Trade Show Calendar
page 56
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient
care or contain costs.
8 Preceptors
Recognized
Eight Preceptors Recognized by Eight
Colleges Including UNE, LIU, MCPHS,
Union University and More page 46
Pharmacist Jobs
Pharmacy Job Opportunities page 70
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
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The Leader in Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Innovation
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All you need is one.
One device to take to a patient’s bedside.
One device to ring up a prescription.
One device to collect payment (cash, check or credit).
One device to capture signatures.
One device to print a receipt.
With EvolutionPOS from RMS, one device can solve
your patient discharge needs.
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RxASP 1000™
Adherence
Packaging by
RxSafe
The RxASP 1000 takes
adherence packaging to a
whole new level—no more
trays. With complete security
and confidence, pharmacies
can increase profitability and
improve productivity.
For more info:
www.rxsafe.com | email: info@rxsafe.com | 877.797.2332
Don’t miss RxSafe at Booth #2460.
ASHP 2015 • December 6-10 • New Orleans
Give your outpatients 30 days of
medication at discharge with our most
advanced strip packaging solution.
RxASP 1000™
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Cold Storage for
Patient Floors From
Helmer Scientific
Ensure that medications and
vaccines are stored according
to manufacturer’s directions and
maintain potency, even when they
are stored outside the central
pharmacy on patient floors.
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TrueBlue™
Helping you protect valuable and sensitive
medications stored on patient foors
Medications and vaccines stored outside the central pharmacy
require proper cold storage to maintain viability. Ensuring that
the most stringent standards of storage are met reduces the
risk that medications are compromised, achieving a high level
of patient care and safety.
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Superior temperature uniformity with powerful forced-air
refrigeration systems
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Continuous monitoring provides early warning detection
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Integrated access control maintains integrity of valuable
medications and vaccines, increasing control, confidence,
and security
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Compatible with medication dispensing systems
Focusing only on
medical-grade
refrigerated products
for over 35 years.
Confdence Matters.
For more information on
Helmer Scientific Pharmacy Refrigerators:
www.helmerinc.com/med-storage
©2015 Helmer Inc. All rights reserverd.
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Grifols Introduces
KIRO® Oncology —
Automated Sterile
Compounding
of Hazardous Drugs
The latest technology for
automated sterile compounding
of hazardous drugs, including
oncology and biologicals.
For more information: Grifols USA, LLC
Tel. 1-800-379-0957 hospital.division@grifols.com
KIRO® Oncology
The next-generation system for
automated sterile compounding
of hazardous drugs, including
oncology and biologicals.
KIRO® Oncology helps reduce
medication errors and improve safety
for pharmacy technicians by reducing
their exposure to hazardous drugs.
UNIQUE FEATURES:
Two robotic arms
Self-cleaning
Lean design
For a product demonstration, please visit us at
booth #2613 at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
GRIFOLS’ STERILE MANUFACTURING EXPERTISE
APPLIED TO THE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY
US/HP/1015/0010
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Here’s One Idea to
Reduce Readmission
Rates, While Improving
Patient Adherence —
EvolutionPOS
From RMS
Increase outpatient pharmacy
revenue and patient compliance
while reducing readmission
rates and Medicare fines with
EvolutionPOS!
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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: 35,300+
18,000+ Owners (Independents)
3,500+ Long-Term Care Pharmacies
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
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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 &
Community • Specialty • LTC
Trade Show Calendar
page 44
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient care
or increase profitability.
8 Preceptors
Recognized
Eight Preceptors Recognized by Eight
Colleges Including UNE, LIU, MCPHS,
Union University and More page 28
I M P R O V I N G
PATIENT CARE
& P H A R M A C Y
PROFITABILITY
Winter 2015
Community • Specialty • LTC
Trade Show Calendar
page 56
20 Unique
Products
& Services
Discover 20 products and
services that will help your
pharmacy improve patient
care or contain costs.
8 Preceptors
Recognized
Eight Preceptors Recognized by Eight
Colleges Including UNE, LIU, MCPHS,
Union University and More page 46
Pharmacist Jobs
Pharmacy Job Opportunities page 70
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
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TCGRx is Your
Partner for All
Pharmacy Solutions
TCGRx is a leading supplier of
pharmacy solutions ranging from
individual components to complete
pharmacy design. Including
automated adherence packaging,
unit dose strip packaging, high-
density fixtures, and full perpetual
inventory management.
TCGRx: Integrated Solutions for
Inpatient & Outpatient Pharmacy
www.TCGRx.com info@TCGRx.com 262.279.5307
3 Beacon® Inventory Management
3 ATP
® 2: Barcoded Unit Dose
3 InspectRx™: Unit Dose & Adherence Packaging
Quality Control & Electronic Inspection
3 Outpatient Adherence: 30-Day Discharge
Adherence
3 HDStock™: High-Density Fixtures
Clean Harbors —
Providing Collection
and Disposal
Services for Safe
Hospital Pharmacy
Waste Management
A single container system
that is simple to implement
for clinical staff and is safer
for the environment.
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Go Right to the
Source of Sinus
Problems With
PCCA LoxaSperse™
LoxaSperse is a powder
excipient base for nasal
nebulization and irrigation
compounds that will help your
patients’ medicine go right to
the source of sinus problems.
Connie reclaimed her health – and
her life – from chronic sinus problems.
For patients suffering from chronic, recurrent or resistant
sinus conditions, LoxaSperse™ can be a real game changer.
See how Connie got her life back and get the science behind LoxaSperse at pccarx.com/loxasperse.
LoxaSperse can only be compounded by PCCA Member pharmacies. To find out all the benefits of membership
and see how you can join, visit pccarx.com/join-pcca.
Case study: Connie’s story.
After trying several surgeries and
oral medications, Connie’s doctor
prescribed a compounded nasal
irrigation that has helped clear
up her infection – and helped her
regain her life.
“I feel alive again.”
Connie, a Chronic Sinusitis patient
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Case Study:
Rapivab™
(Peramivir Injection)
Treating acute uncomplicated
influenza with a novel,
one-dose intravenous
neuraminidase inhibitor.
Treating Acute Uncomplicated Infl uenza with a Novel,
One-Dose Intravenous Neuraminidase Inhibitor
THE CHALLENGE:
During the infl uenza season, which typically peaks in the winter months, doctors’ offi ces and
emergency rooms see a great infl ux in patients presenting with infl uenza-like illness. Typically,
the only available treatment option is to prescribe a multi-dose antiviral neuraminidase inhibitor
which can alleviate the symptoms of infl uenza (headache, myalgias, fever, fatigue, cough, sore
throat, and nasal congestion), on average, about a day sooner than standard of care. Many
people are able to quickly recuperate from infl uenza; however, some segments of the population
are at a higher risk of developing serious complications from the fl u, leading to signifi cant
morbidity, hospitalizations, and even death.
THE CASE:
A 62-year-old male smoker with chronic bronchitis who was doing well prior to “catching a
virus” presents with 12-hour history of fever, myalgia, sore throat, cough, and nausea. He states
that he was feeling well the day before, but upon awakening that morning he “felt hot, had a
cough, was nauseated and felt like every single muscle in his body was achy”. He called his
doctor’s offi ce but they were closed and the answering service advised him to go directly to the
emergency department of his local hospital. Upon presentation to the emergency department,
the patient denied any chest pain, dizziness or shortness of breath and reported that he had
not been vaccinated this year for the fl u. He states that he had the fl u a couple years ago and
was given an oral medication but admits he started feeling better a couple days after getting
the prescription and did not complete the treatment course. Patient’s COPD is controlled with
medication, and he does not require supplementary oxygen. His exam was notable for high fever
and muscle aches and his chest X-ray was consistent with chronic COPD but showed no evidence
of pneumonia.
Important Safety Information
Rapivab™ (peramivir injection) is indicated for the treatment of acute uncomplicated infl uenza in patients
18 years and older who have been symptomatic for no more than 2 days.
• Effi cacy of Rapivab was based on clinical trials in which the predominant infl uenza virus type was
infl uenza A; a limited number of subjects infected with infl uenza B virus were enrolled.
• Infl uenza viruses change over time. Emergence of resistance substitutions could decrease drug
effectiveness. Other factors (for example, changes in viral virulence) might also diminish clinical benefi t
of antiviral drugs. Prescribers should consider available information on infl uenza drug susceptibility
patterns and treatment effects when deciding whether to use Rapivab.
• Effi cacy could not be established in patients with serious infl uenza requiring hospitalization.
Case Study
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• www.phononic.com/evolve
Designed to meet the stringent
guidelines for controlled storage
of pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines,
and medical devices.
The Evolve™ Difference
• Superior temperature control
and uniformity throughout
the chamber
• Lower operation and
maintenance costs in a
sustainable refrigeration system
• Dependable operation with battery
backup power compatibility
during power outages
• Whisper-quiet operation all the time
• Absence of internal mechanical parts
offering peace of mind reliability
• 24/7 embedded temperature
monitoring and data logging
A new cold has arrived.
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Introducing
Fagron Hospital
Solutions, the Latest
Compounding
Innovation From
Fagron, Inc.
Fagron Hospital Solutions
provide time-saving options
for compounding in a
hospital setting.
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Tel. (800) 423 6967 - Fax (800) 339 1596 - info@fagron.us
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Superior Suspending Technology
SyrSpend® SF Vehicle benefits:
• Convenient, all-in-one suspending vehicles for compounding
• Supports adjusted and flexible dosage regimens
• Low osmolality, which minimizes gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea
• Extensive and growing database of scientific references for stability data and
beyond-use dating
• Maximum compatibility with APIs
• Helps improve ease of administration with a pleasant mouth feel and taste masking
• Pre-weighed convenience packs available to compound suspensions in minutes
SyrSpend® SF
• All-in-one syrup suspending vehicle
• Simple one-step compounding process
• pH adjusted to 4.2 for maximum compatibility
• Also available as powder for reconstitution
(preservative-free)
SyrSpend® SF Alka
• Easy-to-use suspending powder for
reconstitution
• Provides an alkaline (>7) environment for
acid-labile drugs
• Preservative-free
Active Suspending Technology™
• Holds particles in suspension longer
• Allows more accurate dosing
Low Osmolality
• <50 mOsm/kg
• Minimizes GI upset and diarrhea
• No sorbitol means lower osmolality to
lessen laxative/diarrhea problems
• Ideal for pediatric and geriatric patients
Sweetened without Sugar or Alcohol
• Bitterness is masked
• Pleasant taste enhances compliance
Fagron SyrSpend® SF is a total solution that
provides you with a convenient and efcient
oral liquid dosage form. It uses patented
Active Suspending Technology™ holding APIs
in suspension longer for more accurate and
consistent dosing. Formulated with meticulous
attention to detail, no alcohol, parabens, sugars,
gluten or dyes, SyrSpend® SF frequently is used
for young and old.
Sugar-free
Alcohol-free
Gluten-free
Dye-free
Fagron SyrSpend® SF
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Associates of Cape
Cod — Delivering
Rapid Endotoxin
Testing Results
for Compounding
Pharmacies
Pyrosate® has been developed
as an easy-to-use Limulus
Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) gel-clot
test that enables rapid testing
and does not require special
laboratory supplies.
PYROSATE
®
New Sensitivities Of
0.03, 0.125 and 0.25 EU/mL
Final Product Release
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New Mouthwash
Line From Humco
Compounding
Mouthwash bases created to
simplify the extemporaneous
compounding of formulations
for delivery to the oral cavity.
Mouthwash-GP
Dye free. Flavor free. Container head space for mixing.
Compatible with most common Magic Mouthwash actives.
Humco Compounding | 512 E. 11th St, Ste 201, Austin, Texas 78701 - USA
Tel. (512) 474-7400 | Fax (512) 474-7414 | compounding@humco.com
www.HumcoCompounding.com
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SecurColor™ Inkjet
On-Demand Color
Label Printers
From Epson
Epson’s SecurColor prints
enhanced color pharmacy labels
on-demand without the use of
pre-printed labels. Unlike other
label printers, SecurColor allows
you to print color anywhere on
a label and print variable length
labels to meet your needs.
©2014 Epson America, Inc. Epson and SecurColor are registered trademarks and
Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SecurColor. The smarter way to print pharmacy labels.
Prints color where you need it
No preprinted labels required
Prints variable length labels
Prints auxiliary info on label
Water and alcohol proof
Reduces label costs
All in a small footprint.
DISCOVER THE ADVANTAGES OF
EPSON SECURCOLOR
Epson’s SecurColor® prints color-enhanced pharmacy labels without the expense and
hassle of pre-printed labels. It is an ideal solution for retail and compounding pharmacies
for printing crisp, clear color labels of variable length, including warning information,
barcodes, text and graphics. And the labels are alcohol and water proof when printed on
qualified media. It also complies with USP 797 standards for sterile preparations. Best of
all it features the quality and reliability that Epson is known for.
pos.epson.com/healthcare
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Intelliguard® RFID
Solutions: Your
Prescription for
Medication Error
Prevention, Reduced
Costs, and Increased
Efficiency
Intelliguard® RFID Solutions
are proven to eliminate errors,
improve efficiency, and reduce
costs related to critical drug
inventory management and
distribution processes.
Intelliguard® RFID Solutions
Intelliguard® RFID Solutions provide
unprecedented real-time visibility of your
medications and pharmaceutical inventory:
g Manage medication inventory and replenishment
in minutes
g Automate error-prone manual tasks
g Optimize inventory levels and monitor
expiration dates
g Increase staff efficiencies and reduce costs
g Meet compliance requirements
g Enhance patient safety and focus on patient care
Contact MEPS Real-Time® today and discover how
our Intelliguard® solutions can increase your inventory
visibility. Learn more at www.mepsrealtime.com.
Intelliguard® Kit and Tray Management System
features countertop, under-counter or all-in-one cart
workstation options to automate tray replenishment
and approval processes.
Reduce Cost. Increase Efficiency.
Improve Patient Safety.
Phone 760-448-9500
Email info@mepsrealtime.com
Website www.mepsrealtime.com
MEPS®, MEPS Real-Time® and Intelliguard® are registered trademarks and RFID Solutions for Critical Inventory™ is a trademark of MEPS Real-Time, Inc., Carlsbad, CA.
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TM
R F I D - E n A b L E D I n v E n T O R y M A n A g E M E n T
Intelliguard® Inventory Management System
offers a perpetual inventory visibility solution with
RFID-enabled pharmaceutical storage cabinets
that automatically update inventory each time the
door is opened and closed. Features settings for
Cold (2° - 8°C) or Controlled Room Temperature
(20° - 25°C) storage and comes in sizes from
small under-counter to large-capacity.
Intelliguard® Vendor Managed Inventory System
provides manufacturers and distributors with a
real-time visibility solution to enable consignment
inventory and strict supply chain integrity. Features
continuously monitored RFID-enabled cabinets for
Cold (2° - 8°C) or Controlled Room Temperature
(20° - 25°C) inventory storage. A web-based portal
allows suppliers to manage inventory levels,
loading and dispensing activity, expiry alerts and
temperature excursions.
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Case Study:
Reducing the
Error Rate During
IV Infusion
Lancaster General Health
implements the Medi-Dose
Line Tracing Labels to
reduce medication error
rates and help create a
standardization process.
CASE STUDY
www.medidose.com
Tina M. Suess, MHA,
BSN, RN – BC, CPHIMS
Manager of Medication
Safety Integration
~ Lancaster General Hospital
Amanda E. Prusch,
PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist -
Medication Safety
~ PGY-1 Residency
Program Director
PRIMARY INTENDED OUTCOME(s)
Our goal was to reduce the error rate during IV infusion and create
standardization of line tracing protocol on infusion pumps by
implementing line tracing labels.
Reducing the Error Rate During IV Infusion
Lancaster General Health implements the Medi-Dose Line Tracing Labels to reduce
medication error rates and help create a standardization process.