clean Room
Contact Swisslog for more information
about how BoxPicker will complete
your medication management cycle.
BoxPicker High-Density Drug Storage and Retrieval System
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS
Health Care Logistics
(800) 848-1633
www.GoHCL.com
DIGITAL REFRACTOMETER
Quickly and accurately determine the consistency of
controlled substances. Unit cannot measure Fentanyl.
WHEN THE CFO ASKS…
“HOW IS THE PHARMACY
DEPARTMENT IDENTIFYING
COST SAVINGS?”
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Are your purchasing contracts optimized?
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1.866.247.STHG
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a combination of identifying and monitoring progress of contract
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achieved. These results were obtained using a unique patent-pending
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S/T Health Group in association with our clients. Contact us today to
see what your actual results will be.
True Blue.
800.743.5637 · www.helmerinc.com
Distinctly
Pharmacy Refrigerators
Reduced Humidity
Optimal Temperature
Uniformity
Dry Storage
Customization, Efficiency, Reliability, & Support
What you would expect from the Market Leader...
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McKesson
Automation
Solutions
mcKesson automation, inc.,
provides hospital automation
solutions to support better
medication management
through reduced errors,
improved efficiency, and
enhanced patient safety.
At McKesson, everything we do and every system we produce is designed to
support you and your work. We can help you improve both the health of your
patients and the fi nancial health of your organization, with solutions that let you
respond faster, with fewer errors, while automating tasks to lower your costs and
save you time. So you’ll have more time to spend on clinical duties that directly
improve the quality of patient care.
Learn how better medication management
leads to improved patient care at
www.mckesson.com/automationsolutions.
Automating for better medication management
and improved patient care.
© 2011 McKesson Corp.
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i.Series® and Horizon
Series™ Pharmacy
Refrigerators from
Helmer
Helmer Refrigerators offer
both a controlled temperature
environment with superior
temperature uniformity AND a
dry storage environment...
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Contents
MedEx™ – Advanced
Medication Tracking
and Distribution
Solutions by Aethon
Applying best practice principles
from industries specializing in
the management of distribution
systems...
www.aethon.com
RAISING THE
STANDARDS
IN MEDICATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
MedEx
™
Advanced Medication Tracking
and Delivery Solutions
> Monitors individual productivity and overall
throughput within the pharmacy
> Tracks and documents chain of custody
during preparation, checking and hand-offs
during distribution
> Provides management and visibility of the
entire pharmacy distribution system
MedEx DOES IT ALL.
A perfect solution for pharmacies of every size,
distribution model and automation infrastructure.
TUBE
IT
TUG
IT
TAKE
IT
TRACK IT
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PCCA Lipoderm®
Family of
Transdermal
Bases
The industry’s most studied
transdermal bases now
proven to deliver four drugs
simultaneously.
1.800.331.2498 | PCCARx.com
PCCA Canada
800.668.9453 or 519.455.0690 | PCCARx.ca
PCCA Australia
02.9316.1500 | PCCARx.com.au
PCCA Lipoderm®
is on target.
The only transdermal vehicle
proven to deliver four drugs at
once through human skin in vitro.
As pharmacists are called upon to formulate transdermal
products with multiple drugs, they can now turn to
Lipoderm – the most studied transdermal vehicle in the
compounding industry available exclusively from PCCA.
The latest study on Lipoderm by PRACS Institute/Cetero
Research in North Dakota has confrmed that simultaneous
delivery of four drugs is possible!
In addition, rigorous testing has proven that Lipoderm…
… is a hypoallergenic, elegant alternative to traditional PLO gels
…consistently outperforms the competition in efectiveness
… is a vehicle that has been proven to increase permeation of actives
… is a stable system with great resiliency in the presence
of a wide variety of drug substances
Compound with Confidence.
To order PCCA Lipoderm, simply log onto the PCCA
Members-only Site at PCCARx.com or call a PCCA Customer
Service Representative today.
• Lipoderm®
• Lipoderm ActiveMax™
• Anhydrous Lipoderm®
• Lipoderm High Molecular Weight™ (HMW)
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Labeling Solutions
by Medi-Dose, Inc. /
EPS, Inc.
Improve patient safety and team
communication with bar coding
& labeling solutions designed by
healthcare professionals for
healthcare professionals.
Unit Dose,
Bar Coding,
Pharmacy &
Nursing Supply
Experts!
800.523.8966
MediDose.com
Medi-Dose/EPS labels are speci fically designed for every
need…from solids to liquids, syringes to ampules, IV lines
and bags to insulin and suppositories. Plus, with our
MILT® software, you can even add optional bar codes.
You name it. At Medi-Dose/EPS, there’s a label for that!
Unit Dose,
Bar Coding,
Pharmacy &
Nursing Supply
Experts!
There’s a label for that!
Scan to see these labels in action!
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QUARTERLY ISSUES
Health System • Infusion
Winter 2011
Tradeshow Calendar
page 42
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient
care or contain costs..
17 Preceptors
Recognized
17 preceptors recognized by 11
colleges including Colorado, Arizona,
UNC, Charleston… page 24
Pharmacist Jobs
Pharmacy Job opportunities… page 58
Winter 2011 Issue
Health System • Infusion
I M P R O V I N G
P A T I E N T C A R E
PHARMACY COST
C O N T A I N M E N T
Community • Specialty • LTC
Spring 2011
Health System • Infusion
Summer 2011
Community • Specialty • LTC
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Fall 2011 Issue
Community • Specialty • LTC
Tradeshow Calendar
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20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient care
or increase profitability.
16 Preceptors
Recognized
16 preceptors recognized by 10
colleges including MCPHS, Kentucky,
UCONN, Kansas… page 24
Pharmacist Jobs
Pharmacy Job opportunities… page 60
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Through our managed
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Contents
EvolutionPOS for
Hospital Pharmacies,
by RMS
Capture more discharge patient
prescriptions by delivering to the
bedside, using the evolutionPos
portable point-of-sale system.
Pneumatic Tube
Systems
by Air Link
International
Air Link systems safely
transport medications and
medical goods that are vital
for quality patient care.
A Tube System Designed
to Fit Your Facility
Quick, easy & safe transport of
sensitive medical goods.
Point To Point
Provides sending
& receiving
between two
locations.
Semi-Automatic
Send from a single
master station to,
and receive from,
multiple outlaying
stations.
Semi
Fully Automatic
Allows any station
to send and
receive from any
other station.
Auto
www.airlinkint.com | (800) 388-8237
TUBE SYSTEMS THAT DELIVER
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American Health
Packaging Unit Dose
Products
AHP provides a full line of pre-
packaged unit dose products
to health systems nationwide
to support BCma and promote
efficiency in hospital pharmacy
operations.
TrueCare® Sterile
Isopropyl Alcohol
70% USP by Total
Pharmacy Supply, Inc.
trueCare® Sterile Isopropyl
alcohol, available from total
Pharmacy supply, is the only
source of closed system sterile
IPA in the United States.
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Formulations for
Drug Shortages by
IJPC
Improve patient care with
access to more than 2,600
referenced and documented
formulas available for
immediate download.
Medication Warming
Cabinets by Health
Care Logistics
specifically designed to
warm and store medications
in a temperature maintained
environment to help prevent
drugs from crystallizing.
Contact The International Journal
of Pharmaceutical Compounding for
Subscription Information:
Phone: 405.330.0094 ext. 1 or 800.757.4572 ext. 1
www.CompoundingToday.com
Email: subs@ijpc.com
Includes:
• Over 2,600 Updated Formulations
with References and Documentation
• Trissels’ 2 Clinical Pharmaceutical
Database
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Discontinued Medication Database
• Bacterial Endotoxin Levels
• Base Salt Ester Weight Conversions
• Chemotherapy Vial Reconstitution
and Stability
Formulations for
Drug Shortages
CompoundingToday.com
Formulations, SOPs and the
Ultimate Resource for USP <797>
Health Care Logistics
(800) 848-1633
www.GoHCL.com
MEDICATION WARMING CABINET
Warms medications such as Mannitol and provides storage
in a temperature maintained environment to prevent drugs
from crystallizing.
PREVENT DRUG CRYSTALLIZATION
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Autoclavable
AlphaMop™
by Texwipe
Autoclavable AlphaMop™
provides the ideal flat
surface mop for cleaning and
disinfecting aseptic areas.
The ideal mop for cleaning
and disinfecting aseptic areas.
Autoclavable AlphaMop
™
Building on the popular AlphaMop, the
new autoclavable TX7108A provides
the ideal flat surface mop for cleaning
and disinfecting aseptic areas. Tested
to withstand the rigorous demands
of the steam sterilization process,
the Autoclavable AlphaMop ensures
consistent performance for ultraclean
production environments.
Scan the QR Code for more information or
call 336-996-7046 or visit us at www.texwipe.com
Check us out on
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Compounding
Pharmacy
Assessment
Questionnaire
(CPAQ™) by IACP
CPaQ™ helps hospital
pharmacy directors evaluate
compounding pharmacies
for needed compounded
medication services.
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Coumadin®
Management
Software by
Pharmafile
Solutions Inc.
Pharmafile’s Coumadin®
Management Software saves
time and improves patient
safety...
www.iacprx.org
Thank you for 20 wonderful years of serving the
pharmacy compounding profession! IACP is here to
Protect, Promote & Advance Personalized Medications.
©2011 International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP). All rights reserved.
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Pregnancy &
Breastfeeding
Exposure Information
Toll-FREE Hotline
(877) 311-8972 by OTIS
otis counselors offer
pharmacists, health care
providers and educators another
source of support for their
patients...
Is Your Patient Pregnant? Or Breastfeeding?
YOU have questions... WE have answers.
Find us:
OTIS (Organization of Teratology Information
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SwisslogHealthcareSolutions SwisslogNA SwisslogHCS
> Picking rate of 3 to 1 over carousels
> Secure and limited access to meds
> Available in refrigerated, non-refrigerated and dual-temperature
> Clean pass-through for USP 797 Clean Room
Contact Swisslog for more information
about how BoxPicker will complete
your medication management cycle.
BoxPicker High-Density Drug Storage and Retrieval System