WINTER 2015 I HEALTH SYSTEM • INFUSION
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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.
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
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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
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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
Winter 2015
Health System • Infusion
Winter 2015
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Quality Control & Electronic Inspection
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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
WAY
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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