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Inventory Management Improves tracking and minimizes waste

Manages Medication Returns Automatically restocks medications into PillPick and credits the patient account Patented PickRing™ Flexible plastic ring which ensures Right Patient, Right Drug, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time

Contact Swisslog for more information about how PillPick will complete your medication management cycle.

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Implementing penicillin skin testing throughout your health system can lower antibiotic costs, support stewardship initiatives and allow access to an affordable, well-tolerated treatment option for patients.

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Increase outpatient pharmacy revenue and patient compliance using the EvolutionPOS portable point-of-sale system.

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PillPick is a fully automated unit dose packaging, storage, and dispensing system which improves pharmacy productivity and enhances patient safety.

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The University of Virginia Health System (UVHS) adopted Talyst’s automation technology in 2009. With AutoPharm® Enterprise, UVHS has a perpetual inventory and a detailed tracking system that prevents drug shortages and increases inventory turns. The result is a decrease in inventory from an on-hand supply of 11 days down to 5 days and a reduced carrying cost of approximately $500,000.

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Clinicians simply put both the non-hazardous and the RCRA hazardous pharmaceutical waste in the same black container.* Clean Harbors, the largest hazardous waste incineration company in North America, will pickup, transport, dispose of, and keep you in full compliance. We own every step of the process and don’t broker your waste to someone else, like your red container medical waste provider has to.

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VigiLanz delivers to clinicians today comprehensive software solutions and services that merge hospital-based drug therapy, lab, micro results, surgery, radiology, documentation and other clinical data to empower clinicians to monitor infections, anticipate, identify and prevent adverse events, and ensure adherence to best practices.

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The MIC EDU System provides the utmost in patient safety - achieving one of the highest sterility assurance levels currently available.

The MIC EDU System by Containment Technologies Group, Inc. provides the utmost in patient safety – achieving one of the highest sterility assurance levels currently available in the open market. The MIC EDU System uses automated processing to sterilize all materials inside the manipulation chamber with vapor-phase hydrogen peroxide.

The MIC EDU System achieves a validated sterility assurance level of 10-5 – this equals no more than 1 contaminated vial out of 100,000 preparations.

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Improve patient safety and team communication with bar coding & labeling solutions designed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals.

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You name it. At Medi-Dose/EPS, there’s a label for that!

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INSPIRED SOLUTIONS™

PillPick™

Pharmacy Automation System

Fully Integrated and Automated Decreases human touches, reduces medication errors, and enhances patient safety

Efficient Improves staff utilization while dispensing and delivering medications at faster rates

Multi-Tasking Packages and dispenses first doses to cart fill or cabinets simultaneously

Inventory Management Improves tracking and minimizes waste

Manages Medication Returns Automatically restocks medications into PillPick and credits the patient account Patented PickRing™ Flexible plastic ring which ensures Right Patient, Right Drug, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time

Contact Swisslog for more information about how PillPick will complete your medication management cycle.

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PillPick™ Pharmacy Automation

by Swisslog PillPick is a fully automated unit dose packaging, storage, and dispensing system which improves pharmacy productivity and enhances patient safety.

President: Mike Hoganson

Swisslog Healthcare Solutions North America Founded: 1915 Employees: >250 Phone: (800) 525-1841 Address: Swisslog Healthcare Solutions 10825 East 47th Avenue Denver, CO 80239 Website: www.swisslog.com Email: healthcare@swisslog.com

Company Background Swisslog Healthcare Solutions began in 1915 as The Grover Company, a provider of pneumatic tube systems for local Detroit businesses. Over the years the company has transformed into a leading provider of integrated logistics solutions for healthcare facilities around the world. Its comprehensive product portfolio ranges from pharmacy automation, to medication management, to materials transport systems.

Swisslog’s solutions optimize hospital production, logistics and distribution processes - increasing flexibility, responsiveness and quality of patient care while minimizing costs. Decades of experience in the development and implementation of integrated logistics solutions have driven more than 2,000 hospitals throughout North America to choose Swisslog products.

The North American Division of Swisslog Healthcare Solutions is based in Denver, CO.

Product Overview PillPick™ is the ultimate automated pharmacy system. It provides a comprehensive approach from unit dose packaging through medication dispensing. PillPick automatically packages, barcodes, stores and dispenses unit dose medications onto Swisslog’s patented PickRing™. Offering built-in redundancy, PillPick can package and dispense simultaneously, reducing filling time for pharmacy orders. This unique solution to medication packaging and dispensing allows hospital pharmacies to benefit from a faster turnaround time, increased productivity and greater patient safety at a lower cost of operation.

into a database. A radio frequency (RFID) tag on each canister contains product and inventory information. Once prepared, the canister is loaded into PillPick as necessary for unit dose stock replenishment. Up to 50,000 unit doses can be stored within the warehouse portion of the machine.

Patient orders are received from the pharmacy information system via PillPick Manager Software. When requested, unit doses are automatically assembled onto a PickRing. The PickRing is a thin plastic ring that organizes 12 or 24-hours of patient-specific medications along with a label containing information chosen by nursing, e.g. drug and/or patient information, thus ensuring the Five Rights are met. PickRings can also be used for cabinet replenishment.

Doses that are not administered to a patient are sent back to the pharmacy where they are removed from the PickRing. The unit dose barcodes are automatically scanned and restocked into PillPick while verifying that the medication has not expired or been recalled. Once returned, the patient’s account is credited.

Features & Benefits

• Fully integrated and automated • Packages and dispenses first doses to cart fill or cabinets simultaneously • Improves tracking and minimizes waste • Automatically restocks medications and credits patient accounts • Patented PickRing™

Additional Product Lines ATP Series™ BoxPicker™ Inventory Management Software MedRover™ MedPickRx™ TransLogic™ Pneumatic Tube System RoboCourier™ Autonomous Mobile Robot Ordering Information To see how our medication management solutions can best serve your pharmacy, please contact us today at (800) 525-1841 or healthcare@swisslog.com.

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PRE-PEN® (benzylpenicilloyl polylysine injection USP): Penicillin Allergy Skin Testing Implementing penicillin skin testing throughout your health system can lower antibiotic costs, support stewardship initiatives and allow access to an affordable, well-tolerated treatment option for patients.

President & CEO: Jose A. Moreno Toscano Founded: 1923 Employees: 1,500 Stock Symbol: ALKB

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Product Benefits Up to 90% of patients who claim an allergy to penicillin are not truly allergic when assessed by skin testing.(1) This over-reporting often results in the over-prescribing of broad spectrum alternative antibiotics that contribute to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.(2) The choice of broad spectrum antibiotics, such as vancomycim or quinolones, is more costly and more likely to have adverse effects.(3) n Penicillin Skin Testing Benefits • Combating Drug Resistance - Inappropriate use of broad PRE-PEN® spectrum antibiotics puts all patients at greater risk due to

Penicillin Skin Test Antigen Company Background the development of drug resistance pathogens. Penicillin skin ALK is a research driven global pharmaceutical company focusing testing can be used to decrease the use of broad spectrum antibiotics on allergy diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Our mission is to such as vancomycin and fluorquinolones which supports antibiotic improve the quality of life for allergic people. stewardship efforts.(4)

Product Overview PRE-PEN (benzylpenicilloyl polylysine injection USP) is the only FDA approved skin test for the diagnosis of penicillin allergy.

PRE-PEN (benzylpenicilloyl polylysine USP) is administered through prick/puncture and intradermal skin testing and may quickly identify patients who can safely receive beta-lactam antibiotics.

Additional Product Resources For assistance with implementing penicillin skin testing in your hospital, contact ALK for resources such as:

• In Service Training • Patient Supply Kits • Training Video • Implementation Guide • Patient Education Materials • Physician Communication Tools

• Improved Antibiotic Selection - Treatment should be disease focused, not allergy focused. Penicillin is one of the most useful antimicrobial agents. It is highly effective and generally not toxic.(5) • Reduced Antibiotic Costs - Penicillin skin testing can lower health care costs and the financial burden on health systems without adversely impacting quality of care by allowing access to more cost-effective treatment options. The average cost of antibiotics for patients with a beta-lactam allergy is up to 60% higher compared to those without.(6)

Ordering Information

For more information on how to bring this important diagnostic tool to your hospital, contact us at prepen@alk.net.

Orders for PRE-PEN (benzylpenicilloyl polylysine injection USP) can be placed with your wholesaler partner, by calling ALK Customer Service or by emailing us at prepen@alk.net.

Departments That Can Benefit Penicillin skin testing can be implemented throughout the hospital in many departments including:

• Pharmacy • Infectious Disease • ICU • Pre-Admissions Testing/Surgery • E.D. • Pulmonology

(1) Salkind, JAMA, Vol. 285, No. 19, May 2001; (2) Arroliga, Mercedes. Cleveland Clinic Journ. Vol 70;Apr 2003. Pp 313-326.; (3) Blanca, et al. Continued need of appropriate beta-lactam derived skin test reagents for the management of allergy to beta-lactams. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 37, 166-173.; (4) Arroliga, Mercedes. Cleveland Clinic Journ. Vol 70;Apr 2003. Pp 313-326.; (5) Arroliga, Mercedes. Cleveland Clinic Journ. Vol 70;Apr 2003. Pp 313-326.; (6) Park, Miguel Mayo Clinic Proc. March 2005; 80(3):405 – 410.

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The Leader in Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Innovation

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EvolutionPOS for Hospital Pharmacies by RMS Increase outpatient pharmacy revenue and patient compliance using the EvolutionPOS portable point-of-sale system.

CEO:

Brad Jones Founded: 1998 Employees: 40+ Stock Symbol: Privately held Toll Free Phone: (877) 767-1060 Phone: (360) 438-8276 Fax: (360) 438-8284 Address: 101 N. Capitol Way, Suite 200 Olympia, WA 98501 Website: www.rm-solutions.com

Company Background Retail Management Solutions is the industry leader in point-ofsale technology for retail and outpatient pharmacy.

RMS is the only POS supplier specializing strictly in pharmacies.

Having installed more POS systems in the independent and institutional pharmacy markets than any other company, RMS systems have become the industry standard.

For outpatient pharmacy, we provide a seamless front-to-back transaction and information platform. Security and compliance are paramount, and our rock solid systems have built-in safeguards. Redundant storage, encrypted communications and certified payment mechanisms ensure protection and confidence.

You can count on us for prompt service in all 50 states, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We are a privately held company, with employees throughout the country — pharmacy technology professionals with hundreds of years of combined experience.

Product Overview Pharmacy should have a growing role in the health of your discharged patients. Most hospitals capture a small portion of their inpatient discharge prescriptions. The consequences include reduced patient compliance, elevated risk of recurrence and readmission, and lost revenue.

EvolutionPOS helps hospital pharmacies participate more proactively in the discharge process.

Taking the sale to the patient bedside offers convenience for patients and their family members. EvolutionPOS is easy to use, and it places all the register functions in your hands. The mobile, handheld unit communicates immediately, wirelessly and securely

with your POS server. A single device accomplishes the customer check-out, recordkeeping and inventory functions, including: • Customers sign on EvolutionPOS for all signatures traditionally captured at your POS (HIPPA, Prescription, Credit Card, etc) • Print receipt on the spot • Swipe their credit card at the time of delivery • Processing payments, including FSA/HRA cards • Real time communications with store POS for transaction and signature look up • Documenting pharmacist counseling EvolutionPOS for Pharmacy is based upon the success of our industry-leading POS offerings, Star-Plus, StarLite and Star-Link for enterprises with multiple locations. All are designed specifically to enable pharmacists and their staff members to provide excellent and efficient patient service.

Features & Options EvolutionPOS capabilities include: • Taking advantage of our 25+ dispensary system interfaces, the most in the industry!

• Barcode scanning of prescriptions and merchandise • Locating all available prescriptions for patient • Capturing electronic signatures real-time.

• Swiping FSA/HSA benefit cards with real-time verification of funds • Tendering options include debit/credit, cash, check, house charge Management elements include: • Employee payroll deduction integration • OTC Inventory management and wholesaler ordering right from the handheld • Custom report builder to help understand the business

Additional Product Lines Star-Lite; Star-Plus; Star-Link for real-time multi-location communication Key Customers Client base: More than 1,000 pharmacy customers rely on RMS POS solutions.

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Integrated Door Level Access Control

Increased Productivity.

Confidence in Secure Storage. · · · · ·

Integrated lock Open architecture for remote access On-screen, user-specific passwords Time, date and duration of cabinet access are recorded Download access log files

True Blue.

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Integrated Door Level Access Integrated door level access control increases confidence in the security of stored pharmaceuticals and vaccines, while eliminating the need for 3rd-party locks. The open architecture design can be connected to existing storage dispensing systems creating an integrated solution.

President & CEO:

Director of Global Sales & Marketing:

Bruce King Aaron Stout

Founded: 1977 Employees: 165 Stock Symbol:

Private Company Toll Free Phone: (800) 743-5637 Phone: (317) 773-9073 Address: 14400 Bergen Boulevard Noblesville, IN 46060 Website: www.helmerinc.com

Company Background Helmer Scientific is a manufacturer and worldwide distributor of cold chain storage and processing laboratory equipment.

We have over 35 years of experience in providing high-quality temperature controlled environments. Our products are used in over 100 countries throughout the world. Helmer originated in the blood bank market where precise temperature control is essential to the successful storage and transfusion of products.

These same principles have been applied to the design and development of our pharmacy products.

Product Overview i.D™ Integrated Access Control provides door level access and is managed through Helmer’s exclusive i.C3® User Interface. The electronic lock is integrated into the cabinet of the refrigerator or freezer creating a seamless system that securely monitors access to the unit.

The access control keypad is displayed on the the home screen of the i.C3 UI. Access is managed by user-specific PINs. Up to 100 unique ids can be programmed with an individual PIN directly on the i.C3 UI. The access control log provides an audit trail of all refrigerator or freezer entries and includes the User ID, Date, Time, Duration, and Method of entry. The data can be retrieved and stored using the download function.

Features n Integrated Electronic Lock Part of the cabinet design, the electronic lock offers security built into the cabinet itself.

n Access Control Keypad The Access Control Keypad can be set up as an alternate home screen or can be reached through an icon displayed on the home screen.

n User-specific PINs The Access Control Setup screen allows management of multiple user profiles. Up to 100 individual PINs can be programmed. A supervisor profile is used to set up user profiles but does not allow access to the unit providing additional security.

n Key Override In the event of a power failure a key can be used to override the system. Entry by key is tracked in the Access Control Log.

n Access Control Log Contains a record of each user-authenticated access event and includes the user id, date, time, duration, and method of entry. Up to 100 events can be viewed. A maximum of 21,000 events are stored for download.

n Download Functionality Download all access events as well as temperature data and alarm events for record keeping.

n Open Architecture The open architecture design of the i.C3 UI can be remotely connected to existing storage dispensing systems. Commands can be given from your kiosk to activate the electronic lock providing secure cold storage for pharmaceutical products.

The open architecture design of the i.C3 UI allows existing storage dispensing systems to connect remotely to the i.C3 UI. Commands given from your Kiosk or system will activate the electronic lock providing access to the requested pharmaceutical products.

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The PCCA API Difference • Every lot – not just the initial lot – is tested • A total of 14 checks and analyses are performed before being sent out • PCCA rejects about 180 chemical lots per year, or just over three lots received per work week

NOT ALL COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES ARE CREATED EQUAL. ONLY PCCA MEMBER PHARMACIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE BEST EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CHEMICALS AVAILABLE. Your PCCA member pharmacist partner brings to the triad relationship: • Access to the broadest range of active/non-active chemicals available • Chemicals that go through an exhaustive 14-step quality assurance process • Access to the largest clinical consulting team in the industry • The largest family of proven transdermals and bases

www.pccarx.com/prescribers

As the leader in compounding, PCCA stands behind every pharmacist member with the most complete offering of highest quality chemicals and accredited education, all supported by the most dedicated team in the industry. www.findacompounder.com

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Quality Compounds Start with PCCA Quality Chemicals, Bases and Education Only PCCA member pharmacies bring the highest quality chemicals, bases and training to your patients.

President:

Jim Smith CEO: David Sparks Founded: 1981 Employees: 250+ Toll Free Phone: (800) 331-2498 Phone: (281) 933-6948 Fax: (800) 874-5760 Address: 9901 South Wilcrest Drive Houston, TX 77099 Website: www.pccarx.com Email: coremarketing@pccarx.com

Company Background

Three decades ago, a physician encountered a patient who required an anti-nausea medication that was no longer commercially available.

The physician challenged a Houston area pharmacist to compound the medication. The prescription was a success, and the pharmacist saw that others in his field faced similar demands to help patients who required compounded medications. This network of pharmacists, united by a commitment to meet patient needs, was the foundation of PCCA (Professional Compounding Centers of America).

Today, PCCA has become the independent compounding pharmacist’s complete resource for fine chemicals, equipment, devices, flavors, ACPEaccredited training and education, pharmacy software, marketing, business and pharmacy consulting assistance. Our membership includes more than 3,900 independent community pharmacists in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries around the world.

Product Overview

While our members have access to over 4,560 active and non-active chemicals – more than any other compounding pharmacy supplier – the competitive advantage we bring our members is the industry’s most comprehensive quality control and assurance program we bring to those chemicals every day. Find out more at www.pccarx.com/quality.

Here is the Quality Difference that PCCA Brings to Member Pharmacies Every Day: Every Lot - Not Just the Initial Lot - Is Tested

• We do not solely rely upon the USP or manufacturer’s label to ensure the quality of the chemicals received.

• Every lot received is tested using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible analysis, melting point, specific gravity, solubility and chemical identifications.

• Additional testing of APIs is done using actual formulations.

14 Checks and Analyses Are Performed on Each Chemical Lot

• Nine qualitative and quantitative analyses are performed on every incoming chemical lot before it is released for repacking or sale.

• Each lot is tested against the certificate of analysis (C of A), including: USP, EP, NF, FCC, ACS and PCCA standards.

• After initial testing, all results are reviewed for accuracy by a second QC analyst.

• Chemicals are tested only by degreed Chemical Analysts.

PCCA Rejects About 180 Chemical Lots Per Year

• PCCA is fully registered by the FDA, DEA and State of Texas as a manufacturer and follows current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

• Only FDA-registered and GMP-certified manufacturers are used for the purchase of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

• Exclusive, proven bases and formulas.

Proven Bases for More Patient Options

With access to more than 50 proprietary bases – unavailable to other compounders - your PCCA pharmacy will have more options to treat your patients, from VersaBase® topicals, specifically designed for BHRT delivery, to Lipoderm®, the industry’s only transdermal proven to deliver four drugs simultaneously.

Comprehensive Education Is the Key to Compounding

Continuing education is the key to quality compounding solutions.

Your PCCA pharmacy has access to more Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited continuing education than anyone else. In 2013, PCCA will conduct more than 115 ACPEaccredited sessions across the United States, Canada and Australia, as well as scores of other training sessions from clinical and technicianrelated topics to sales and marketing.

Complete Support

Member pharmacies have access to the industry’s best support with more than 30 pharmacists and pharmaceutical chemists on-hand to answer the toughest compounding and clinical questions. PCCA has more pharmacy consultants on staff than any other competitor, answering more than 500 calls a day from members with an average response time of less than 30 minutes.

Testimonials

Find out how PCCA quality makes a difference in patients’ lives at www.pccarx.com/qualitytestimonial.

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AutoPhArm® EntErPrisE givEs us A comPlEtE snAPshot of our EntirE drug invEntory — in minutEs. Rafael Saenz Director of Pharmacy University of Virginia Health System

The University of Virginia Health System (UVHS) adopted Talyst’s automation technology in 2009. With AutoPharm® Enterprise, UVHS has a perpetual inventory and a detailed tracking system that prevents drug shortages and increases inventory turns. The result is a decrease in inventory from an on-hand supply of 11 days down to 5 days and a reduced carrying cost of approximately $500,000.

Visit Talyst.com for more information.

Visit us at Booth #2255 for ASHP 2012

Talyst.com | 877.4.TALYST

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Talyst - Your Enterprise Medication Management Partner We are committed to improving health by providing automated systems that ensure the precise and consistent delivery of medications across your entire enterprise.

CEO:

Carla Corkern Founded: 2002 Employees: 100+ Toll Free Phone: 1.877.4.Talyst Phone: (425) 289-5400 Address: 11335 NE 122nd Way, Suite 200 Kirkland, WA Website: talyst.com

Company Background Talyst is a market leader in pharmacy automation and your expert partner in pharmacy operations. Our solutions provide enterprise-wide medication management across your entire health system to offer greater inventory control, enhanced workflow efficiency, and improved patient safety. As of 2012, Talyst has installed automated systems in more than 600 integrated healthcare systems, acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and correctional institutions.

Product Overview

AutoPharm® Enterprise,

Talyst’s powerful software platform, manages your inventory across your health system. Its enterprisewide inventory management system controls multiple medication inventories with one automated system to ensure inventory is onhand and accurate.

The software platform allows you to manage your complete pharmacy inventory from arrival in the pharmacy to the patient care area. AutoPharm Enterprise integrates with your existing pharmacy information system to improve the way you stock, manage, and track medication inventory. It enables barcodedriven pharmacist checks for improved patient safety and easier, more accurate recordkeeping. The platform also provides broader high-alert medication warnings, and improves overall medication management.

Additional Product Lines AutoPharm® Mobile, AutoCarousel® HD, Refrigerated AutoCarousel® HD, AutoVault®, AutoCool®, AutoPack®, AutoLabel®, AutoSplit® 340B, AutoSplit® Contract Pharmacy, InSite®

Product Specifications

Talyst offers a suite of hardware products powered by AutoPharm Enterprise for a comprehensive pharmacy automation solution.

AutoCarousel® HD provides heavy-duty, secure automated storage for all of your medications. Its efficient vertical design ensures maximum storage in a compact footprint. The reliable AutoCarousel HD comes with a 10-Year Guarantee, and refrigerated carousels are also available.

AutoVault® provides controlled access and secure hospital-wide management for your controlled substances. It securely stores controlled substances in one or more cabinets based on your storage requirements.

AutoPack® integrates easily with your pharmacy system to provide a fully automated packaging system for oral solid medications. We offer a variety of sizes to meet your pharmacy needs, including AutoPack DO and AutoPack DE. AutoLabel® by Talyst is a complete barcoding solution that provides colorcoded barcode and standard black & white transfer labels to improve patient safety and support your BCMA initiative.

AutoSplit® is a complement of products and services designed to meet your 340B needs. AutoSplit® 340 Desktop is the market leader in automated 340B processing. Our AutoSplit 340B Desktop software automatically monitors all pharmaceutical usage in a 340B-eligible healthcare organization to provide optimized return on all qualified transactions. Talyst’s AutoSplit 340B Fully-Managed Solution is a service that provides expert management of all facets of your 340B program, allowing health systems, IDNs, and their contract pharmacies to boost savings by having dedicated 340B experts run the program. AutoSplit® Contract Pharmacy allows health systems to capture additional 340B savings from hospital scripts dispensed at retail pharmacies. AutoSplit Contract Pharmacy is an end-to-end managed service that gives covered entities the opportunity to capture increased 340B savings.

Ordering Information Talyst would like to partner with you to create the right solution for your health system.

For more information, please call 1.877.4.TALYST x1.

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The One-Container Pharmaceutical Waste Solution Simple, no worries, the highest level of technology, and best of all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; full compliance.

Clinicians simply put both the non-hazardous and the RCRA hazardous pharmaceutical waste in the same black container.* Clean Harbors, the largest hazardous waste incineration company in North America, will pickup, transport, dispose of, and keep you in full compliance. We own every step of the process and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t broker your waste to someone else, like your red container medical waste provider has to.

Ensuring compliance to waste segregation protocols can be difficult, both to train staff and to enforce. This can put your hospital at risk for regulatory action.

For more information: Call 800.645.8265 Email healthcareservices@cleanharbors.com www.cleanharbors.com * There are a few waste items that must be collected separately due to DOT regulations. Please contact Clean Harbors for more info.

EXPERT IN - HOUSE PHARMACEUTICAL & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste Management Program

by Clean Harbors

A single container system that is easier and more cost effective for clinical staff to implement. It eliminates the need for waste segregation, and reduces RCRA hazardous waste disposal errors and potential liability costs.

Founder & CEO: Alan McKim Founded: 1980 Employees: 9,000 Stock Symbol: CLH Toll Free Phone:

(800) 282-0058 x5465 (781) 792-5465 Address: 42 Longwater Drive Norwell, MA 02061 Website: www.cleanharbors.com Phone:

Company Background Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America.

The Company serves over 60,000 customers, including a majority of the Fortune 500 companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal, state, provincial and local governmental agencies.

Within Clean Harbors Environmental Services, the Company offers Technical Services and Field Services. Technical Services provide a broad range of hazardous material management and disposal services including the collection, packaging, transportation, recycling, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Field Services provide a wide variety of environmental cleanup services and industrial maintenance on customer sites or other locations on a scheduled or emergency response basis.

Protection Agency (EPA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) waste disposal rules that can result from waste segregation disposal systems.

The Clean Harbors One Container Program is a comprehensive collection system that is customized for each organization. Clean Harbors staff, of hazardous waste experts, work with healthcare facilities to design waste management systems that improve safety, compliance, and environmental impact. They will also develop schedules and procedures for the collection, transportation, management, documentation, and destruction of each unique waste profile.

In addition to the reduction in liability, the One Container Program “blended” disposal cost is cost competitive and often cost neutral because Clean Harbors, as the largest hazardous waste incineration company in North America, owns and operates every step of the hazardous waste disposal process.

Testimonials “ Clean Harbors brings a lot of value to the relationship. I know that I can count on them to efficiently handle the collection and disposal responsibilities. I also know that Mellissa (Clean Harbors Project Manager) is always there to do the special projects that keep us moving forward in reducing our waste and finding new efficiencies.” ­— Crystal Saric, Coordinator of Waste Services and Waste Reduction, Fairview Health Service, Minneapolis, MN

Headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has more than 200 locations, including over 50 waste management facilities, throughout North America in 37 U.S. states, seven Canadian provinces, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Product Overview Clean Harbors offers the simplest and most compliant pharmaceutical waste program available - the One Container Program. Frontline clinicians at hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities simply put both hazardous and nonhazardous pharmaceutical wastes in the same black container.* This substantially reduces noncompliance with Environmental

* There are a few items that must be collected separately due to DOT regulations.

Please contact Clean Harbors for more information.

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Real-Time Software Surveillance Solutions.

Improved Clinical Outcomes.

VigiLanz Real-Time Surveillance Solutions Improve patient care. Achieve core measures. Increase productivity.

VigiLanz delivers to clinicians today comprehensive software solutions and services that merge hospital-based drug therapy, lab, micro results, surgery, radiology, documentation and other clinical data to empower clinicians to monitor infections, anticipate, identify and prevent adverse events, and ensure adherence to best practices.

Adverse Drug Events

Dynamic Reporting

Infection Control

Dynamic Mining

Quality Surveillance

Intervention Tracking and Reporting

Please call or email us today for a web demo tailored to your needs!

VigiLanz Corporation 5775 Wayzata Boulevard Suite 970 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (855) 525-9078 connect@vigilanzcorp.com

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VigiLanz Dynamic PharmacoVigilance® Real-time Software. Real-time Surveillance.

VigiLanz software dynamically merges patient pharmacy, lab, micro and diagnosis data in real-time enabling pharmacists to easily anticipate and prevent adverse drug events, automate renal clearance management, identify-then-act on critical labs and significantly improve efficiency and patient care.

President & CEO: David Goldsteen, M.D. Founded: 2001 Toll Free Phone:

(855) 525-9078 Phone: (952) 232-6391 Offices: Minneapolis / Chicago Website: www.vigilanzcorp.com

Company Background

VigiLanz Corporation is a privately held, emerging growth firm and a leading provider of real-time pharmacovigilance, quality and related clinical decision support software for hospitals. VigiLanz was founded

by Dr. David Goldsteen and Dr. David Klass in 2001 and today supports a large and growing community of hospital pharmacy directors and staff, quality practitioners and other clinicians dedicated to patient care.

VigiLanz software-as-a-service real-time platform is helping transform 21st century health care and assisting emerging Accountable Care Organizations better manage patient communities.

Product Overview

VigiLanz real-time pharmacovigilance software comprises robust, agile and easy-to-install-and-use capability for up-to-the-minute clinical decision support. VigiLanz’ software is considered by thousands of users who depend on our technology to be best-in-class real-time pharmacovigilance and quality care management. With VigiLanz, clinicians perform in seconds what currently takes hours to complete manually and retrospectively, resulting in improved clinical outcomes and increased clinician productivity.

At the core of VigiLanz technology is a sophisticated rules engine that we have been developing and refining longer than any other participant in the market. Our technology provides the greatest ease and flexibility in adopting, adapting and configuring rules to meet your workflow needs. Once fully trained with VigiLanz robust tools, clinicians have at their fingertips the power to create meaningful rules to enhance patient care in minutes, without needing to burden hospital IT staff. And best of all, when it comes to better understanding critical patterns, performance and productivity, clinicians and administrators will always be within twoto-three clicks of the data needed for greater clinical and operational intelligence.

Our Dynamic PharmacoVigilance® solution stands apart as best-ofbreed care management technology and can be implemented as the cornerstone in your vision to create a seamless, real-time automated monitoring system of quality, practice guidance and cost support - key to all healthcare providers intent on thriving in new reimbursement models such as P4P and Shared Savings. Our solution serves as the ‘proprioceptive’ feedback loop of a healthcare delivery system. VigiLanz’ real-time software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology platform is exception-

based, delivering workflow-friendly alerts and reports that enable busy clinicians to intervene in a timely manner to optimize clinical care and minimize preventable adverse events.

Features & Options

• Drug/Lab relationships can be followed in depth, with precision using extensive filter and association features.

• Productivity is optimized using three tiered noise reduction features.

• Improvement initiatives are expedited using smart rules to identify improvement opportunities in SCIP, Core Measures, Blood Product Utilization and more before the opportunity is lost.

• Easily and quickly configure existing rules or build a completely new custom rule in just a few minutes without IT support or approval.

• Rule sets can quickly be customized using filters such as physician, unit and patient age, gender and weight.

• Incorporate VigiLanz’ dynamic interval capability that automatically adjusts the Good Medical Practice Interval of an ADE rule to reflect the criticality of a lab and potential dangers of a deteriorating lab trend. If the medical practice interval expires without the clinically appropriate action taken by the clinician, then an alert notification will be made.

• Emulate and automate pharmacists' analysis of dose appropriateness using the same tools and calculations including age, weight (IBW, AjBW, TBW, mg/kg calculation), sex, creatinine clearance calculations (multiple formulas), etc.

• VigiLanz also gives you the option to specify rules that alert on an exception basis only, so only a wrong dose triggers an activation that requires a pharmacist response.

Testimonials “ We didn’t want to reinvent our clinical program around a software tool, instead, VigiLanz customized their software around our processes.

The entire rules database in our solution is customized for our own practice, so we have a rule list that matches what we need to do and what’s important for our patients.”

— Dan Hansen, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Additional Product Lines

Dynamic Infection Control Monitor™ Dynamic Quality Care / Practice Guidance™

Ordering Information

Please visit us on the web at www.vigilanzcorp.com.

To schedule a webinar demo and experience VigiLanz’ real-time software solutions for hospital pharmacists and other clinicians, please call (855) 525-9078 today, or email us at connect@vigilanzcorp.com.

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Preceptor Recognitions

Thank You Preceptors!

The following colleges and organizations would like to acknowledge and thank the following preceptors for their hard work and dedication.

It’s great to be part of the UConn team.

Everyone wants to be a Husky!

The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy

Robert J. Bepko, Jr., R.Ph.

2011-12 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Preceptor of the Year: Diana Walick, Pharm.D The University of Findlay College of Pharmacy would like to thank Dr. Walick, PharmD., for her dedication in precepting introductory pharmacy practice students. Diana precepts students at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Ohio. Diana was nominated for this award by students who were impressed with Diana’s outstanding commitment to teaching and caring for her interns. She is able to share her knowledge with both students and patients in a very effective manner. The College of Pharmacy is appreciative of Diana’s time and efforts in developing future students.

2011-12 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Preceptor of the Year: Jodie Turosky, R.Ph. The University of Findlay College of Pharmacy would like to thank Jodie Turosky, R.Ph., for her impact on UF APPE students completing institutional pharmacy experiences at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Jodie was nominated for this award by several students who noted her dedication to them and the program. Jodie shares her knowledge in a manner that helps students to learn and become confident and independent. The College of Pharmacy is appreciative of Jodie’s time and efforts in developing future students.

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As Director of Professional Services at Norwalk Hospital, Bob Bepko has made an important impact on the development of University of Connecticut pharmacy students on rotation. Bob explains how the experience “opens the eyes of the students who don’t always have institutional experience.” While the opportunity he provides is demanding in nature, it comes with the boon of new understanding about the practice of pharmacy.

With all his Husky pride, it is not surprising that Mr. Bepko has recently been invited to serve on the UConn School of Pharmacy Advisory Board. In addition to his commitment to the School’s advisory board, Mr. Bepko engages in many community outreach endeavors.

Recently, he participated in a well-attended Career Open House in Bridgeport, CT in order to guide high school seniors towards future career paths. While pharmacy education is not for everyone, he hopes that it will be helpful in opening up students to new possibilities.

As a final piece of advice to students who hope to one day become pharmacists, Mr. Bepko describes how “it is critical for any health care professional to maintain their credibility. If you don’t know the answer, then get back to them and give them the right answer.” Although the environment in which he works under causes some duress, he says that most students “rise to the occasion.” Such achievement and personal development on the part of the students reflects a preceptor and a practice that offer indispensable opportunities.

If you are interested in becoming a UConn preceptor, contact the Office of Experiential Education at (860) 486-2999. Be a Husky!

Preceptor Recognitions

Thank you to our Preceptor of the Year Ralph Cabana Registered Pharmacist

CVS Pharmacy Preceptor since 2009

The Campbell University Experiential Education team would like to thank all of our preceptors for their dedication and contribution in the education and training of student-pharmacists for Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

The Preceptor of the Year Award is given to a preceptor who demonstrates high standards of professionalism, commitment to students as a professional mentor and a spirit of cooperation with the College of Pharmacy.

If preceptors have any questions, please contact one of the Experiential Education program team members.

Penny Shelton, Pharm.D., CGP Vice Chair, Experiential & Continuing Education (910) 893-1716 | (800) 760-9697 ext. 1716 sheltonp@campbell.edu Paige Brown, Pharm.D. Assistant Director of Experiential Education (910) 814-5611 | (800) 760-9697 ext. 5611 brownp@campbell.edu

“Ralph Cabana is an amazing listener. Whether that means listening to patients or over hearing my sighs and groans while learning how to deal with insurance rejections. There is never a moment where he is not willing to help.”

-Student Remarks

Jean White Coordinator of Experiential Education (910) 893-1709 | (800) 760-9697 ext. 1709 whitej@campbell.edu If you are interested in joining the UNE team as a preceptor, please contact the Office of Experiential Education at (207) 221-4500 or preceptorinfo@une.edu

Congratulates Paul Lyman On His Retirement The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy would like to thank Ronald M. Paolino, PhD, RPh, and Jackie Costantino, RPh, MBA, for their continuous hard work and dedication.

Ronald M. Paolino, PhD, RPh, is a practicing clinical psychologist at the Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, and has worked with our students for many years. His educational background beyond pharmacy extends to the areas of pharmacology, toxicology and psychology.

Jackie Costantino, RPh, MBA, is the Pharmacy Operations Team Leader at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI, and displays exceptional dedication to her students. She specializes in sterile preparations, home infusions and is certified in Anticoagulation Management.

Kathleen O. Fisher, RPh, MBA Director of Experiential Education Brett Feret, Pharm.D. Clinical Associate Professor Introductory Experiential Education Director Phone: (401) 874-2320 | bferet@uri.edu

A chance meeting with a classmate changed pharmacist Paul Lyman’s path from retirement to a second career, spanning 20 years, as a valued employee of the Bedford Veterans Administration Hospital and, fortunately for the students of MCPHS, a sought after ambulatory care preceptor. After a 27 year career as the owner of two successful independent pharmacies, Paul was ready to “kick back” and enjoy his retirement. Instead, Paul’s wife jokingly remarked that the kitchen was not big enough for the two of them, thus ending his dreams of retirement. While picking up a prescription, Paul reconnected with a classmate, the chief pharmacist at the Bedford VA Hospital, who was actively recruiting, and the rest is history.

Paul has truly enjoyed being a preceptor and has humbly remarked, “I have learned more from the students than they have learned from me.” The students, however, have a different view. In 2008, Paul was voted the MCPHS Institutional Preceptor of the Year. Additionally, as one student stated “I loved this rotation.

I didn’t want to leave. Paul Lyman is amazing. Where else do you have an opportunity to present at grand rounds!”

The entire MCPHS community appreciates all you have done over the years for our students, Paul. You will be missed as a preceptor but we know you will remain a dear friend. We wish you the best as you finally begin your retirement at the end of the year. Maybe now, you will have enough spare time to enlarge your kitchen!

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Preceptor Recognitions

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

2012 Preceptor of the Year Gregory Schepers, PharmD Gregory Schepers, PharmD, a clinical pharmacy specialist in medication safety and the director of the pharmacy residency program at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, was named the University of Michigan (U-M) College of Pharmacy’s 2012 Preceptor of the Year. He has mentored U-M PharmD students since 1987, and also precepts Pictured right to left: Greg Schepers, Frank Ascione (Dean and Professor of Social and Administrative fourth-year University of Toledo (U-T) PharmDs in Sciences, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy) a medication safety rotation. Schepers received his PharmD from U-M in 1986, and was a community pharmacist before joining the VA over 25 years ago. At VA, he has been a “There is so much staff pharmacist, parenteral nutrition pharmacist, pharmacy supervisor, and geriatric pharmacist, opportunity and so before assuming his current post. Schepers is an many new challenges active member of the American Society of Health in our profession,” System Pharmacists (ASHP), and serves on the Schepers remarks.

Experiential Education Committee at both the U-M “I really love hospital and at U-T.

pharmacy practice.”

Michigan P-4, Roxanne Naanos, was mentored

by Schepers during her third-year direct patient care and health system/hospital pharmacy practice experience at the VA. She commends him for his compassionate approach to teaching. “He is clear with his expectations, provides thoughtful feedback, praises us when we show progress, and creates wonderful opportunities for self-improvement,” Naanos says. “I feel lucky to have worked with him.”

On behalf of the faculty and staff of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy we salute all of our preceptors for their significant contributions in preparing the next generation of pharmacists. Thank you for all you do!

Gireesh Gupchup, PhD - Dean, School of Pharmacy Bill Wuller, R.Ph., M.S., FASHP - Director of Experiential Education Tina Purcell Covidien Corporation St. Louis, MO Alternative Practice

McKenzie Ferguson SIUE Drug Information Center Edwardsville, IL Faculty Award

Julia Schimmelpfennig St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Belleville, IL and the entire pharmacy staff Hospital Practice

Vallery Huston Schnucks – St. John’s Pavilion Pharmacy Springfield, IL Community Practice

Eric Gibbs Marion, VA Medical Center Marion, IL Patient Care Practice

If you are interested in becoming an SIUE preceptor contact Bill Wuller, Director of Experiential Education, 618-650-5167 or wwuller@siue.edu.

Hugh G. Boothe B.S., M.S., PharmD 2011 - 2012 Institutional Preceptor of the Year We Thank You for Investing in the Future of Pharmacy Dr. Boothe precepts advanced pharmacy practice students in an infectious disease elective at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY. Students who nominated him for this award acknowledge his mentorship and dedication to patient care.

His fervor to instill clinical knowledge and skills has helped to shape their attitudes and values about the profession of pharmacy.

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Dr. Boothe was truly one of the greatest preceptors I have ever encountered. There’s so much that I was blessed to see and learn under his guidance. His passion for infectious disease was evident in the way he handled each patient. He deserves to be recognized for his great service to our community. He not only serviced me as a preceptor, but also as a wise and honest life coach.

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Dr. Boothe has many years of clinical professional knowledge which he is good at sharing with students. Dr Boothe is also a very compassionate person with an impressive professional career which makes him a great role model. He has inspired me to want to pursue a more clinical role in pharmacy. It was both a pleasure and an honor to be his student.

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SUPERIOR PRECEPTORS

Dr. George MacKinnon

The Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy recently polled our P2 students, Class of 2014, and asked them which of their preceptors has had the greatest impact on their pharmacy practice education. We also asked them to identify the exceptional traits of the preceptor they named to support the choice they made. While their answers didn’t point to any one preceptor, the survey did tell us what characteristics make a great experiential educator in a student’s eyes.

Above all, they appreciated a preceptor who took the time to teach them about all aspects of the pharmacy’s environment and seemed to enjoy sharing his or her knowledge with the next generation of pharmacy professionals.

The students also liked preceptors who asked challenging questions and made them accountable for finding the correct answers. Another positive trait that many of our students mentioned was the ability to listen to a student’s viewpoint and take the time to explain why it’s right or wrong.

At Roosevelt, we feel privileged to call so many exemplary preceptors our partners.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your dedication to our students and the College of Pharmacy.

If you are a pharmacist interested in becoming a RUCOP preceptor for introductory and advanced experiential education, please contact: Randall Lambert, PhD, RPh | Interim Director of Experiential Education (847) 330-4512 | rlambert@roosevelt.edu www.roosevelt.edu/pharmacy

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COUNTERTOP SAFETY CABINET Countertop cabinets make it possible to store flammables safely even when space is at a minimum. Supplied with one adjustable shelf, these cabinets have the same great features as larger cabinets without compromising valuable floor space.

Health Care Logistics (800) 848-1633 www.GoHCL.com

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Four Gallon Countertop Safety Cabinet by Health Care Logistics Countertop cabinets make it possible to store flammables safely even when space is at a minimum. Supplied with one adjustable shelf, these cabinets have the same great features as larger cabinets without compromising valuable floor space.

Chairman: CEO:

VP of Business Development:

Gary Sharpe Connie Lewis Cindy Bell

Employees: 200 Stock Symbol:

Private Company (800) 848-1633 Address: PO Box 25 Circleville, OH, 43113-0025 Website: GoHCL.com Toll Free Phone:

Company Background Since 1978, Health Care Logistics has been a health care industry leader who specializes in manufacturing, packaging and distributing unique and hard-to-find products. In addition to the 10,000+ products available in HCL’s inventory, the company provides free search and development services for non-inventory items. HCL offers small product quantities and has no minimum order requirements. Visit HCL online at GoHCL.com or call 1-800-848-1633 to speak live with HCL’s friendly, knowledgeable customer service staff from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday.

Features & Options •S tore smaller quantities nearby! Countertop cabinets make it possible to store flammables safely even when space is at a minimum. Supplied with one adjustable shelf, these cabinets have the same great features as larger cabinets without compromising valuable floor space.

•D ouble-wall construction with 1-1/2" (38mm) insulating air space.

•S turdy, 18 gauge steel, welded for strength, long life and greater fire protection.

•E xclusive U-Loc™ handle includes two keys and accepts an optional padlock for convenience and security. Easy fingertip operation with slip resistant grip for greater control.

•E xclusive Haz-Alert™ reflective labeling for high visibility under fire conditions or a power outage. Strategically zone positioned to be firefighter friendly.

• 3 -point stainless steel bullet latching system for optimum longevity with increased heat resistance.

•S elf-latching, easy-close doors on piano hinge for smooth operation.

• An exclusive SpillSlope™ shelf safely directs spills to bottom of sump. Adjustable on 3" (76mm) centers for versatile storage.

Made of sturdy galvanized steel, they meet ANSI standards with a 350 lb safe allowable load.

• Rounded Safety corners on doors.

• 2" (51mm) leak proof sump to contain spills.

• Dual 2" (51mm) vents with flame arresters.

• Durable lead-free powder paint finish, inside and out, for maximum chemical resistance.

• Built-in grounding connector prevents static build up.

• Four adjustable leveling feet provide a wobble-free base.

• Warning label in three languages: English, Spanish and French.

• Attractive, flush mounted handle design reduces dangerous “catches” from pedestrian traffic. Less prone to damage when shipped.

• Self-closing doors feature fusible links to hold doors open and patented, concealed self-close mechanism for obstruction-free access.

• Designed in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Code 30 regulations, Uniform Fire code compliant and complies with OSHA regulations.

• Optional wall hanger assembly is available. Contact our Customer Service Department.

• Dimensions: 22"H x 17"W x 17"D (559mm x 432mm x 432mm)

Additional Product Lines HCL stocks more than 7,000 “unique and hard to find” items, such as boxes, bins, security seals, compounding and dispensing products, custom labels, security seals, and magnets, custom cabinets and storage, custom design foam, and unit dose packaging supplies. The company does not handle drugs or medications.

Markets Served Health Care Logistics provides an extensive offering of unique and hard-to-find items to hospitals, pharmacies, wholesalers, surgery centers, long term care facilities, correctional facilities, outpatient clinics as well as other markets in the healthcare industry.

Pricing Information $559.00/Each Ordering Information Visit us at www.GoHCL.Com or call (800) 848-1633

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Monitoring and Logging Temperatures for Compliance Reporting with Winland’s EnviroAlert® Protect valuables like medicine, blood and samples, while lowering labor costs with 24 / 7 remote monitoring, logging and viewing of real-time critical data including temperatures, humidity, water presence, power loss, and more.

Director of Business Development: Paul Machacek National Account Manager:

Keith Ebert Founded: 1972 Toll Free Phone: (800) 635-4269 Phone: (507) 625-7231 Fax: (507) 387-2488 Address: 1950 Excel Drive Mankato, MN Website: www.winland.com Email: sales@winland.com

Company Background For 40 years, Winland Electronics has been a recognized industry leader in the development and manufacture of critical condition monitoring solutions. Serving the healthcare, pharmacy, high tech and food service markets, the EnviroAlert security products are designed to monitor, log and alert when critical environmental conditions extend beyond programmed limits. Proudly manufactured in USA, Winland products are compatible with new and existing alarm systems and are available world wide.

Product Overview The EnviroAlert EA800-ip is designed for 24/7 critical condition monitoring in regulated industries such as pharmacies, hospitals, and commercial food service. Each device provides flexibility to simultaneously monitor wired and wireless sensors for conditions including: • Temperatures (high, low, cryogenic) • Relative humidity from 5 to 95% • Water presence (excellent in water heater and sink areas) • Contact closure (doors, etc) • Power loss Your EA800-ip real-time data is available to view and export through a secure intuitive web interface anywhere at any time for assigned personnel. Additionally, the LCD screen displays realtime sensor data 24/7 for the local team.

compliance including 21 CFR Part 11. Each sensor has a solid audit trail of data that can be graphed for quick overall trending visualization.

Receive alerts via multiple methods versus reliance on a single notification channel. The console LCD screen will flash and the audible buzzer will sound for immediate local notification and quick resolution. Alerts are also sent to designated personnel simultaneously via email and/or text to cell phones, notebooks, tablets, laptops and desktop computers. Alert notifications can be designated per device or per individual sensors.

System generated time and date stamped reports are available to view, download, and automatically email to multiple personnel per your regulatory requirements. Reports include sensor logs and charts, alarm logs, and device activity logs such as sensor parameter modifications.

Secure cloud-based technology provides quick large and small installations with no software management required. EnviroAlert systems can provide additional coverage in areas such as robot dispensers, liquid nitrogen storage, kitchen coolers and freezers, IT server rooms, clean rooms, warehouse and storage areas, and much more.

The EnviroAlert product line offers scalable monitoring solutions. If your application doesn’t require a network solution, install the EnviroAlert EA800. This non-IP model provides an economical means of viewing real-time data and accessing data logs via the console USB port.

The audible buzzer, flashing realtime data LCD screen and relay outputs provide critical situation alerts.

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Find us at the Intersection of Patient Safety and Pharmacy Efficiency Hospital pharmacies juggle many critical tasks. The top priority is patient safety.

Operational efficiency is important too; institutions seek to provide bar-coded medications while minimizing packaging tasks to enable BCMA. American Health Packaging can support you at this â&#x20AC;&#x153;key intersectionâ&#x20AC;? of patient safety and operational efficiency. The AHP unit dose line is the fastest growing in the industry. And we offer many exclusive items to eliminate pharmacy packaging on lower-volume items.

Easy-to-read bar codes ensure both accurate and easy scanning. In addition, our cartons feature color-coded labels to more easily distinguish between similar items on the pharmacy shelf.

Recent product introductions include Escitalopram tablets,

Montelukast Sodium tablets, Nifedipine ER tablets and Pioglitazone HCl tablets.

Safety & Efficiency.

In Every Dose.

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Prepackaged Unit-Dose Products

by American Health Packaging Bar-coded to the dose level, our unit dose line continues to grow!

The line now contains over 370 SKUs. And, nearly a third are industry exclusives - only available from American Health Packaging in a unit dose bar-coded package format.

General Manager: Rick Knight Business Division of AmerisourceBergen Toll Free Phone:

(800) 707-4621 (614) 492-8177 Fax: (614) 492-0448 Location: Columbus, OH Website: americanhealthpackaging.com Phone:

Company Background Located in Columbus, Ohio, American Health Packaging is a subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen. Our manufacturing facility is registered with the FDA and fully adheres to current cGMP. Industry veterans with over 100 years of collective experience lead the quality and manufacturing departments. American Health Packaging is licensed by the Drug Enforcement Administration to package Schedule II to V controlled substances.

Product Overview Patient safety is a critical issue for health systems. As a result, many health systems seek bar-coded product to dispense to patients. Bar-coded products used in conjunction with bar code medication administration (BCMA) systems, automate the “five rights.” American Health Packaging supports this health systems’ priority with its growing line of prepackaged unit-dose products.

Pharmacy efficiency. Pharmacies are concerned with the timely processing of orders to supply the proper medications to patients as quickly as possible. Adding a multitude of steps to package and check commercially available products in-house not only slows down this process, it also takes those clinicians away from their core competency - patient care.

Liability management.

Packaging products within health system pharmacies can be met with various distractions in terms of quality systems and process controls. Errors that arise can place the liability on the hospital, as well as the caregivers themselves.

Mitigation of risk is key. Purchasing medications from a highly regulated, cGMP compliant company such as AHP shifts some of the burden of responsibility from the health system.

Cost savings.

In addition to shifting the potential costs of errors, health systems that choose to package onsite must consider other direct costs such as establishing the packaging infrastructure as well as paying the highly trained professional staff to perform, manage and support non-core work.

Market Leadership in Providing Unit Dose

Bar-coded to the dose level, our unit dose line continues to grow! The line now contains over 370 SKUs. And, nearly a third are industry exclusives - only available from American Health Packaging in a unit dose bar-coded package format. Our products support all the major therapeutic classes. Recent product introductions include Escitalopram tablets, Montelukast Sodium tablets, Nifedipine ER tablets and Pioglitazone HCl tablets.

Features & Benefits

There are many benefits to American Health Packaging prepackaged unit-dose products: Safety. Companies that specialize in pharmaceutical packaging are

highly regulated and scrutinized by the FDA. Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) compliance ensures that products are packaged in a regulated and safe environment. Packaging professionals are adept at ensuring the product’s lot number, National Drug Code and expiration date are recorded correctly and legibly.

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TURN IT UP

MORE QUALITY. MORE EFFICIENCY.

EMDEON CLINICAL EXCHANGE MEDICATION HISTORYTM Simplify medication reconciliation. Access pharmacy sourced patient information to help improve patient safety, quality scores and reduce readmissions. To discover how Emdeon can improve your patient intake and discharge processes, call 877.562.5987 or visit www.emdeon.com/medrec.

Simplifying the Business of Healthcare

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Emdeon Clinical Exchange Medication History™

Emdeon Clinical Exchange Medication History enables hospitals to obtain pharmacy sourced medication history through a single, realtime inquiry via their ePrescribing application, EHR or web portal to save time, improve care, and reduce readmissions.

President & CEO: George Lazenby Employees: 3,300

Features & Benefits n Emdeon Clinical Exchange Medication History™ features include:

Stock Symbol: Private

• Pharmacy sourced medication history

Toll Free Phone:

(877) 562-5987 Fax: (877) 300-0290 Address: 3055 Lebanon Pike, Suite 1000 Nashville, TN 37214 USA Website: www.emdeon.com

• Retains patient medication history when patient changes insurance carriers

Company Background Emdeon is a leading provider of revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions, connecting payers, providers and patients in the U.S. healthcare system. Emdeon's offerings integrate and automate key business and administrative functions of its payer and provider customers throughout the patient encounter. Through the use of Emdeon's comprehensive suite of solutions, which are designed to easily integrate with existing technology infrastructures, customers are able to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase cash flow and more efficiently manage the complex revenue and payment cycle and clinical information exchange processes.

• Not dependent on patient ability to convey an accurate medication history and can include both cash prescriptions and those billed to insurance

Founded: 1986

• Access medication history 24x7 via your ePrescribing application, electronic health record or hospital web portal • Information is delivered in the NCPDP 8.1 XML SCRIPT standard format

n Key Benefits • Helps ambulatory providers and hospitals meet Meaningful Use Stage 2 and JCAHO requirements • May improve quality scores and patient safety through more complete and accurate medication history • Can fill critical gaps in patient medication history and help reduce readmissions • Saves time and improves workflow; designed to deliver medication history in real-time within seconds

Product Overview

Clinical information exchange helping hospitals and health systems prepare for what’s next.

Clinical integration, care coordination, accountable care - the name may change but the goal is the same. Hospitals and health systems need to improve care, quality and patient safety while protecting the bottom line.

Emdeon understands your need for a greater level of connectivity with other healthcare providers, a solution capable of facilitating end-to-end clinical information exchange. Emdeon Clinical Exchange solutions are helping hospitals and health systems exchange information with the broader clinical community.

We enable highly coordinated care that can drive ancillary services volume while simplifying the technology footprint.

Through Emdeon Clinical Exchange Medication History, hospitals can obtain pharmacy-sourced medication reconciliation information via their ePrescribing application, EHR, HIE or hospital-based web portal. This solution can help your clinical staff improve care coordination and fill potential gaps in medication history while potentially improving quality scores and reducing readmissions.

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The

of

Control

Rx Safe delivers total inventory control.

• Automates up to 95% of your daily fills.

• Virtually eliminates internal theft and diversion.

• Eliminates the dispensing of expiring product.

• Increases inventory turns with less on-hand inventory.

• Maintains accurate perpetual inventory for all medications down to the dose level.

To learn how your pharmacy can take complete control of your inventory and realize a dramatic operational cost savings,

call 607.624.3567 or email institutionalsales@innovat.com

Scalable Pharmacy Automation Solutions www.innovat.com

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RxSafe™ High Density Robotic Storage and Retrieval by Innovation RxSafe delivers unparalleled inventory control and dispensing accuracy to help outpatient pharmacies reduce on-hand inventory, increase operational efficiency, decrease labor costs, and eliminate theft and diversion.

CEO:

Mary Reno Founded: 1972 Employees: < 150 Stock Symbol: Private Phone: (607) 798-9376 Fax: (607) 729-5008 Address: 530 Columbia Drive Johnson City, NY 13790 Website: www.innovat.com

Company Background

Innovation is the leading provider of pharmacy intelligence and pharmacy automation to the retail, hospital, government, and mail order pharmacy markets. In business since 1972, Innovation’s PharmASSIST® family of scalable pharmacy automation and process control solutions address the prescription growth, patient safety, and cost control challenges of all size pharmacies. We apply business intelligence empowered by process simulation to help pharmacies “right-size” a solution that meets their goals, minimizes their risks, and allows for future growth. Using advanced data visualization, we build and analyze multiple scenarios with various technologies, workflows, and configurations, without having to test them on a live production system. Thus, our intelligence shows pharmacies the results they can expect, the variance they can handle, and a proven growth path on which they can build.

Product Overview

With RxSafe you take complete control of your outpatient pharmacy’s inventory management, prescription fulfillment, patient safety, and medication diversion initiatives. RxSafe’s combination of unparalleled inventory control and dispensing accuracy enables your outpatient pharmacy to reduce on-hand inventory, increase operational efficiency, decrease labor costs, and eliminate theft and diversion.

RxSafe is Scalable and Space Saving. The RxSafe 1800 stores 1800 native prescription containers in just over 12 square feet. Depending on your formulary and budget, you can seamlessly scale up by adding individual towers. For example, to automate up to 5400 medications, you can implement a 3-tower RxSafe system in less than 40 square feet of floor space. Concurrently, RxSafe’s high-density storage capability eliminates the need for your medication-based pharmacy shelving and returns this invaluable working space to your pharmacy.

RxSafe Offers Total Inventory Control and Increased Throughput.

There’s no greater challenge for outpatient pharmacies than maintaining accurate inventory. Even with technological advances in pharmacy management and robotic dispensing systems, most pharmacies still manually verify inventory in open inventory storage systems.

With RxSafe, you automate and accelerate all aspects of inventory

management, and eliminate redundant, time consuming manual tasks such as the daily put-away process. RxSafe securely stores and accurately tracks in real-time all pharmacy inventory, including narcotics, down to the pill or unit-of-use package. The system uses a combination of barcode scanning, automatic inventory verification by weight (with a built-in discrepancy alarm), and precise optical counting to achieve 100% accuracy and in-depth inventory transparency. Thus, your staff will always have full knowledge of on-hand inventory at prescription entry, avoid dispensing expired product, and can verify inventory received against inventory ordered.

When comparing RxSafe to the industry’s current robotic dispensing systems, RxSafe offers numerous advantages. First, RxSafe streamlines your workflow by continuously bringing prescription containers to your staff based on demand. Your staff does not have to retrieve any medications from shelves, which would occur with standard robotics due to the limit on their number of dispensing cells (e.g., 200-250).

Second, the system increases your pharmacy’s throughput by filling up to 500 Rxs/hour in multi-operator mode, far outdistancing any current robotics system. Lastly, RxSafe eliminates tedious ongoing maintenance activity such as dispenser, vial, and label replenishment, along with daily and weekly system cleaning.

Features & Options

• Automates up to 95% of your daily fills.

• Seamlessly scales from 1800 to 5400 native prescription containers.

• Increases inventory turns with less on-hand inventory.

• Automates and speeds up the daily put-away process with a 3-second put-away cycle.

• Maintains accurate perpetual inventory for all medications down to the dose level.

• Provides complete knowledge of on-hand inventory at prescription data entry.

• Reduces will call inventory and simplifies the return-to-stock process.

• Eliminates medication shelving and recaptures valuable working space to your pharmacy.

Additional Product Lines

• PharmASSIST® suite of pharmacy automation solutions - workflow systems, counting technologies, robotic dispensing, and high volume systems • RxVault® - automated storage and retrieval for narcotics and highshrink inventory

Ordering Information

To learn how your pharmacy can take complete control of your inventory and realize a dramatic operational cost savings, call Institutional Sales at (607) 624-3567 or email institutionalsales@innovat.com.

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CLIMB THE LADDER OF STERILITY ASSURANCE TO ACHIEVE GREATER PATIENT SAFETY.

MIC DUAL EDU SYSTEM

The MIC EDU System by Containment Technologies Group, Inc. provides the utmost in patient safety – achieving one of the highest sterility assurance levels currently available in the open market. The MIC EDU System uses automated processing to sterilize all materials inside the manipulation chamber with vapor-phase hydrogen peroxide.

The MIC EDU System achieves a validated sterility assurance level of 10-5 – this equals no more than 1 contaminated vial out of 100,000 preparations.

Containment Technologies Group, Inc. | 5460 Victory Drive Suite 300 | Indianapolis, IN 46203 | 317.713.8200 | www.mic4.com

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The MIC EDU System by Containment Technologies Group, Inc. The MIC EDU System provides the utmost in patient safety - achieving one of the highest sterility assurance levels currently available.

Protecting the patient, reducing your risk, and all but ensuring a contaminant free compound for end patient administration.

President & CEO: Michele Moore,

R.Ph., M.B.A

Founded: 1994 Employees: Private Stock Symbol: Private Phone:

(317) 713-8200 (317) 713-8201 Address: 5460 Victory Drive, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN, 46203 Website: www.mic4.com Fax:

Company Background

Containment Technologies Group, Inc. was one of the very first companies to introduce the barrier isolator (otherwise known as a CAI or CACI) into the US market. Our President and CEO is an active hospital pharmacist and is fully committed to innovative products with a focus on patient safety. Our MIC Family of Isolators have always focused on providing the highest possible levels of sterility assurance to make sure our focus on patient safety is met. The MIC was designed by engineers with hazardous containment and aseptic expertise. Our engineering department is recognized throughout the world for their work with parenteral products and hazardous containment. The MIC product line is currently implemented in nearly every state in the country as well as in over a dozen countries overseas. We are quite proud of our globally dispersed, very satisfied, and extremely loyal client base. Containment Technologies Group, Inc. - Where our goal is Protecting The Patient, The Provider, And The Environment.

Product Overview Did You Know?

Studies have shown that following current regulations and aseptic compounding techniques that contamination rates can be as high as 5% while preparing your compound within an approved primary engineering control - that is 1 contaminated vial out of every 20!

Here are some examples:

• If sterility tests were conducted per USP <71> methods on compounded products based on published data the expected result would be 10-2 (one contaminated compound out of every 100 compounds) to 10-3 (one out of every 1,000) in USP <797> compliant clean rooms with open primary engineering controls.

•T he FDA accepts a 10-4 sterility assurance level (one out of every 10,000) while preparing in a pharma facility.

Here’s the great news! The MIC EDU has a validated 10-5 sterility assurance level. This means that you can expect no more than 1 contaminated compound out of every 100,000 compounds prepared

for your patients. The MIC EDU with automated decontamination capabilities provides a consistent means of reducing risk of contaminated products with a repeatable method of reaching all exterior surfaces of compounding materials and the interior surfaces of the MIC. The vapor phase hydrogen peroxide is an effective decontaminate with a broad range of capabilities that leaves no residue. The MIC EDU Dual is our most popular unit and it allows for continuous compounding with no downtime for decontamination. The decontamination technology developed in conjunction with Steris Corporation is a continued effort to increase patient safety through Advanced Aseptic Compounding™.

Features & Options

• Comes as a complete system: Compounding Aseptic Isolator, Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Injection Unit, Stainless Steel Internal Rack System, Complete Startup Kit, Professional Installation and Training • Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Injection Unit is fully programmable and completely automated after initial setup • Eliminates the inconsistent decontamination step normally performed by unpredictable human interaction • Alarms and locking doors to provide security and protection during decontamination cycle • Filtration - HEPA filter 99.99% effective with particles of greater than .5 micron. Air flow enters and exits chamber through HEPA filters (ISO Class 5) • Hazardous or non-hazardous solutions available • 110v (standard room outlet), unit rolls through a standard doorway

Additional Product Lines

MIC Family of Isolators (hazardous and non-hazardous solutions): • MIC Single • MIC Dual • MIC TPN • MIC 797P • MIC Nuclear

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Trade Shows, Meetings & Expositions For listing and advertising details, please contact Sales@RXinsider.com or call 800.972.2083

RXinsider’s Virtual Pharmacy Trade Show 24 / 7 / 365 450+ Booths, 130 Aisles www.rxinsider.com

AMCP’s Annual Meeting & Expo April 3 - 5, 2013 San Diego, CA www.amcp.org

ASHP 2012 Midyear Clinical Meeting December 2 - 6, 2012 Las Vegas, NV www.ashp.org

The unSUMMIT 2013 April 24 - 26, 2013 Renaissance Orlando at Sea World Orlando, FL www.unsummit.com

MHA Annual Business Summit Feb. 27 - March 1, 2013 ARIA at CityCenter Las Vegas, NV www.mhainc.com APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition March 1 - 4, 2013 Los Angeles, CA www.pharmacist.com HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition March 3 - 7, 2013 New Orleans, LA www.himssconference.org Annual Seminar by the Sea Northeast Regional Conference March 13 - 15, 2013 Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel Newport, RI www.uri.edu CPhA & Pharmacy Foundation’s Outlook 2013 March 15 - 18, 2013 Monterey, CA www.cpha.com

Health Connect Partners 2013 Spring Hospital Pharmacy Conference May 6 - 8, 2013 Hilton Atlanta Atlanta, GA www.hlthcp.com

NCPA Annual Conference on National Legislation & Government Affairs May 2013 Washington, DC www.ncpanet.org ASCP Spring Conference + Exhibition May 14 - 17, 2013 Orlando, FL www.ascp.com

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Bringing the pharmacy profession together in paradise.

EducationalConference.org Scan the meeting QR code and stay in touch with the latest meeting activities, videos, speaker bios, and more.

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Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit May 7 - 10, 2013 Wynn Hotel Las Vegas, NV www.armadasummit.com

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Hundreds of employers.

Thousands of jobs.

One location.

Virtual Pharmacy Job EXPO With more than 350,000 annual visitors, the Virtual Pharmacy Job EXPO is the perfect resource for employers to post career opportunities, brand their organizations and connect with pharmacy professionals. For details, contact our sales team at sales@RXinsider.com / 800.972.2083.

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WHY ATTEND THIS KEY HEALTH CARE EVENT?

Executive format for quality networking between health care buyers and suppliers

Meet and interact with the decision-makers from key health care purchasing groups

An exceptional business

2013 FAH Public Policy Conference and Business Exposition

development opportunity with current and potential business partners in one venue

Capitalize on networking opportunities with your peers

Join leaders of the U.S. health care system at one of the nation’s top health care meetings

Hear leading industry experts discuss the future direction of health care

Attend educational sessions addressing National Accounts, Capital Equipment, Pharmacy and Supply Chain

The FAH Public Policy Conference and Business Exposition is a great forum for large and small health care

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35 + GPO S /IDN S /VA ATTENDED IN 2012!

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March 3-5, 2013 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, D.C.

An event health care suppliers can’t afford to miss! Make plans now to attend this exceptional business development opportunity - the single most important health policy and hospital industry meeting of the year!

suppliers to access today’s purchasing executives.

For questions and information, contact FAH via email at bmoneypenny@fah.org or 501.661.9555.

Visit our website at www.fah.org.

It’s time to roll up your sleeves Complying with CMS Meaningful Use Criteria is requisite for hospitals to receive ARRA funding now and avoid reimbursement penalties in the years to come.

Stage 2 Meaningful Use Criteria is official: “Automatically track medications from order to administration using assistive technologies (such as radio frequency identification (RFID) or bar coding) in conjunction with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR).”

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: 42 CFR Parts 412, 413, and 495

BCMA not only protects patients and caregivers, it's good business.

www.unsummit.com

FOR BEDSIDE BARCODING April 24-26, 2013 Renaissance Orlando at Sea World

Pharmacy Buyer Education: learn the ins and outs of pharmacy purchasing for hospitals, medical centers, & health systems. 

Lectures solely focused on Pharmacy Purchasing: Cost Savings & Revenue Generating Improving Productivity & Efficiency Buying Best Practices

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Attendees receive 8-10 ACPE-accredited Pharmacy CE’s

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Registration opens January 2013 - see our website (above)

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$25 off a NEW NPPA Membership with Registration– Use Discount Code: “New Member-RXI”

Save the Date

May 14 - 17, 2013 2013 ASCP Spring Conference + Exhibition Walt Disney World Swan/Dolphin Orlando, Florida

PROGRAM DETAILS WILL BE POSTED AS THEY DEVELOP ON OUR WEBSITE (WWW.ASCP.COM)

1321 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 www.ascp.com Experts in geriatric medication management.

Improving the lives of seniors.

For information on sponsorship opportunities contact: Lee Anne Pirrello Sr. Director of Business Development Phone: 703-739-1300 ext. 124 Email: lpirrello@ascp.com

130 aisles.

450 booths.

One location.

Virtual Pharmacy Trade Show Pharmacy’s Leading Product and Service Providers… in One Convenient Location.

The Virtual Pharmacy Trade Show is pharmacy’s one-stop resource destination to research and connect with leading providers of products and services throughout every segment of pharmacy. Due to its accessibility, relevancy, and focus, more than 250,000 annual visitors depend on the Virtual Pharmacy Trade Show to conduct preliminary and advanced research on industry leaders. RXinsider currently manages five healthcare Virtual Trade Shows in the disciplines of pharmacy, informatics, therapy, continuing education, and general healthcare.

For information on advertising opportunities within the trade show, contact our sales team at:

800.972.2083 sales@RXinsider.com RXinsider.com

Connecting Healthcare Through Innovation

RXinsider is a multi-media and software development company providing innovative solutions to a variety of healthcare disciplines and higher education markets. Our six divisions include: Academic Software, Job / Career Solutions, Continuing Education Solutions, B2B Solutions, Credential ePortfolios, and B2C Solutions. © 2012 RXinsider LTD. All rights reserved.

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Event Calendar

Trade Shows, Meetings & Expositions For listing and advertising details, please contact Sales@RXinsider.com or call 800.972.2083

continued from page 40 IACP Annual Meeting (Compounders on Capitol Hill) June 1 - 4, 2013 Arlington, VA www.iacprx.org McKesson June 26 - 30, 2013 Venetian Resort Hotel Las Vegas, NV www.mckessonideashare.com Cardinal Health RBC August 2013 Seattle, WA rbc.cardinalhealth.com AACP July 13 - 17, 2013 Chicago, IL www.aacp.org Texas Pharmacy Association: Rxperts Conference & Expo July 25 - 28, 2013 Frisco, TX www.rxpert.org Technology Conference August 10 - 13, 2013 Las Vegas, NV www.rxconference.org 2013 NPPA Conference (National Pharmacy Purchasing Association) August 19 - 22, 2013 Bally’s Las Vegas www.PharmacyPurchasing.com New England Pharmacists Annual Convention September 2013, TBD www.nepharmacists.org

NCPA Annual Convention & Trade Exposition October 12 - 16, 2013 Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Orlando, FL www.ncpanet.org Health Connect Partners 2013 Fall Hospital Pharmacy Conference October 14 – 16, 2013 The Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles, CA www.hlthcp.com HSCA International Expo October 2013, TBD www.supplychainassociation.org NACDS Pharmacy & 2012 ASCP Annual Meeting October 2013, TBD www.ascp.org Innovatix 2013 National Meeting and Exhibition October 2013, TBD www.innovatix.com

SPREAD YOUR WORD THROUGHOUT THE PHARMACY MARKET.

CSHP & NVSHP Seminar 2013 Oct. 31 - November 3, 2013 Disneyland Anaheim, CA seminar.cshp.org

All shows are subject to change.

Strengthen your lead generation, market presence, and image throughout the pharmacy community via RXinsider’s portfolio of multimedia venues. Contact a Business Development Director today.

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There’s a label for that!

Scan to see these labels in action!

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Medi-Dose/EPS labels are specifically designed for every need…from solids to liquids, syringes to ampules, IV lines and bags to insulin and suppositories. Plus, with our MILT® software, you can even add optional bar codes.

You name it. At Medi-Dose/EPS, there’s a label for that!

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Labeling Solutions by Medi-Dose, Inc. / EPS, Inc. Improve patient safety and team communication with bar coding & labeling solutions designed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals.

President:

Robert Braverman

Labeling Solutions

Founded: 1971

• Unit Dose Packaging and Bar Coding Applications

Employees: Private

• Pharmacy Auxiliary Labels

Toll Free Phone:

• Line Tracing Labels

(800) 523-8966 Phone: (215) 396-8600 Fax: (800) 323-8966 Address: 70 Industrial Drive Ivyland, PA 18974 Website: www.medidose.com

• LiquiDose and TampAlerT Tamper-Evident Labeling • ShrinkSafe Paralytic Agent ID Bands • Stock STERILE Labels • IV Medication Additive Labels • General Purpose Tape • Nursing Chart Tape

Company Background Medi-Dose/EPS was founded in 1971 when Milton Braverman, a former pharmaceutical company Territory Manager, saw the need for inexpensive, manual unit dose packaging allowing a hospital to convert from traditional dispensing. He developed the Medi-Dose System to package, handle and dispense predetermined amounts of medication so they would be accessible for one regular dose.

Because of the continued success of the Medi-Dose System, Medi-Dose/EPS expanded its product line to include the TampAlerT System offering tamper-evident liquid packaging, without the need for heat tunnels and accessory sealing equipment, and a full line of supplies and disposable products designed specifically for the pharmacy and health care professional.

Program Overview Often, the most important interaction you will have with the other members of your patient care team will be through your labels.

It is imperative that you clearly and concisely communicate the information they need to provide the best possible care and to avoid costly mistakes.

• Nursing Label Tape • Laboratory Label Tape • Laser/Photocopier Data Processing Labels • Dot Matrix Printer Data Processing Labels

Complementary Labeling Software MLT 3.0, MLT 2.6, Medi-Dose 2000, IV Profile/Label Software Trade Shows / Meetings Attended ASHP Midyear, ASHP Summer, Joint Forces Pharmacy Seminar, National Pharmacy Purchasing Association, various state & regional pharmacy conferences.

Ordering Information For additional information, please contact us at (800) 523-8966, visit our website at www.medidose.com or e-mail us at info@medidose.com.

Our MILT bar coding and labeling software as well as all of our labeling products have been selected or created with the input of professionals like you. Benefit from the real world experience of your peers by using these labeling products to help your team work safely and effectively.

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Anywhere Anytime CONTINUING EDUCATION APPS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

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Mobile apps offer busy healthcare professionals a convenient and straightforward tool to quickly research available and upcoming continuing education activities by accredited CE and CME providers (live seminars, online activities, webinars, etc.).

CE MOBILE WEB APPS OFFER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: n Quick and convenient access to available and upcoming CE n Access via any mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, etc.) n Filter options to identify courses of interest n Calendar views for monitoring upcoming events n RSVP options for live events, webinars, and seminars n Sharing capabilities via Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn Through CEAppCenter.com, discover and download mobile web apps offered by your favorite continuing education providers.

© 2012 RXinsider LTD. All rights reserved.

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CE Mobile Apps

by RXinsider Visit the CEAppCenter to access and download Continuing Education Mobile Web Apps from your favorite CE providers.

President & CEO: Gregory Cianfarani, RPh Founded: 1999 Employees:

< 50 Private Company Toll Free Phone: (800) 972-2083 Address: 1300 Division Road West Warwick, RI 02893 Website: www.ceappcenter.com / www.RXinsider.com Stock Symbol:

Company Background RXinsider is a multimedia and software development company providing innovative solutions to a variety of healthcare disciplines and colleges. Our goal is to provide innovative and practical technologies that support healthcare practitioners throughout their continuum of practice. Our six Business Units include: Academic Software, Job/Career Solutions, Continuing Education Solutions, B2B Solutions, Credential ePortfolios, and B2C Solutions.

Product Overview RXinsider launched the CEAppCenter as part of a complete solution available to providers of healthcare continuing education. As smartphones and tablets continue to play a leading role in communication, the number of healthcare professionals using mobile devices has significantly increased. Understanding the important shift from the use of desktops and laptops to smartphones and tablets, RXinsider has made it possible for providers of CE to “catch the mobile wave” - at an affordable price point.

CEAppCenter is the only central location exclusive to healthcare continuing education apps. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can choose from a variety of free apps - whether they are looking for specific conference activities, or researching their alma mater’s current and future programs. Visit www.ceappcenter.com or scan QR code to the left, to discover apps by various institutions including colleges, health systems, associations, medical education companies, and journals.

Features & Options CE apps offer pharmacists, students, and technicians: • Simple access to available and upcoming CE by their favorite providers • Access via any mobile device: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, etc.

• Filter options to identify courses of interest based on location, specialty, and format • Calendar views for monitoring upcoming events • Messaging features • RSVP options for live events • Sharing capabilities via Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

Testimonials “ Post-graduation, I realize finding relevant CPE events will require some research. I’m excited to use my college of pharmacy’s mobile app to monitor upcoming live seminars as well as online activities.

I especially like the messaging feature - it’s a great way for my school to stay in touch.”

— Mahran Izoli, PharmD Candidate

“ I love my iPhone and especially all the fun apps you can download, but I could never find an app specifically for continuing education, something that would help me find contact hours. Then, a colleague sent me a link to CEAppCenter. I have the Pain Management Continuing Education app and use it to find online and live courses. Thank you for making it so simple and easy to use.”

— Donna White, RPh

“ I work in a hospital and there are always specialty topics I am looking for, such as mental health or oncology. I love using the apps - it’s a very easy way to monitor what is available for CE activities that are relevant to my specialty.”

— Milena Falkner, RN

Ordering Information Does your institution offer continuing education? If so, consider presenting your available activities via a Mobile Web App. Contact RXinsider for a demonstration:

www.CEAppCenter.com or scan QR Code to the left.

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Prime Vendor Program

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nderstand the basics of managing a compliant 340B program!

Apexus offers a comprehensive review of the 340B Discounted Drug Pricing Program. The training session will provide practical information about 340B program fundamentals, which will enable stakeholders to participate with integrity.

The 340B University sessions include: • 340B Basics-Introduction to the 340B Drug Pricing Program • Program Integrity & Audits • Contract Pharmacy Implementation & Compliance • Optimizing Pharmacy Savings & Value While Ensuring Compliance • 340B & Medicaid: Overview on Billing & Duplicate Discount Policies

For additional information and registration, please contact Apexus Answers at ApexusAnswers@340BPVP.com * Continuing education for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians is available.

Apexus | 340B Prime Vendor Program (888) 340-2787 | ApexusAnswers@340BPVP.com | www.340BPVP.com

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Apexus Invites You to Attend 340B University

Apexus offers 340B University, an in-depth educational program designed for all 340B stakeholders to learn 340B compliance from industry experts. Topics covered in the training include fundamentals in implementing a compliant pharmacy program from Basics to Drug Pricing and hands on training with tools and resources available to assist with program integrity.

Vice President: Christopher Hatwig MS, RPh, FASHP Founded: 2007 Employees: 15+ Toll Free Phone: (888) 340-2787 Fax:

(972) 910-6699

Address: Apexus, 125 East John Carpenter Freeway Website:

Irving, TX 75062 www.340BPVP.com

Company Background

Founded in 2007, Apexus Inc., a nonprofit corporation, is the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) awarded contractor to serve as the prime vendor for the 340B Program.

As the government’s only awarded 340B Prime Vendor, Apexus is responsible for securing sub-ceiling discounts on outpatient drug purchases and discounts on other pharmacy related products and services for participating public hospitals, community health centers and other eligible safety-net health care providers electing to join the program.

The Prime Vendor Program serves participants in three primary roles:

1. Negotiates sub-ceiling 340B pricing on branded and generic pharmaceuticals 2. Establishes distribution solutions and networks that improve access to affordable medications 3. Provides other value-added pharmacy related products and services to its participants 340B Prime Vendor Program Benefits:

• Free federal program so there is no cost to participate in the 340B Prime Vendor Program • Steep discounts since it is the only program with authority to offer total price protection to branded pharmaceutical manufacturers for outpatient covered drugs • Exclusive discounts on other pharmacy related products, supplies and services

Product Overview

Understand the basics of managing a compliant 340B program!

The 340B University training session will provide practical information about 340B program fundamentals, which will enable stakeholders to participate with integrity.

The 340B University objectives are to enable attendees to:

1. Describe the history, intent and statutory principals of the 340B program.

2. Outline the process for addressing 340B policy and for maintenance of integrity of 340B Program participation.

3. Describe the role of the manufacturer, wholesaler, prime vendor and entity in 340B pricing integrity.

4. List methods to optimize the value of the PVP’s products, services and tools.

340B University meets these objectives in one full day or two half-day sessions that mix traditional lecture and interactive/practical application learning formats. Continuing education for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians is available.

Testimonials

What 340B Stakeholders Are Saying About 340B University

“ T he nuts and bolts of how to establish a program that meets the statutes and has integrity.” “ You all did an awesome job and I look forward to future workshops for 340B. I feel like I now have the tools, knowledge and contacts that I need to continue to make our 340B program a success.” “ It was an excellent program and the open forum format was very good. It allowed the ability to answer questions that a participant may feel is elementary and was hesitant to ask in front of the entire group. I liked the fact that OPA, industry and wholesalers were represented.”

Markets Served

Many different types of organizations are considered 340B stakeholders, and each brings a unique perspective to the marketplace.

• Covered Entities • Contract Pharmacies • Advocacy Organizations • Vendors • 340B Contractors • Manufacturers • Wholesalers • Eligible Patients • Payors (Medicaid, Medicare, Private, Insurers) • Federal and State Government Agencies

Ordering Information

For more information about 340B Prime Vendor Program and 340B University, please contact Apexus Answers!

Email: ApexusAnswers@340BPVP.com Phone: (888) 340B PVP (340-2787)

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TexQ™ Disinfectant

by Texwipe TexQ™ Disinfectant is a one-step cleaner/disinfectant with 25% more Kill Claims than any other cleanroom quat.

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Les Josey Founded: 1964 Stock Symbol: ITW Toll Free Phone: (800) 839-9473 Phone: (336) 996-7046 Fax: (336) 996-6563 Address: 1210 South Park Drive Kernersville, NC 27284 USA Website: www.texwipe.com

Company Background

Texwipe is the worldwide leader in contamination control supplies and critical cleaning products including lint free cleanroom wipers, sterile products, Sterile IPA, cleanroom swabs, cleanroom paper and notebooks, adhesive mats and more.

It all started in 1964 when Edward Paley invented a product to solve a problem that no one could see. The problem was microcontamination - minute particles that were creating errors on the disk and tape drives of the burgeoning mainframe computer industry. In inventing the first low-lint cloth for cleaning computer equipment, Mr. Paley created a company and invented an industry.

In July 2001, The Texwipe Company, LLC was acquired by Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW). Today, Texwipe is a worldwide leader in contamination control products and process materials for aerospace, automotive, biotechnology, food processing, data storage, medical device, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, telecommunications and other industries requiring critical manufacturing environments.

ITW Texwipe's broad product line for contamination control includes a complete array of wipers, swabs, mops, cleaning solutions and stationery for use in cleanroom environments. Products include Vectra® ultraclean sealed-border wipers, CleanPak® pre-wetted wipers, CleanTips® swabs engineered for cleanliness and consistency, Transplex® ESD-safe swabs, and TexWrite® cleanroom stationery. ITW Texwipe also develops custom products to address specific customer requirements.

Headquartered in Kernersville, North Carolina, the company supports global customers with sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Manufacturing centers located in North Carolina, the Philippines and China provide the highest levels of quality and manufacturing technology.

Texwipe is committed to technology, innovation, and service excellence to provide the most consistent and highest quality products, including the recent launch of the revolutionary Vertex® Cleanroom Wipers and TexQ™ Disinfectant, a broad spectrum disinfectant with 25% more Kill Claims than any other cleanroom quat.

Product Overview

Introducing TexQ™ Disinfectant, the industry’s deadliest disinfectant with 25% more Kill Claims than any cleanroom quat. A Texwipe exclusive, TexQ™ Disinfectant is a one-step, EPA-registered Quaternary Disinfectant offering the highest kill claims, more than any other competitor solution.

TexQ is a one-step disinfectant cleaner that is effective against a broad spectrum of bacteria, virus and fungi. TexQ offers kill claims against some of the hardest to contain viruses and bacteria including MRSA, Pseudomonas, H5N1 and HIV-1 in addition to an exhaustive list of other microorganisms. This disinfectant will also inhibit the growth of mold and mildew and their odors when used as directed.

TexQ is ideal for manufacturing and/or compounding products in any cleanroom environment. It is particularly ideal for pharmaceutical, biologics and medical device manufacturing areas where adherence to strict disinfecting guidelines (cGMP) is essential.

TexQ Disinfectant is available in both ready-to-use (RTU) trigger spray (TX650) or concentrated gallon bottles (TX651).

Features & Benefits n Features

• One-Step Cleaner/Disinfectant • 25% more kill claims than any other cleanroom quat • 2 solutions: Ready-to-use and concentrate options • No dye or fragrance • Same active ingredients and final concentration for both products • EPA registered disinfectant • Functional use label on bottle

n Benefits • Provides greater assurance of efficacy against a wider variety of microorganisms • Select the convenience of ready-to-use or cost effectiveness of concentrate at the same use concentration • Single qualification required for both products • Kill claims provide assurance of efficacy of disinfection • Document the date opened and operator initials for usage control • No external source of additional contamination

Product Specifications

• Ready-to-Use - 22 oz. trigger spray • Concentrate - 1 gallon • EPA registered

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Dietary supplements and natural therapiesâ&#x20AC;Ś Are they safe?

Do they work?

Drug interactions?

NaturalStandard.com has the answers

Natural Standard The Authority on Integrative Medicine

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Natural Standard The Authority on Integrative Medicine Natural Standard provides high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine including dietary supplements and integrative therapies. Consolidated safety and efficacy data is available in an easy to use on-line decision support tool NaturalStandard.com. Professional and consumer information helps you counsel with confidence.

President & CEO: Catherine Ulbricht, PharmD Founded: 2000 Employees:

Hundreds of contributors worldwide Phone: (617) 591-3300 Fax: (617) 591-3399 Natural Standard The Authority on Address: 1 Davis Square Integrative Medicine Somerville, MA 02144 Website: NaturalStandard.com

Company Background

Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to healthcare facilities and academic centers.

Natural Standard includes contributors from hundreds of eminent clinical and research institutions. Natural Standard uses the most up-to-date, comprehensive systematic review methodology available. Rigorous factchecking and multiple rounds of blinded multidisciplinary peer review are employed to assure information is accurate and unbiased. Natural Standard is the trusted resource of thousands of hospitals, government agencies, universities, manufacturers and retailers worldwide.

Product Overview

More than 1/3 of patients use CAM, yet many patients do not disclose their use of supplements or complementary modalities (e.g., chiropractic, acupuncture) because they doubt their healthcare providers’ professional knowledge of the subject. The Natural Standard Professional Database helps promote a patient centered care model by providing high quality information on these therapies including statistical analysis of available clinical trials. Natural Standard offers patient handouts and comparative efficacy charts to aid clinicians, open lines of communication, and encourage patients to actively participate in their healthcare. Natural Standard helps providers obtain complete patient medication history profiles, which lead to better adherence to treatment regimens, patient awareness of health risks, and positive health outcomes. Healthcare organizations gain unique market advantage having this resource as evidenced by the growing number of integrative medicine centers within hospitals and retail pharmacies.

Product Specifications

• Encourage Shared Decision Making • Elevate Health Risk Awareness • Reduce Adverse Events • Reconcile Longitudinal Medical Records • Conduct Interactions Screening • Increase Treatment Regimen Adherence • Raise Patient Satisfaction • Improve Health Outcomes

Natural Standard Consolidates Evidence n Evidence Grades (A-F) • Effectiveness Summaries

n Interactions • Pharmaceutical / OTC Drugs

• Foods / Nutrient Depletions

• Dietary Supplements

• Diagnostic Tests / Labs

n Precautions / Contraindications • Allergies / Adverse Effects

• Post Market Surveillance

• Overdosing / Mega-dosing

• Pregnancy and Lactation

n Toxicology • Adult and Pediatric

n Mechanism of Action • Pharmacology / Pharmacodynamics / Kinetics

Testimonial

“The best and most authoritative web site available on herbal medicines.”

— The World Health Organization (WHO)

Features

Natural Standard Continuing Education Courses

Natural Standard is recommended by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for evidence-based CME designation. The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has identified dietary supplements and alternative medicine as one of the most sought after educational topics due to the lack of formal training on natural products in core curricula and high utilization rates. Natural Standard provides evidencebased courses meeting the credit requirement needs of all medical professionals. Programs can be taken in real time during daily workflow.

Students and other users may take courses for training purposes without generating credit certificates.

Additional Product Modules

Natural Standard Patient Online brings trustworthy, evidence-based, personalized prevention tools to patient education centers and hospital websites. Natural Standard wellness libraries are available in English, French and Spanish. Coverage spans more than 3,000 medical conditions including diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. More than 1,500 integrative medicine topics including herbs, vitamins, supplements, diets, exercise, and CAM modalities (chiropractic, acupuncture, etc.) are available at your fingertips. Health centers are organized by patient demographic. More than 40 engaging health and wellness tools and calculators including interactions and nutrient depletions checkers, symptom identification, body mass index, ideal body weight, and waistto-hip ratio among others. Newsletters, webinars, audio/podcasts, blogs, and social media are included. All patient materials can be downloaded, printed, and emailed.

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THREE COMPARTMENT REFRIGERATOR BOX Controls costs and helps keep temperature-sensitive medication sorted, secure and allows users to control access to temperature sensitive drugs.

Health Care Logistics (800) 848-1633 www.GoHCL.com

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Three Compartment Refrigerator Box with Dial Combination Lock

by Health Care Logistics Controls costs and helps keep temperature-sensitive medication sorted, secure and allows users to control access to temperature sensitive drugs.

Chairman: CEO:

VP of Business Development:

Gary Sharpe Connie Lewis Cindy Bell

Employees: 200 Stock Symbol:

Private Company (800) 848-1633 Address: PO Box 25 Circleville, OH, 43113-0025 Website: GoHCL.com Toll Free Phone:

Company Background Since 1978, Health Care Logistics has been a health care industry leader who specializes in manufacturing, packaging and distributing unique and hard-to-find products. In addition to the 10,000+ products available in HCL’s inventory, the company provides free search and development services for non-inventory items. HCL offers small product quantities and has no minimum order requirements. Visit HCL online at GoHCL.com or call 1-800-848-1633 to speak live with HCL’s friendly, knowledgeable customer service staff from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday.

Additional Product Lines HCL stocks more than 7,000 “unique and hard to find” items, such as boxes, bins, security seals, compounding and dispensing products, custom labels, security seals, and magnets, custom cabinets and storage, custom design foam, and unit dose packaging supplies. The company does not handle drugs or medications.

Markets Served Health Care Logistics provides an extensive offering of unique and hard-to-find items to hospitals, pharmacies, wholesalers, surgery centers, long term care facilities, correctional facilities, outpatient clinics as well as other markets in the healthcare industry.

Pricing Information $110.00/Each Ordering Information Visit us at www.GoHCL.Com or call (800) 848-1633

Features & Options • Three lockable compartments on HCL’s exclusive refrigerator box keeps temperature-sensitive medication sorted, secure and allows users to control access to temperature sensitive drugs.

• Refrigerated drug management box is made of durable 3/16" Clear acrylic. Flat attachment mount takes virtually no space away from the shelf above. Can be mounted to glass shelves using heavy-duty double-sided tape.

• Dial combination lock. Key lock (#18798) also available.

Compartments are keyed differently and include two keys per lock.

• Dimensions: 12"W x 5"H x 9"D. Individual compartments are 3-3/4"W

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