SUMMER 2021 I HEALTH SYSTEM • INFUSION
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Your Partner in
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Providing quality assurance
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Contents
20Ways MISSION
To educate pharmacy management on
products and services that serve to improve
patient care or improve a pharmacy’s financial
bottom line, while distilling and presenting this
relevant information via 20 product profiles.
2021 CIRCULATION
Issue Focus: Hospital & Infusion
Issue Frequency: Summer & Winter
Circulation Per Issue: 12,200+
6,500+ Hospital Directors
2,200+ Clinical Consultants
2,500+ Industry Executives
1,000+ Trade Show Handouts
Issue Focus: Retail, Specialty, & LTC
Issue Frequency: Spring, Fall, & Winter
Circulation Per Issue: 26,500+
18,000+ Owners (Independents)
1,500+ Long-Term Care Pharmacies
2,500+ Retail Chain Executives
2,500+ Industry Executives
2,000+ Trade Show Handouts
QUARTERLY ISSUES
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Community • Specialty • LTC
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Fall 2020
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Multi-Dose Packaging Systems and Resources
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
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2 Case Studies
QS/1 and Temptime
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Comprehensive Pharmacy Services – SPARx,
ACHC, Micro Merchant Systems, and Parata
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Fall 2020
Health System • Infusion
20 Unique
Products &
Services
Discover 20 products and services that
will help your pharmacy improve patient
care or increase profitability.
IMPROVING PATIENT
C A R E & P H A R M A C Y
COST CONTAINMENT
H E A L T H S Y S T E M & I N F U S I O N E D I T I O N
SUMMER 2021
Environmental Monitoring
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders
Buyer’s Guide, and More
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4 Case Studies
Leiters, Stericycle, Shields Health
Solutions, and Visante
Celebrating
10 Years
RXinsider Reflects on the Past Decade
With Helmer Scientific
Summer 2021
Community • Specialty • LTC
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Community • Specialty • LTC
Spring 2021
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Drug Distributors & Wholesalers
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
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First Financial Bank Case Study
First Financial Bank PPP Loan Supports
Creekside Pharmacy During Pandemic
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8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Micro Merchant Systems,
SPARx, ARxIUM, and Mission Critical Delivery Solutions
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Spring 2021
CASE STUDY
www.leiters.com
SUMMA HEALTH AND LEITERS
COLLABORATE TO REDUCE
OPIOID USE
BACKGROUND
For a patient, the statistics paint a grim picture regarding the effects of opioids. Every day, more
than 115 people die from opioid overdoses.1 A one day use of an opioid prescription may pose a
six percent risk of long-term opioid use, and dependency can start within three days of initial
opioid use.2
Opioid addiction invades homes, schools, and communities, leaving devastated lives in its wake.
Summa Health, a nonprofit integrated healthcare delivery system in Northeast Ohio, is more
committed than ever to conquer the opioid crisis. To support this commitment, it has set a goal to
eliminate opiates from its operating rooms completely.3
While Summa Health has already made significant headway on achieving this goal, additional help
combating opioid use came from Thomas Mark, M.D. Chair, Department of Anesthesia, with the
concept of a compounded multi-drug nerve block using three non-opioid drugs: bupivacaine HCI,
dexamethasone sodium phosphate, and epinephrine.4
“Summa Health’s intent for this combination drug product is to reduce opioid use, improve patient
outcomes and satisfaction, minimize complications, and shorten hospital stays,” said Dr. Mark.
Initially, Dr. Mark collaborated with his pharmacy colleagues, John Feucht, Vice President of
Pharmacy Services, and Glenn Huth R.Ph., Director of Pharmacy Operations, to compound this
formulation in-house. However, as demand for the combination product increased, it brought new
challenges for the hospital and pharmacy.
Quality assurance, increased regulatory compliance, capital expenditures, drug shortages, and a
national scarcity of pharmacy technicians make it difficult for hospitals, surgery centers, and clinics
to compound higher volumes of complex combination drugs in-house. Furthermore, the increased
expectations of regulatory agencies, accreditation organizations, and consumer groups lead many
pharmacists to outsource their drug compounding to a high-quality 503B organization.
Summa Health realized that collaboration was essential for success in reaching its goal to eliminate
opiates from its operating rooms. The team at Summa Health understood that
Case Study:
Leiters
Summa Health and Leiters
Collaborate to reduce
opioid use.
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GX Solutions
Freezers Round Out
Helmer’s Vaccine
Storage Portfolio
GX Solutions provide vaccine
storage options to meet
CDC guidelines and emerging
NSF standards.
GX Solutions Freezers
Round Out Vaccine
Storage Portfolio
There’s never been a more critical
time to safeguard your vaccine
inventory.
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Professional
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Meet existing CDC standards for
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Health System • Infusion &
Community • Specialty • LTC
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Winter 2021
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Cannabidiol (CBD) Resources & Products
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
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4 Case Studies
Care Services, Medicine Shoppe International,
Noritsu Pharmacy Automation, and Temptime
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Parata, PharmaLink,
Sentry Data Systems, and Pharmacy Consulting Broker Services
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Winter 2020/2021
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
Winter 2020
Health System • Infusion
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or contain costs.
CSTD (Closed-System Transfer Device)
Products and Manufacturers
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
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9 Case Studies
Swisslog, GSL Solutions, Medacist, Sentry Data Systems,
Charles River, and More
8 Thought Leaders
SPARx, Mission Critical Delivery Solutions,
Micro Merchant Systems, and More
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SpecRx
Medical Packaging Inc., ARL Bio Pharma, and TouchPoint Medical
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