20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient care
or increase profitability.
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Fall 2015
Community • Specialty • LTC
Trade Show Calendar
page 46
10 Preceptors
Recognized
10 Preceptors Recognized by Eight
Colleges Including UNC, Union, LIU,
UCONN, Husson and More page 32
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RxSafe 1800™
Robotic Pharmacy
Workflow Automation
and RxASP 1000™
Adherence Packaging
by RxSafe
With the RxSafe 1800 pharmacies
can increase profitability; improve
productivity; eliminate waste,
theft and diversion, and free up
floor space.
Speedy. Secure. Space-saving.
Robotic inventory management, med storage
and retrieval technology + Will Call.
• delivers absolute inventory accuracy
• virtually eliminates waste, theft and diversion
• safely and securely dispenses narcotics
• frees up pharmacy floor space and reduces labor
• manages on-hand inventory more efficiently
Distributor
1 technician
can fill up to
100 scripts
per hour
Better than a vial-filling robot or side-by-side
with the robot you’ve got, the magic
happens either way.
I am NOT a vial-filling robot!
For more info:
www.rxsafe.com | email: info@rxsafe.com | 877.797.2332
RxSafe 1800
RxWillCall
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DOSIS by Manchac
Technologies, L.L.C.
DOSIS L60 gives you the
production of multiple technicians,
saving you valuable time while
helping increase your flexibility,
and allowing you to adjust to your
customer’s needs. Our price-point
and scalability give you many
options to grow.
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877.626.2422
sales@manchac.com
#PutYourPatientsFirst
Put Your Patients First!
Manchac Technologies is the leading
provider in long term care automation;
let us handle your flling demands, while
you take care of your patients. The DOSIS
L60 robotic solution fully automates single-
medication blister cards that will save you
time and money.
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DripDrop
Hydration Powder:
A Revolution in ORS
Developed by a Mayo Clinic
trained physician, DripDrop
replaces fluids and electrolytes
lost through illness, heat,
or exercise. As a true Oral
Rehydration Solution (ORS),
DripDrop can be used to
manage most cases of mild to
moderate dehydration.
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Improve Customer
Service and Give
Yourself a Competitive
Edge with Retail
Management Solutions
Don’t let your POS technology
limit your growth! With RMS’
POS solutions, you can offer your
customers superior service that
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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.
2015 CIRCULATION
Issue Focus: Hospital & Infusion
Issue Frequency: Summer & Winter
Circulation Per Issue: 19,000+
6,500+ Hospital Directors
2,200+ Clinical Consultants
2,500+ Industry Executives
5,000+ College Preceptors
1,800+ College Faculty
1,000+ Trade Show Handouts
Issue Focus: Retail, Specialty & LTC
Issue Frequency: Spring, Fall & Winter
Circulation Per Issue: 31,800+
18,000+ Owners (Independents)
2,500+ Retail Chain Executives
2,500+ Industry Executives
5,000+ College Preceptors
1,800+ College Faculty
2,000+ Trade Show Handouts
QUARTERLY ISSUES
Visit 20Ways ONLINE at
RXinsider.com/20Ways
DocuTrack,
DeliveryTrack,
Logix – Pharmacy
Workflow Management
by Integra, Inc.
Customized to your pharmacy,
Integra products help you increase
efficiency and productivity, save
time and money, and track
prescriptions through your entire
workflow process.
PCCA Brings a
New Solution for a
Chronic Problem
with LoxaSperse™
LoxaSperse™ is an innovative
base for nasal compounding that
helps medicine get right to the
source of sinus conditions.
It’s time for chronic sinus
problems to clear out.
For patients suffering from chronic, recurrent or
resistant sinus conditions, LoxaSperse™ can be a
real game changer.
This innovative powder base for nasal nebulizations
and irrigations makes it easier to deliver medicine
right to the site of sinus problems – and it’s more
convenient for patients as well.
Get the science behind
LoxaSperse at
pccarx.com/loxasperse.
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Case Study: Leading
Specialty Pharmacy
Puts Patient Safety
and Satisfaction First
While Reducing Costs
Pharmacy Advantage implements
TransTracker® F temperature
indicators and revisits packaging
to reduce reships and associated
costs, while also improving
patient satisfaction.
CASE STUDY
Temptime Corporation temptimecorp.com
Goals
Pharmacy Advantage’s goals were to:
•
Give patients added peace-of-mind and increased confi-
dence in the integrity of specialty pharmaceuticals using
an objective, easy-to-understand yet scientific tempera-
ture monitoring device
•
Mitigate potential health risks resulting from patients
taking compromised medicines, and support the ability for
patients to take medicine as prescribed
•
Reduce costs associated with patient inquiries to
pharmacy/manufacturer about the safety of specialty
medicines exposed to extreme heat or cold
•
Minimize waste resulting from unused medicine and the
need to reship due to uncertain temperatures during the
“last mile” of transport
•
Maintain and improve patient satisfaction and perfor-
mance ratings to support URAC, Medicare STAR and
JCAHO accreditations
Pharmacy Advantage implements TransTracker® F temperature indicators and revisits
packaging to reduce reships and associated costs, while also improving patient satisfaction.
Leading Specialty Pharmacy Puts
Patient Safety and Satisfaction First
While Reducing Costs
About Pharmacy Advantage
Pharmacy Advantage provides pharmaceutical delivery
services to some 18,000 patients in the U.S. With this, they
fill 1000 prescriptions per day, 60% of which are specialty
pharmaceuticals. Thirty percent of these specialty medicines
are temperature sensitive.
Daniel Kus
B.S. Pharm., RPh,
VP of Ambulatory Services for
Pharmacy Advantage
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RetailSTARx -
A Complete POS
Software Solution
by CAM Commerce
CAM offers a variety of products
and services that address
the automation needs of the
pharmacy industry, including:
POS, inventory management,
customer management,
e-commerce, gift card, customer
loyalty, and custom reports.
IIAS Compliance and General Retail
Standard in Pharmacy POS
714-338-0200
sales@camcommerce.com
camcommerce.com
Interfaces with Multiple Dispensing Systems
Dual Dispensing
Manage Pseudoephedrine
Offline Delivery Application
Interface with Wholesaler
HIPAA Signature and Rx Logs
Custom Reporting
Mobile Capabilities
SIGIS Eligible List
General Merchandising
Integrated E-Commerce
Interfaces with Multiple Di
Dual Dis
Manage Pseudoe hedrine
Offline Delivery A plicatio
Interface with Wholesaler
spensing
e Pseudoephe
Delivery App
e with Whole
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WAY
Community • Specialty • LTC
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient care
or increase profitability.
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Fall 2015
Community • Specialty • LTC
Trade Show Calendar
page 46
10 Preceptors
Recognized
10 Preceptors Recognized by Eight
Colleges Including UNC, Union, LIU,
UCONN, Husson and More page 32
Fall 2015
Health System • Infusion
Trade Show Calendar
page 46
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient
care or contain costs.
7 Preceptors
Recognized
Seven Preceptors Recognized by Seven
Colleges Including Campbell, UCONN,
MCPHS, Wingate and More page 32
Pharmacist Jobs
Pharmacy Job Opportunities page 62
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 2015
Health System • Infusion
Summer 2015
Community • Specialty • LTC
Trade Show Calendar
page 46
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient care
or increase profitability.
7 Preceptors
Recognized
Seven Preceptors Recognized by Seven
Colleges Including Wingate, MCPHS,
Campbell, UCONN, and More page 30
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Spring 2015
Community • Specialty • LTC
Spring 2015
Health System • Infusion
Trade Show Calendar
page 42
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient
care or contain costs.
21 Preceptors
Recognized
21 Preceptors Recognized by 14
Colleges Including Belmont, UCONN,
MCPHS, Rutgers and More page 26
Pharmacist Jobs
Pharmacy Job Opportunities page 58
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 2014
Health System • Infusion
Winter 2014
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Freedom
Pharmaceuticals –
Total Compounding
Support
Freedom was founded on a
higher standard of service - we
raise the bar on quality product
offerings and personalized
customer support.
freedomrxinc.com • 877.839.8547
As with Freedom’s entire product line, these new products have been extensively
tested to ensure we offer only the highest quality ingredients for your pharmacy.
For more information or to request samples, please contact us today or request
online at freedomrxinc.com/categories/441/request-base-samples.
Great New Bases from Freedom Pharmaceuticals
In continuing our dedication to provide product solutions for your pharmacy,
we are pleased to introduce some exciting additions to our existing base lineup!
Freedom Derma Serum
Freedom Derma Serum is a light-weight, non-greasy fluid vehicle
containing a complex of soothing humectants, antioxidants,
and rich botanicals. Freedom Derma Serum may be ideal for
delivering a variety of active pharmaceutical ingredients and
dermo-cosmeceutical ingredients to the skin, or can be used
alone as part of a basic skin care program.
Freedom PolyMatrix Powder
Freedom PolyMatrix Powder can be advantageous for
compounding prescriptions required by patients needing
effective wound care. Freedom PolyMatrix Powder is a state-
of-the-art dry powder that is able to form an occlusive moist
dressing when applied to a wound area. It can be incorporated
with a multitude of antibiotics, debriding agents, nutrients, and
regranulating active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Freedom PEG Troche Base
Freedom PEG Troche Base is an innovative way to aid in efficiency
with troche formulations. It has all of the properties of a PEG
troche base with the added advantage of including commonly
used sweeteners and thickeners. It can be used with the same
active pharmaceutical ingredients as the normal PEG base, such
as nutraceuticals, hormones, anti-fungals, and pain ingredients.
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New Tightening
Base from Humco
Compounding
A uniquely formulated
dermatological base for
wrinkles and acne.
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Retail Pharmacy
Compliance
Programs by R.J.
Hedges & Associates
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Fagron Advanced
Derma: A Total
Solution for
Compounded
Dermatological Care
Fagron Advanced Derma
provides a total solution for
individualized dermatological
care and offers a wide range of
skin-friendly vehicles for different
skin types and applications.
Fagron Advanced Derma
Fagron, Inc. - 2400 Pilot Knob Road - St. Paul, Minnesota 55120 - USA
Tel. (800) 423 6967 - Fax (800) 339 1596 - info@fagron.us
fagron.us
Leading advanced dermatological care
Perspectives about the safety and tolerance
of ingredients in dermatology have changed
due to advanced research-driven knowledge.
Formulated without harmful, obsolete or
controversial ingredients Fagron Advanced
Derma Vehicles are designed to comply with
the latest scientific advances.
Fagron Advanced Derma is skin friendly
and uniquely suited for use on sensitive
and vulnerable skin. The gentleness, skin
feel and visual appeal of each vehicle
helps to improve patient compliance and
quality of life.
All vehicles are developed and scientifically
tested to help pharmacists compound stable
preparations with a broad range of active
pharmaceutical and dermaceutical ingredients.
Contact Fagron to discover how you can ofer
your patients advanced dermatological care.
Contact us at info@fagron.us.
Fagron Advanced Derma is formulated
without harmful, obsolete or
controversial ingredients, including:
• Parabens
• Formaldehyde donors
• Triclosan
• Boric acid
• Mineral oil/petrolatum
• Lanolin
• Sodium lauryl sulfate
• 1,4-dioxane
• Fragrances
• Artificial coloring
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TCGRx is Your
Partner for All
Pharmacy Solutions
TCGRx is a leading supplier
of pharmacy automation and
pharmacy design services.
We have something for every
size pharmacy, in every market,
for every budget.
www.TCGRx.com info@TCGRx.com 262.279.5307
The industry’s most comprehensive and accurate pouch
packaging system
Introducing the ATP
® 2
All relevant Rx
information
Easy-to-open
packaging with
serrated edge
✓ Auto-correcting motor bases
✓ Variable bag sizes
✓ Expanded graphic printing options
✓
Unit dose or multi-med packaging
✓ Package 100% of oral solid
formulary
✓ ”Continuous operation” functionality
✓ Easy-to-use software
✓ 1/2-tab canister dispensing
✓ Easy handling of NDC swaps
✓ Redundancy program
✓
Flexible 64 – 480 canister system
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Preceptor
Recognitions
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