SUMMER 2020 I HEALTH SYSTEM • INFUSION
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.
2020 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
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WAY
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WAY
Q.I. Medical, Inc.™ Your
Partner in USP <797>
Pharmacy Compliance
Providing quality assurance
products to hospitals and
pharmacies practicing sterile
compounding, with a singular
focus on pharmacy compliance.
Our long-standing regional
distribution partners are able to
provide exceptional in-person
service and training.
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WAY
CASE STUDY
www.criver.com
PRIMARY INTENDED OUTCOME
The pharmaceutical industry is subject to numerous requirements put in place to ensure the safety
of patients.
One of those requirements centers around bacterial endotoxin testing (BET). The BET detects
unsafe levels of microbial cell wall debris from live or dead Gram-negative bacteria. This bacteria
has the potential to cause fever, and in the worse cases septic shock. Utilizing the Limulus
ameboyte Lysate (LAL) assay, the BET is a mandatory quality control (QC) release test for injectable
pharmaceutical products.
Microbial identifcation is another mandatory component and requires a hard-to-fnd level of
expertise, specialized and expensive equipment, and robust libraries that cover the specimen
spectrum. Confdent microbial identifcation is critical for an environmental monitoring program to
ultimately confrm the security of a compounding area.
Fagron Sterile Services (FSS), a leading 503B Outsourcing Facility company, has been able to meet
all its needs for both rapid BET and accurate microbial identifcation through its partnership with
Charles River. It’s parent company, Fagron, operates in 35 countries, and they leverage Charles River’s
expertise and equipment to ensure their growing customer base is in safe hands.
Jason McGuire, Global Quality Director at Fagron Sterile Services, has partnered with Charles River
since 2003 when he frst entered into the contract testing laboratory space.
THE CHALLENGE
Fagron Sterile Services US (FSS), a division of Fagron, is centrally located in Wichita, KS, and operates
two FDA and DEA registered and inspected 503B Outsourcing Facilities. FSS has been using Charles
River’s Endosafe® rapid endotoxin testing instruments and Endosafe® EndoScan-V™, their endotoxin
measuring and analysis software for its in-house program for years to achieve more control and
better data integrity compliance. As a 503B outsourcer, quality is critical. FSS complies with all FDA
and DEA regulations, cGMP and GDP. For FSS, utilizing a Biotek plate reader in combination with
the Endosafe® Kinetic Turbidimetric LAL (KTA) and Endosafe® EndoScan-V™ software has proven to
Fagron Sterile Services Relies on
Charles River for Critical QC Testing
Jason McGuire
Global Quality Director
~ Fagron Sterile Services
Jason is currently the Global Quality Director
for Fagron; an international company focused
on personalized medicine. He has spent the last
several years supporting the pharmaceutical,
medical device, and compounding industries
providing technical and regulatory guidance.
Jason has nearly 20 years of experience serving in
many roles with a particular focus on laboratory
operations, quality assurance, and regulatory
support. He is a microbiologist by education and
expertise, and before joining the QA/QC world, he
spent time researching and developing anaerobic
microbial catalysts for fuel ethanol production.
Case Study:
Fagron Sterile
Services Relies on
Charles River for
Critical QC Testing
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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 2019
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Pharmacy Return Solutions & Resources
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 50
2 Case Studies
QS/1 and Dexcom
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Medicine Shoppe International, Parata,
Sentry Data Systems, and Pharmacy Consulting Broker Services
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Fall 2019
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
Summer 2020
Health System • Infusion
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or contain costs.
Drug Diversion & Opioid Stewardship
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 46
3 Case Studies
Comprehensive Pharmacy Services,
Charles River, and GSL Solutions
8 Thought Leaders
ARxIUM, Sentry Data Systems, Comprehensive
Pharmacy Services, ACHC, Parata, and More
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Summer 2020
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Specialty Pharmacy Solutions
(Technology & Software)
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 56
2 Case Studies
Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. and CPS SPARX
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Medicine Shoppe International, Inc.,
Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, Sentry Data Systems, and ACHC
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I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Community • Specialty • LTC
Spring 2020
Spring 2020
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 2020
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or increase proftability.
Pharmacy Return Solutions & Resources
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 50
2 Case Studies
QS/1 and Dexcom
8 Thought Leader Videos
Eight Video Series Including Medicine Shoppe International, Parata,
Sentry Data Systems, and Pharmacy Consulting Broker Services
page 22
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 2019
Health System • Infusion
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and services
that will help your pharmacy improve
patient care or contain costs.
503B Outsourced Compounding
Facilities & Services
Industry Expert Q&A, Market Leaders
Buyer’s Guide, and More
page 48
7 Case Studies
NuAire, Parata, Charles River, Visante and
Retail Management Solutions
8 Thought Leaders
Sentry Data Systems, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services,
Verity Solutions, ACHC, and More
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Winter 2019 / 2020