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Partnering for Integrity, Efficacy and Patient Care Background In just over 4 years, Encompass Rx has grown beyond their wildest dreams. What started as a regional specialty pharmacy focused on the greater Atlanta area is now a fully URAC-ac-

Encompass Rx is a locally owned and operated independent specialty pharmacy based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded by the owners, John Olsen, Maney Mazloom, and Dee Renade, they are focused on patient care for individuals with chronic diseases, believing that their role as clinical pharmacist does not begin or end with the dispensing of a prescription. The Encompass care model includes everything from formulary support and prior authorization management to injection training and financial assistance.

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TCGRx stays on the cutting edge of technology to provide products that are efficient, reliable, and patient-safety driven. We listen to our pharmacy partners’ concerns, and develop new products to meet the ever-changing demands our customers require.

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Moundsville Pharmacy becomes model for synchronization and adherence Moundsville Pharmacy is a retail pharmacy in Moundsville, West Virginia, about 75 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1981, the pharmacy today is a model for prescription synchronization and Medication Therapy Management (MTM).

Additional services include compounding, DME, immunizations, diabetes education and a few long-term care contracts.

Owner Jason Turner, Pharm.D., began his training with pharmacy-mentor Roger Cole, R.Ph., at Moundsville Pharmacy where he realized his passion for independent pharmacy practice and business ownership. Today, the operation of Moundsville Pharmacy and the legacy of Cole continue through the efforts of Turner and his team of pharmacists and technicians.

Preceptor Recognitions

The pharmacy utilizes QS/1®’s NRx® Pharmacy Management and Point-of-Sale Systems to manage operations.

In 2014, after expanding their prescription synchronization program and recognizing the importance of efficient pharmacy workflow, Turner’s goal was to take the pharmacy to the next level. “At the time, I thought we may need a new pharmacy management system – one with more bells and whistles,” said Turner. “But after looking at some other systems and talking with QS/1, I learned it wasn’t the software that lacked the bells and whistles, it was the way we were using the system or, I should say, not using the system.” With some support from QS/1, Moundsville Pharmacy developed a strategy for better workflow performance.

Case Study: QS1 Moundsville Pharmacy becomes model for synchronization and adherence.

Jason Turner, Pharm.D., Owner Moundsville Pharmacy

For the patient, you are offering a better model for the prescription refill process, which results in healthier outcomes, improved quality of life and convenience, as well as greater customer satisfaction.

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SharpRx® • Touchscreen Enabled • Multi-screen Access • Intuitive Navigation • Clear e-Script Display • Add Patient Via Driver’s License Barcode

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QS/1®’s SharpRx Pharmacy Management System is a completely new approach to pharmacy that works intuitively, so it’s easy to learn and use, allowing employees to be productive quickly.

Use the touchscreen, keyboard or mouse to access user-friendly icons and multiple screens for easy multitasking. With the tools you need for e-Prescribing, PMP reporting, prior authorization and more, SharpRx packs efficiency into one affordable and easy-to-use system.

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Superior Suspending Technology Fagron’s SyrSpend® SF is a total solution that provides you with a convenient and efficient oral liquid dosage form. It uses patented Active Suspending Technology holding APIs in suspension longer for more accurate and consistent dosing. Formulated with meticulous attention to detail, SyrSpend® SF is frequently used for pediatric as well as geriatric patients.

SyrSpend® SF Vehicles • Extensive and growing database of scientific references for stability data and beyond-use dating • Pre-weighed convenience packs available to compound suspensions in minutes • Supports adjusted and flexible dosage regimens SyrSpend® SF • All-in-one syrup suspending vehicle • Simple one-step compounding process • pH adjusted to 4.2 for maximum compatibility • Also available as powder for reconstitution (preservative-free) SyrSpend® SF Alka • Easy-to-use suspending powder for reconstitution • Provides an alkaline (>7) environment for acid-labile drugs • Preservative-free

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Strategic Purchasing and Pharmacy Operations Improvement Solutions by Innovatix Innovatix offers differentiated, high-quality group purchasing and consultative services to a national membership.

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RxTakeBack® makes it easy to run your own drug take-back program and stand out in your community as a leader in responsible drug disposal.

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Medicine Shoppe (MS0805), Ed Potts, Owner

For more info: www.rxsafe.com | email: info@rxsafe.com | 877.797.2332

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RxSafe 1800™ Robotic Pharmacy Workflow Automation and RxASP 1000™ Adherence Packaging by RxSafe With the RxSafe 1800, pharmacies can improve accuracy and speed; free up floor space; eliminate waste, theft, and diversion; and improve inventory management. The RxASP 1000 takes adherence packaging to a whole new level — no more trays. NEW — introducing RxAWC. President & CEO: William K. Holmes Founded: 2008

Employees: <100 Toll-free Phone:

(877) 797-2332 (760) 593-7161 Address: 800 N. Twin Oaks Valley Road, Suite 101 San Marcos, CA 92069 Website: www.rxsafe.com Email: info@rxsafe.com Phone:

Company Background

RxSafe began operations in 2008. Many of the principal employees have been innovating together since the early 90’s at such companies as Pyxis, Omnicell, and DDN where they have extensively contributed to the advancement of automation in the pharmacy industry. RxSafe’s founder and CEO, William Holmes, has authored over 50 U.S. patents.

Product Overview

Our RxSafe 1800 is the leader in automated, high-density robotic storage, and retrieval of stock bottles. It represents an evolutionary leap in pharmacy automation technology because it goes beyond open shelf and drawer-based systems. Unlike vial filling robots that hold a small percentage of your formulary, an RxSafe system can securely hold virtually all of your oral solid stock bottles.

When you’re busy, the RxSafe 1800 system really shines. Users report that a single operator can routinely fill at an effective rate of over 100 scripts per hour. If your space is tight, or there’s better use for the space, RxSafe is the solution. In a 3-tower system, up to 5,400 stock bottle containers fit in 40 square feet of space.

Technology sets our automated strip packager, the RxASP 1000™, apart — offering more than 1,000 canisters, it takes oral solid packaging to a whole new level. Our easy-to-use universal canister means there are no more trays or remote filling stations.

Features & Options n RxSafe 1800 Accuracy. Efficiency. Security. With only one technician and pharmacist, virtually every pharmacy, every day can fill all prescriptions without extra filling staff. And, with one open bottle at a time, there’s less chance for error, no wasted inventory, and no narcotics theft. In fact, the RxSafe 1800™ is so secure its been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for CII narcotics storage and dispensing.

With the RxSafe 1800, inventory is always 100% accurate because it stores stock bottles behind locked doors and forces workflow at one station without the added expense of other software or hardware. Remote Stock Management is another standard feature of the RxSafe 1800.

n RxASP 1000 The RxASP 1000™ breaks all the barriers of past strip packagers.

Designed with the most versatile “hi-fidelity” pouch printing and the “easiest-to-open” pouches, it has the highest speed in the industry and the lowest operating cost. Plus, our consumables cost is the lowest in the industry. Why? Automatically and dynamically, the RxASP creates a single or multi-dose pouch that exactly fits the contents ­— saving material and time. No machine configuration required. What really stands out? This is the only strip packager with optional, built-in vision inspection. Designed to be modular and scalable, the RxASP line has the smallest footprint of any strip packager on the market.

Additionally, we offer the RxASP 20™ for entry-level packaging and retail adherence programs. n RxAWC (Automated Will Call) Still searching for the right will call system? RxSafe has the first “fullservice” solution. The RxAWC™ features include: • One finished goods inventory location.

• Secure storage (including narcotics).

• Smallest footprint (highest density storage).

• Fully automated, accurate package delivery, and RTS. • Easy put away and fast loading.

Will call will never be the same again.

Testimonial

“ Our primary goals for making this automation investment were to increase our workflow and inventory management efficiency so we could free up staff to spend more time and attention on clinical services and other revenue generating activities.”

— Eric Black, R.Ph., Owner, Mt. Vernon Medicine Shoppe

Additional Product Lines • RxSafe 900™ • RxVault 1800™ • RxVault 900™ • RxASP 600™

• RxASP 300™ • RxASP 20™ • Pharmacy Design and Workflow Consulting

Ordering Information

To learn how your pharmacy can benefit from an RxSafe system, contact us by email at info@rxsafe.com, or call us at (877) 797-2332.

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Professional supplements bring profits to professional pharmacies.

Learn more at wellnessworks.com, or contact Director of Wellness Works Nutrition John Preckshot, RPh, CCN, FAARM at jpreckshot@wellnessworks.com today.

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Wellness Works Nutrition — Professional Supplements Bring Profits to Professional Pharmacies A professional-quality, customized supplement line designed by independent pharmacists to be sold by independent pharmacists.

Director:

John Preckshot

R.Ph., CCN, FAARM Founded: 2012 Employees: Five Toll-free Phone: (800) 331-2498 Phone: (713) 876-5606 Fax: (877) 765-1422 Address: 9901 S. Wilcrest Drive Houston, TX 77099 Website: www.wellnessworks.com

Company Background Wellness Works Nutrition began in 2012. The mission of Wellness Works is to help develop a profitable nutritional revenue stream in the independent pharmacy. Wellness Works is not simply a quality “vitamin company.” Instead, Wellness Works, works with its independent pharmacy partners to create a customized proprietary nutritional brand in their marketplace and provide the pharmacist and their staff with the education and marketing collateral to repeatedly sell their brand in their market. The goal of Wellness Works is to sell the independent pharmacy in their market. The independent pharmacy sells the vitamins and reaps the financial rewards.

Product Overview Wellness Works maintains an active inventory of over 160 professional-quality nutritional supplements. Every product in the Wellness Works line is tested for quality and purity.

But more important than the actual supplement products, is the education available to the pharmacist and their staff, to increase their knowledge of nutritional supplements and the customized marketing collateral to insure recognition and repeat sales to the pharmacy. Wellness Works is only available thru independent pharmacies.

Features & Options • No minimum purchase required for labeling. No contract required.

• Choice of proprietary custom designed label or generic Wellness Works label (FREE).

• Over 160 professional-quality products to choose from.

Customized Marketing Collateral • Custom Label Design (FREE).

• Custom Product Data Sheets to inform consumers and refer consumers to the pharmacy.

• Custom Marketing Collateral: Samples of all customized marketing materials can be viewed and ordered at www.wellnessworks.com.

• Tom Talbert Imaging on Hold: New Wellness Works customers receive a 90-day complimentary service from Tom Talbert Imaging.

• Extensive listing of customized marketing options available.

Nutritional Education and Training • Wellness Works Directives — 27 nutritional protocols utilizing the Wellness Works nutritional line (FREE).

• Wellness Works Product Catalog (FREE).

• Monthly Wellness Works Electronic Nutritional Newsletter (FREE).

• Downloadable nutritional webinars available from the Wellness Works website.

• Monthly Nutritional Grand Rounds call (FREE).

• Nutritional Consulting: clinical and business (FREE).

Summary Wellness Works continues to be unique in the nutritional supplement arena as it is the only vitamin company designed to promote the pharmacy and the pharmacist, not just the nutritional supplements. Wellness Works provides everything that the independent pharmacy needs to develop a profitable nutritional revenue stream in the independent retail pharmacy.

Contact Information

For more information or to carry your own proprietary Wellness Works line in your pharmacy, please contact: John Preckshot, Director Wellness Works Nutrition (713) 876-5606 jpreckshot@wellnessworks.com

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Don’t Let Your POS Technology Limit Where You Serve Your Customers — Go Mobile With RMS Bring your POS to your customer anywhere in your store or curbside! With our solutions, you can offer superior customer care that they can’t get from big box stores, while increasing staff efficiency, patient adherence, and profitability!

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: 4535 Lacey Boulevard SE Lacey, WA 98503 Website: www.rm-solutions.com

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

Specializing exclusively in pharmacy, RMS’ solutions have become the industry standards, now interfacing to over 25 different pharmacy management systems. We have installed more POS systems in independent and institutional pharmacies than any other company.

Our POS solutions are completely scalable, ranging from small form-factor computers and all-in-one touch screen systems to EvolutionPOS™, the first mobile, handheld unit designed for pharmacy use.

RMS offers a full suite of retail applications, and provides seamless store management, customer management, inventory control management, and back office management.

Security and compliance are paramount, and our pharmacy proven solutions 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 n Star-Lite POS Designed with clinic and apothecary pharmacies in mind, Star-Lite is the perfect fit if your focus is prescription tracking and workflow completion. Scan prescriptions and OTC’s, and interface with most pharmacy management systems. Process credit/debit/FSA/

EMV cards, as well as online check verification and electronic check depositing. Capture signatures for controlled substances, HIPAA, safety caps, third-party, and more. Additional features include fingerprint log-in, daily bank deposit, end-of-day reporting, gift card creation, merchandise refund cards, and promotional event management. n Star-Plus POS The most robust pharmacy POS system in the industry. Star-Plus builds on Star-Lite, adding inventory control, wholesaler interfaces for price updates, purchase orders, and advanced reporting.

On the marketing side, label and sign making is included, along with a robust customer loyalty program which includes: point rewards, status level awards (bronze, silver, gold), and coupon printing on the receipt. n Star-Link Enterprise Solution For the multistore and chain environment, Star-Link unifies information management across multiple sites. You specify the degree to which products, pricing, and ordering are managed, whether centralized or localized at the store level.

The system eliminates repetition at each site, while allowing for local changes when necessary.

Centralized A/R management, shared product files, and secure web-based multistore reports are accessible from anywhere you have Internet access.

Is Your POS Helping You? ...

• Retain and grow your customer base?

• Make informed business decisions?

• Plan strategically for the future?

• Improve your store and team’s efficiency?

Key Customers Client Base: More than 1,000 pharmacies rely on RMS systems.

Additional Information Check out our blog at www.rm-solutions.com/blog for intriguing content and tips on independent retail pharmacy technology, store management, and merchandising.

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We offer three robotic solutions that cover traditional cards: L60 for thirty-day cards, C60 for control half-size cards, U60 for unit-dose cards. Our single-med products have become the most widely accepted solutions in the LongTerm Care pharmacy industry.

We offer two options: BP198, BP290. These are the first cost effective multi-med solutions that fill and seal medications within the robot. If your pharmacy is serving multi-med dispensing or wanting to, the BP series of compliance packaging is the best solution for your pharmacy.

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DOSIS — Pharmacy Automation

by Manchac Technologies The DOSIS product suite focuses on the prescription filling process and now includes single-medication and multi-medication robotic solutions.

President (Co-Founder): Monroe Milton VP (Co-Founder):

Randall Murphy

Founded: 2006 Employees: <100 Stock Symbol:

Private Company Toll-free Phone: 877-MANCHAC (877-626-2422) office Phone: (318) 442-3686 Fax: (318) 445-1268 Address: 1501-A Wimbledon Drive Alexandria, LA 71301 Website: www.dosis.com

Company Background DOSIS® products by Manchac Technologies are designed to enhance efficiencies in your pharmacy. Our products enhance your pharmacy to fill blister type products, as well as manage the workflow and sorting for all your pharmacy’s prescriptions.

Led by Randall Murphy and Monroe Milton, Manchac was founded by veteran pharmacy automation engineers, and has over 150 years of collective industry experience. Manchac will continue to leverage their team’s talents and skills to lead an evergrowing pharmacy market serving long-term care and assisted living facilities, while expanding into other pharmacy markets.

Product Overview Manchac is focused on pharmacy automation solutions that provide true benefit to pharmacies servicing long-term care, institutional, and correctional facilities. All of our robotic automation products focus on five critical points that separate our solutions from other industry providers.

Each of the robotic products occupies the minimum amount of floor space compared to our competitors.

This allows us to fit into any size pharmacy so that our value per square foot is unmatched.

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All of our solutions can be easily justifiable based on your pharmacy pain points. Let us work with you to achieve your production and financial goals!

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Features & Options n Single Medication Solutions

The L60 robot fills the traditional blister (bingo card), typically containing a 28/30/31 medication day supply. The output of the L60 is patient labeled and ready to deliver to your customer. The L60 is the most flexible single-medication automation on the market, handling calendar filling and skip dosing, as well as splitting out “day packs.” The C60 robot fills a half-card, which is a 15/16-day supply often used for schedule two to four medications or short-cycle filling scenarios.

n Unit Dose Medication Solutions

The U60 is a fully automated single medication packaging robotic solution. Within the robot, for each card produced, each individual blister cup is labeled on the back of the card. For example: drug name, manufacture, lot number, and expiration date can be applied to each pill location/cup. For many states that allow reclamation, the U60 is the best solution. U60 is the latest addition to the DOSIS automation suite.

Ordering Information For more information, call Manchac Technologies at (877) 6262422 or email sales@manchac.com.

Hands-Free: Each system automatically fills, seals, and, where applicable, labels medication blister card prescriptions.

Seamless Integration: Connecting directly to your pharmacy management software, our products are used for filling daily/ondemand and cycle prescriptions.

Rules-Based: Rules are predetermined so that our robotic solution

fills the prescriptions as your filling technicians would, with the bonus of working after hours.

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RetailSTARx — A Complete POS Software Solution by CAM Commerce CAM offers a variety of products and services that address the automation needs of the pharmacy industry, including: POS, inventory management, customer management, e-commerce, gift card, customer loyalty, and custom reports. Certified SIGIS, IIAC Compliance, and PCI Compliant.

Director, Marketing: Michele Salerno Founded: 1983

Employees: <200 Phone:

(714) 338-0200 Fax: (714) 241-9893 Address: CAM Commerce Solutions 17075 Newhope Street Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Website: www.camcommerce.com

Company Background

CAM Commerce Solutions was founded in 1983. Throughout time, we have continued to develop, market, install, and service highly integrated retail management and payment processing solutions for pharmacy retailers. These integrated solutions include: point-of-sale, electronic payment processing, inventory management, e-commerce shopping cart, customer management, mobile applications, and extensive management reporting. We have a variety of products and services that address the automation needs of the pharmacy industry.

At CAM, we know service and ongoing updates to the software are important considerations in the purchase of a software system.

It is important to know that the company behind the product will be around to protect and enhance your investment. CAM has more than 100 employees dedicated to improving our products and serving our customers. We offer phone support seven days a week, and ongoing program enhancements.

Now, we bring even more experience to our team with Celerant Technology Corporation. Celerant Technology’s acquisition of CAM brings to the table 10 years of reputable experience. Regardless of the size of your business, we have a solution for you!

Product Overview

CAM’s multi-channel solution has been automating pharmacies for over 30 years, maximizing on the technology needed to control inventory and streamline retail pharmacy processes. CAM meets or exceeds all industry standards and regulations, while offering exceptional service and state-of-the-art technical support. The POS software for pharmacies from CAM Commerce Solutions interfaces in real-time to pharmacy systems. Our software gathers signatures for pseudoephedrine, Rx signature logs, and the HIPAA Notice of Privacy Policy (NOPP), and integrates this with our POS system for easy reference, reporting, and auditing. We offer a complete customer management program with

frequent buyer clubs, gift cards, email campaigns, and more. We also offer an offline delivery application which can be used with any tablet as well as fully integrated e-commerce.

Supported dispensing systems include: WinRx (Computer-Rx), Rx30, EnterpriseRx (McKesson), ScriptAssist (RS Software), The Compounder (PK Software), GuardianRx (CarePoint), Suite Rx, QS/1, and Custom Barcodes.

Whether your pharmacy falls under the 90% exemption rule or requires an IIAS approved system, we have you covered. CAM is the leader in ensuring that pharmacies are compliant with IRS legislation.

RetailSTAR’s all-in-one retail management system includes: inventory management, automatic ordering, customer management, and advanced reporting. RetailSTAR offers a very powerful custom report generator that allows users to create reports that make sense for their unique business — not limited to end-of-month/end-of-year. In addition to the custom report generator, the system also has dozens of very useful “canned reports” which can be printed or displayed in an easy-to-read Windows-style format.

You will no longer have to purchase third party tools to get the advanced reporting you require. RetailSTAR’s on-board reporting tools are designed to give pharmacies the flexibility and power they need for managing their retail operations. To learn more about our pharmacy solution or to see a demonstration, contact our sales team.

Features & Options • Complete Retail Software • Dispensing System Integrations • Product Imports and Updates • Pseudoephedrine Tracking • Offline Delivery Application • Multi-Store Communications

• Electronic Purchase Orders • IIAS Compliant • SIGIS Eligible List • Gift Cards • E-signature Capture • Custom Reporting

Testimonial

“ Working on reports using Report Writer is excellent. Creating reports is very easy and every report has worked well. I also love the ordering via EDI! The POS screen is user friendly in RetailSTAR and my sales associates are happy with it.”

— Doug Schultz, Owner of Tobin’s

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CASE STUDY

Partnering for Integrity, Efficacy and Patient Care Focus on Best Practices Increases Patient Satisfaction and Boosts Business Growth

Background

John D Olsen, PharmD. Sr. Vice President Director of Pharmacy

About Encompass Rx Encompass Rx is a locally owned and operated independent specialty pharmacy based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded by the owners, John Olsen, Maney Mazloom, and Dee Renade, they are focused on patient care for individuals with chronic diseases, believing that their role as clinical pharmacist does not begin or end with the dispensing of a prescription. The Encompass care model includes everything from formulary support and prior authorization management to injection training and financial assistance.

In just over 4 years, Encompass Rx has grown beyond their wildest dreams. What started as a regional specialty pharmacy focused on the greater Atlanta area is now a fully URAC-accredited, 50+ person company licensed in over 30 states. The three owners have over 25 years combined experience in specialty pharmacy. John Olsen, PharmD., attributes this growth and success to utilizing industry best practices.

Challenged by Regulation “A perfect example of how best practices can truly help us take better care of our patients is how we faced the challenge of Georgia Rule 480-48 in 2014,” said Olsen.1 In late 2014, the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy issued the rule requiring pharmacies to ensure that any drug requiring storage at “anything other than room temperature” that is being delivered or mailed have packaging with a “USP-recognized method by which the patient can easily detect improper storage or temperature variations.”

“We knew we had to make some changes in how we operated,” he stated. This new regulation came only two years into the young company’s founding, but Encompass Rx faced the challenge head on—as an opportunity.

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Finding Opportunity in the Solution

Implementing Change

With the introduction of the new regulation, Encompass Rx began to seek out an appropriate temperature indicator.

They evaluated several visual temperature indicators, and made a decision to use Temptime’s LIMITmarker®.

During the evaluation phase of temperature indicators, Encompass Rx focused on minimizing steps.

“We had not previously investigated temperature indicators, simply because we thought they’d be cost-prohibitive,” said Olsen. “But at the same time, our patients are our number one priority and the last thing we want is to have a patient concerned about their medication.” After investigation, Encompass Rx felt even more strongly that implementing a temperature indicator was the right thing to do, regardless of the regulation.

“We loved the idea, and wanted to make it happen,” he said.

“We work hard to make sure our patient’s medications are carefully delivered, in a timely manner, and their peace of mind is important to us. It was almost serendipitous that the rule and our desire to do this happened at the same time.”

“We have specific protocols and a fine-tuned shipping process,” John described. “When testing the various indicators, we quickly determined that implementing use of the LIMITmarker indicator added one simple step of sticking the indicator on the product bag before it goes into the cooler.”

Other products required extra steps like pulling a tab for activation, or opportunities for what Olsen described as “more human error.” In the end, they determined that LIMITmarker was more user-friendly and they were more confident about implementing it into their processes.

“Implementation went smoothly for us,” he added. “The Temptime team was great to work with—they helped us understand how the indicators work and where to place them.

We had no hiccups at all.”

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CASE STUDY

Addressing Fears Encompass Rx’s primary “fear of the unknown” was that incorporating temperature indicators could have a negative impact on their business. Instead of improving reliability and shipment integrity, what if there were false indications causing customer complaints and costly reshipments that would negatively affect the bottom line?

“We were honestly concerned that false positives might result in a negative ROI, so we did a range of internal tests of our own,” said Olsen. “Plus, Temptime provided us with white papers and product quality details and in the end, we figured out that LIMITmarker was a safe bet, a good product.”

Expanding Use for Patient Satisfaction While it’s not mandated, Encompass Rx includes a temperature indicator with every refrigerated product that they send out. Many drugs have extended stability data and are stable at room temperature or even higher temperatures for up to 30 days. Some pharmacies wouldn’t find it necessary to use indicators on these types of drugs, but Encompass Rx has learned that indicators go a long way in helping their patients feel comfortable and confident about their medications.

And, it’s working. Encompass Rx has earned the trust of their patients, with a solid patient satisfaction rating of 97%.

Justifying ROI “The amount of reshipments has decreased probably tenfold since we started using indicators,” exclaimed Olsen. “We rarely reship products anymore. Previously during the hot summer months here in the southeast, we would get at least one call a day regarding product integrity due to concerns about heat exposure.”

“The indicators pay for themselves quickly,” he added. With an average shipping cost of $20-$25 plus the average medication product cost of $4000, the elimination of one reshipment pays for an entire quarterly order of indicators.

Olsen described that all patient concern phone calls are monitored closely and reviewed quarterly. With two years of indicator use under their belts, Encompass Rx has deemed

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the indicator use ”very effective, and incredibly impactful on our business of taking care of patients.” Additional ROI is realized since Encompass Rx employees are taking dramatically fewer patient calls—that in the past consumed resources and increased costs.

Protecting Patients is Good for Business John and his partners have quickly learned in their 4 fast years of business that manufacturers, payers, healthcare providers and accrediting bodies alike are always looking to see what pharmacies are doing to protect patients.

“Utilizing best practices across the board is our goal and always on our minds—and an absolute necessity,” said Olsen.

“Nearly all RFPs ask what we are doing to monitor for integrity, efficacy and safety. Steps like implementing temperature indicators are crucial.”

Encompass Rx has achieved URAC accreditation and is in the process of pursuing three additional certifications. To grow their business with payers and pharmaceutical companies, they have committed to achieving these essential best practices.

“It’s a lot of work and a lot of money. But we want to set the standard—for patients, for providers, for specialty pharmacies like ourselves—and that means taking every step toward top quality,” concluded Olsen. “And that’s why Temptime and LIMITmarker are perfect for us—they’re helping us on our journey.”

Since 1996, more than six billion temperature indicators manufactured by Temptime have been affixed to temperature sensitive biologics shipped around the world

TransTracker

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Affordable confidence, delivered.

97% of medication recipients said they prefer a specialty pharmacy that uses the TransTracker® indicator in its shipments*

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*Based on “Experience of Specialty Pharmacies in TransTracker Product-In-Use Patient Research“ with over 8000 patient responses

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Total Turnkey Dispensing Solutions With Rx30 by Transaction Data Systems Whether you are a small independent start-up filling 30 prescriptions a day or a 100+ independent chain operation filling 1,500 prescriptions a day — Rx30 is the perfect solution.

President & CEO: Steve Wubker Founded: 1977 Employees: 130 Toll-free Phone:

(800) 289-7930 Phone: (407) 295-5050 Fax: (407) 297-0048 Address: 788 Montgomery Avenue Ocoee, FL 34761 Website: www.Rx30.com

Company Background Transaction Data Systems (TDS) was founded in January 1977.

It originally focused on high-end data communications software for the airline reservation industry and automated teller systems, but quickly found its calling in the pharmacy software dispensing market. In 1980, a local Florida pharmacy was looking to automate their daily processing activities … and Rx30 was born.

For the past 36 years, Rx30 has been dedicated solely to the success of independent pharmacy. Today, Rx30 is proud to claim that over 4,400 pharmacies utilize our software for their prescription filling/management needs. We have become an unquestioned leader in Independent Pharmacy Management Software.

There’s never been a better time to join the Rx30 family.

Product Overview Rx30 thrives on being an innovative leader for independent pharmacy. Efficient prescription filling/refilling is obviously a vital component for any pharmacy system vendor, but what sets Rx30 apart is the myriad of innovative business tools that save time, generate revenue, and provide our stores with an ongoing excitement level that always has them wondering, “What is Rx30 going to introduce to us next?”

It’s our job to keep Rx30 users ahead of the pack … and it’s a job we spend our lives working to achieve.

Testimonials “ Our Pharmacy has actually reduced staff requirements because of our move away from our old Windows based system over to Rx30!”

— John H., St. Paul, MN

“ T he conversion, the product, the support, the price — it’s no wonder Rx30 is talked about so often! We couldn’t be more pleased with our move over to Rx30.”

Rx30’s Features

n Take a Look at a Few of Our Value Driven Features 1. M edication Therapy/Star Rating Management: Rx30 has added a game changing MTM application that eliminates many of the traditional barriers that have kept MTM from really taking off.

With Rx30’s automation tools and streamlined processes, MTM is now ready for prime time.

2. QR Code: Instant Video Patient Education content and the ability to text your patient exactly when to take their medication.

3. AdviseRx: Rx30 now compares your cost vs. reimbursement history to recommend the most profitable dispensing option.

4. Virtual RPH: Total automation of the refill process from a variety of Rx30 work queues.

5. ReClaimRx: Updated AWP Claim resubmittal opportunities.

6. Patient Assistance Program: Rx30 has integrated the ability to find and fill out the proper application forms from manufacturers on behalf of your patients in need. Your patients will know that you care about their well-being with this great service.

7. Automated Prior Authorizations: Automatically finds the proper form and fills it out for your doctors.

8. Automated Claim Reconciliation: Built into Rx30. Receive your EOB’s electronically and process in a single keystroke.

9. Instant Doctor Lookup: NPI, identification numbers all included.

DEA,

and

e-prescribing

10. Time Sensitive Workflow Management: Your pharmacy workflow just got a lot smarter. Work on the things that are most pertinent … all the time. edication Synchronization: Streamline prescription pick up 11. M dates for your patients … drive adherence.

12. iPad Delivery Device: It’s modern, easy-to-read, easy-to-sign, and it’s integrated.

13. Facts and Comparisons: Built into your Rx30 System.

14. Multiple Rebate Program Opportunities: Participate in these and you’ve likely just paid for the support of Rx30.

15. ReportRx: Patient adherence, third party adherence, drug adherence, therapeutic adherence, adherence trending data, and so much more!

16. Full Outbound Patient Communication: Email, texting, or calling.

This gives you just a small taste of the time saving, revenue generating features that Rx30 provides! Please give us a call and you’ll quickly learn why Rx30 is the fastest growing pharmacy management software company on the market today.

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PRS and Rxight™ Bring Pharmacogenetic Testing to Your Pharmacy Rxight™ — pharmacist centered, effective, and profitable.

President & CEO: Harry A. Lattanzio, RPh. Founded: 1982 Employees: 50+ Toll-free Phone:

(800) 338-3688 Phone: (724) 539-7820 Fax: (724) 539-1388 Address: 201 Depot Street, Suite 200 Latrobe, PA 15650 Website: www.thepharmacyconsultants.com

Company Background

With over 30 years of experience in the independent pharmacy industry, PRS is nationally recognized as the go-to company for retail pharmacies seeking help with a variety of complicated and time consuming issues.

The PRS Lattanzio Consulting Group’s experienced advisors offer upto-date, comprehensive pharmacy consulting, operational services, and cutting edge in-store programs designed to increase the profitability, visibility, and professionalism of independent pharmacies. We are pharmacists and pharmacy owners who understand your business. Here we highlight Rxight™, an exciting new Pharmacogenetic Testing Program specifically designed for pharmacists in independent pharmacies.

Product Overview

n Pharmacogenetics — (PGx) \fär-ma-kō-je-ne’-tiks\ (n) 1. The study of how genetic differences among individuals cause varied responses to a drug.

2. Giving your patients the precise medicine they need based on their DNA and thereby becoming their best friend for life. n Rxight™ — \rīt\ (n) 1. The most comprehensive pharmacogenetic test available.

2. The FDA compliant, genetic medication-response program thrusting pharmacists into the future of precision medicine.

Features

The fast growing area of pharmacogenetics (PGx) is fundamentally changing medication management and presents a unique opportunity for independent pharmacy owners to be on the cutting edge of the Precision Medicine Initiative. It streamlines medication selection, improves patient outcomes, and increases profitability.

After conducting an extensive review and evaluation of pharmacogenetic testing programs, PRS selected Rxight™ as its genetic testing partner and the clear choice for community pharmacists. The Rxight™ Program places pharmacists front and center in the PGx movement by bringing the most comprehensive pharmacogenetic test available to your community. Rxight™ identifies 60 alleles present on 18 genes that

determine the metabolism of over 200 medications across 14 different therapeutic categories. A patient’s DNA is collected with a simple cheek swab performed right in the pharmacy. Swabs are shipped to the lab in the provided postage paid packaging and results are available in about five days.

The test results and report, which are sent directly to the pharmacy not the patient, provide actionable medical information on how a particular patient may metabolize a certain medication, how the dosage should be adjusted, if it should be used at all, and if not, what the best alternatives are — all based on the patient’s genetic profile and evidence based research.

Until now, prescribers used a hit and miss approach. Many of your patients have tried multiple medications at varying doses looking for the right one. With Rxight™, you can enhance your relationship with both physicians and customers by introducing them to personalized medicine and equipping them with the knowledge they need to select the right drug the first time.

As medication experts, pharmacists are poised to play a crucial role in pharmacogenetic testing, and PRS and Rxight™ are here to help you join this innovative revolution. Case study after case study has proven the value of this information to pharmacists, and you now have the opportunity to provide this critical information as a service to your patients and their physician’s right from your pharmacy.

Rxight™ makes it easy to have PGx testing available in your pharmacy.

The program provides you with supplies, training, in-store marketing, patient education materials, physician outreach materials, action plans, access to experienced PGx experts and customer service staff, and much more to help you implement a successful pharmacogenetic testing program. We walk you step-by-step though the implementation and ongoing operation of your PGx service.

Importantly, the patient price of the Rxight™ test includes a Personalized Medication Review (PMR)® during which you or a staff pharmacist explains the results of their test. Rxight™ provides a complete training and certification program that teaches you how to interpret the report for the patient and be an expert consult to prescribers.

PGx has the potential to be a billion dollar pharmacy category.

With Rxight™, the pharmacy makes $149 per test and is certainly an opportunity worth exploring. Join the Precision Medicine Initiative and become the PGx expert in your community.

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TCGRx is a Partner You Can Trust for All of Your Pharmacy Solutions TCGRx stays on the cutting edge of technology to provide products that are efficient, reliable, and patient-safety driven. We listen to our pharmacy partners’ concerns, and develop new products to meet the ever-changing demands our customers require. available colors and styles allows you to customize not only the layout of your pharmacy but also the look. Options for the HDStock include: a carousel large, carousel small, high profile, bulk shelving, speed shelving, and workstations. HDStock offers the ability to enhance your inventory by adding our Beacon IMS.

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Powers Lake, WI 53159 Website: TCGRx.com Email: info@TCGRx.com

Company Background

TCGRx is a leading supplier of pharmacy automation and pharmacy design services. Our solutions range from individual components to address specific issues, to complete pharmacy design. TCGRx has an experienced staff and we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, reliable products that can be used, improved, and scaled, for decades to come.

Product Overview

n Beacon® Inventory Management System Beacon is a full inventory management system that supplements a pharmacy’s current process. Beacon is unique — tracking total pill quantity, inventory on hand, and usage. Additionally, Beacon provides bottle-specific information, including quantity and expiration date tracking. Using our unique barcode scanning and light-guided pick and put process, Beacon can direct technicians to fill scripts following the priority of open bottle first, shortest expiration date second. Beacon manages your will-call with DeliverRx™ using the same barcode and light guided system.

Additional Products n HDStock™ HDStock™, high-density fixtures from TCGRx, creates an organized and tailored storage system for your pharmacy. This pharmacy storage solution will free up space and reduce technician filling time while creating a clean and bright design for a professional setting.

All of our fixtures are available with unique labeling and dividing features that make finding medications quick and easy. A wide array of

n ATP® 2 Our latest Automated Tablet Packager, ATP® 2, is the most versatile, industry-leading oral solid packager on the market. Engineered to provide improved performance, reliability, and flexibility, the ATP 2 is available in a wide variety of sizes and is expandable for future growth or business needs with 64 to 480 medication canisters. When combined with AutoSense™ smart canister technology and ½ tab canister dispensing, the ATP 2 has a limitless formulary capacity. Equipped with a dual tray system, you can now continuously run your ATP 2 without interruptions, making strip packaging and adherence packaging practical for any pharmacy. The ATP 2 facilitates both unit dose and multi-med packaging with multiple sizes, and can include color indicators to signify proper pass time, and various images and logos to give you maximum flexibility. The ATP 2 integrates with the comprehensive suite of pharmacy solutions offered by TCGRx including a fully automated image verification system, the InspectRx, automated collation system, the Collector™, BullsEye® automatic pill splitting, and non-canistered filling in our patented SmartTrayRx™ system. n Spoolers and Winders Once pouches are dispensed from your automated packaging device spoolers and winders are designed to help with the distribution of medications to carts, cabinets, boxes, and ultimately to the nurses and patients. TCGRx offers a comprehensive solution for managing the hundreds or thousands of packages dispensed by your automated packaging machine. Our unique tabletop and rolling stands can help manage the distribution and staging of your medications.

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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.

Andrew Schoof

2015-2016 Hendersonville Preceptor of the Year Wingate University School of Pharmacy Hendersonville Campus is proud to recognize Dr. Andrew Schoof as our student selected 2015-2016 Preceptor of the Year. Dr. Schoof serves as the Pharmacy Manager at Blue Ridge Community Pharmacy in Hendersonville, NC. He has formally precepted for WUSOP since 2015, in addition to serving as a guest lecturer for P1 students. In his short time as preceptor here at WUSOP, Dr. Schoof has become highly regarded by the students for his ability to go above and beyond, as well as his love for teaching.

When describing the rotation experience with Dr. Schoof, the following comments were written by students.

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Andrew Schoof

Dr. Schoof is an excellent teacher and mentor. It is evident he has a passion for teaching and goes out of his way to ensure that students learn while at his site.”

He is very passionate about his patient population and it truly shows through his kind demeanor and willingness to help and counsel all patients that he serves.”

Dr. Schoof makes every effort to utilize the students’ time while always creating a positive learning environment. He treats his students as equals, has many teaching moments but in a laid back environment that makes students feel more comfortable and less stressed.”

If you are a pharmacist interested in becoming a Wingate University preceptor for the Hendersonville campus and would like more information, please contact:

Bobbie Williamson, PharmD, BCACP, CDE Regional Practice Experience Director and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy (828) 697-0105 | b.williamson@wingate.edu

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Preceptor Recognitions

The Mission of Roosevelt College of Pharmacy is to embrace a patient centered approach to learning that will produce graduates who are Competent, Committed and Compassionate. The Office of Experiential Education greatly values the time and dedication of all of our preceptors who play a critical role in providing quality pharmacy experiences for our students. Each year our students submit their nominations for Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE), and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Preceptor of the year. The 2016 recipients received their award this year in May, at the Class of 2016 Awards Banquet.

The IPPE Preceptor of the Year was awarded to Dr. Brandy Cooper-Kirby, from Sinai Health System.

Student evaluations of her acknowledge her extreme commitment and passion towards the profession of pharmacy and pharmacy students. It was noted that Dr. Cooper-Kirby, along with the whole pharmacy staff at Sinai Health System, are very welcoming, which leads to a very positive learning environment.

The APPE Preceptor of the Year was awarded to Dr. Nora Flint, from Rush University Medical Center.

Dr. Flint has precepted students from Roosevelt College of Pharmacy since we sent our Inaugural Class out on their IPPE’s in 2011. Student evaluations of her have volumes of accolades to share about her and the learning environment that she creates for them. Her interactive style of teaching helps the students to apply what they learn in the classroom to real life situations. She was noted as being an exceptional preceptor who truly prides herself in wanting to help prepare future pharmacists to be exceptional as well.

Roosevelt College of Pharmacy Office of Experiential Education would like to thank all of our preceptors who have precepted students in the 2015-2016 Academic Year.

If you are a pharmacist interested in becoming a RUCOP preceptor for introductory and advanced experiential education, please contact: Joan Hardman, BPharm, RPh | Director of Experiential Education (847)330-4508 | jhardman02@roosevelt.edu www.roosevelt.edu/pharmacy

Ashley Garling

MCPHS University Thanks Saumil J. Patel., PharmD. Saumil J. Patel graduated from MCPHS University with his PharmD degree in 2007 and has developed a successful Medication Therapy Management (MTM) service for Walgreens in Roslindale, Massachusetts. He is currently the District MTM Leader for Walgreens in the Boston district. He is energetic and passionate about providing MTM throughout his tenure at Walgreens and has been an advocate of changing our culture to relational from transactional. The formation of Medication Therapy Management has been the niche of his practice. He realizes as the pharmacy profession continues to evolve, and as pharmacists keep pushing to become recognized as health care providers, MTM will very likely prove to be at the foundation of such growth. Saumil is offering MCPHS University students, both IPPE and APPE, the opportunity to be involved in MTM delivery while completing community rotations. He also offers a specialty APPE elective rotation in MTM and depending on the ability of the APPE student, to be involved in the completion of the entire MTM case. Utilizing pharmacy students and offering the students the opportunity to practice MTM will benefit not only a pharmacy and its MTM-eligible patients, but it will also help pharmacy students learn and be able to utilize MTM in their future. MCPHS University would like to thank Saumil for his dedication to providing students this MTM rotation opportunity.

2015 APPE Preceptor of the Year Wingate University School of Pharmacy is proud to recognize Dr. Ashley Garling as our student selected 2015 APPE Preceptor of the Year. Dr. Garling serves as the pharmacist manager at Ingles Pharmacy in Lincolnton, NC. She has formally precepted for WUSOP since 2014, but she was also involved with Wingate students in a previous position for several years. Dr. Garling is highly regarded for her level of clinical practice in community pharmacy and her encouragement to student pharmacists to go above and beyond in providing optimal care for patients and finding fulfillment in their career.

When describing her rotation experience with Dr. Garling, one student recently wrote these kind words:

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Ashley Garling

Dr. Garling has made me realize that community pharmacy is what you make of it.

Once she realized I had already covered the topics she was going to have me do presentations over, she completely adjusted her rotation schedule/plans. She asked about my future rotations and decided that it would be most beneficial to cover topics that will help me prepare for them. Not only am I learning from a preceptor that goes above and beyond to make sure the needs of her patients are met, she is also making sure the needs of her students are met as well. There is not a day that goes by without her asking me if I have learned something today. I can see joy in her smile as I am able to explain to her what I have learned and how it will help me in the future.”

If you are a pharmacist interested in becoming a Wingate University preceptor and would like information, please contact: Wesley Haltom, PharmD APPE Director 704-233-8343 wrhaltom@wingate.edu

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Lisa Dinkins, PharmD IPPE Director 704-233-8348 l.dinkins@wingate.edu

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Company Background

Feeling overwhelmed by changing rules and regulations? Are audits, attestations and credentialing driving you crazy? Not sure how to keep up? R.J. Hedges & Associates can help you bring peace and relaxation back into your life. We have helped hundreds of independent pharmacies stay compliant, pass audits and inspections, and easily earn Medicare accreditation. Our company was founded on our strong beliefs and moral standards to make federal compliance obtainable, reasonable, and achievable. Because of our high standards of customer service and compliance, R.J. Hedges has earned the Better Business Bureau’s highest rating of an A+! We consider our employees and clients to be members of the family. Our clients are treated the same way we treat our employees with respect, dignity, and honesty.

If you are struggling in today’s healthcare market, we can help with the following compliance programs: Pharmacy, Compounding, HIPAA, Diabetic Shoes, DMEPOS/Medicare, FWA Prevention and Immunizations. We would love to discuss your compliance needs and add your pharmacy to our R.J. Hedges community.

Product Overview

Feel at ease knowing your independent pharmacy is prepared to meet insurance credentialing requirements! Our pharmacy compliance program features: • Over 70 Policies and Procedures • More than 70 Customized Support Documents • Quality Assurance Program • Patient Safety Act Requirements • Medication Adherence Program • Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Prevention • And much more!

updated, answer your questions, and guide you every step of the way to make your life stress free when it comes to compliance. You will have 24/7 access to our Compliance Portal ® where you will be able to access: • Easy-to-Follow Procedures • Web-Based Training • Monthly Task List • Special Bulletins • Webinars • Checklist for Audits, Inspections, and Surveys

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Our Compliance Strategists are available to help you discover what your business is missing in order to be in full compliance. Our team will help you shine light on any compliance gaps your pharmacy may have as well as share what programs you may already have access to. After speaking to our team you’ll feel knowledgeable and confident to take the next steps for your pharmacy to be 100% compliant. To learn how R.J. Hedges can help you stay stress-free and in compliance, please call us at (724) 357-8380 or email us at sales@rjhedges.com.

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Company Background Humco Compounding is built on a proud history of more than 142 years manufacturing quality products for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Moundsville Pharmacy becomes model for synchronization and adherence Moundsville Pharmacy is a retail pharmacy in Moundsville, West Virginia, about 75 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1981, the pharmacy today is a model for prescription synchronization and Medication Therapy Management (MTM).

Additional services include compounding, DME, immunizations, diabetes education and a few long-term care contracts.

Owner Jason Turner, Pharm.D., began his training with pharmacy-mentor Roger Cole, R.Ph., at Moundsville Pharmacy where he realized his passion for independent pharmacy practice and business ownership. Today, the operation of Moundsville Pharmacy and the legacy of Cole continue through the efforts of Turner and his team of pharmacists and technicians.

The pharmacy utilizes QS/1®’s NRx® Pharmacy Management and Point-of-Sale Systems to manage operations.

In 2014, after expanding their prescription synchronization program and recognizing the importance of efficient pharmacy workflow, Turner’s goal was to take the pharmacy to the next level. “At the time, I thought we may need a new pharmacy management system – one with more bells and whistles,” said Turner. “But after looking at some other systems and talking with QS/1, I learned it wasn’t the software that lacked the bells and whistles, it was the way we were using the system or, I should say, not using the system.” With some support from QS/1, Moundsville Pharmacy developed a strategy for better workflow performance.

Jason Turner, Pharm.D., Owner Moundsville Pharmacy

For the patient, you are offering a better model for the prescription refill process, which results in healthier outcomes, improved quality of life and convenience, as well as greater customer satisfaction.

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Current monthly Rx volume

Increase in Rx volume

Using Technology Tools Turner said a key to Moundsville’s success was activating QS/1’s Workflow platform. “The Workflow feature created dramatic changes in our pharmacy operation. It made us more accountable and much more efficient in tracking and solving problems, checking prescriptions and ensuring prescriptions are handled properly and efficiently.”

Additionally, the staff quickly came to rely on QS/1’s Pharmacy at a Glance dashboard that allows monitoring of pharmacy workflow at any workstation. The tool enables you to quickly spot bottlenecks in quality assurance, processing, error resolution – and a number of other pharmacy functions you have the ability to monitor.

Turner also commented that the pharmacy’s increased use of QS/1’s Tickler feature, to schedule prescription processing and patient related tasks, has centralized the random patient and prescription notes in their pharmacy. This has also allowed them to reduce the amount of clutter on their counters.

And to tie it all together, for over 10 years, Moundsville Pharmacy has relied on the seamless integration of QS/1’s NRx Pharmacy Management and Point-of-Sale Systems. “I’ve found this integration to be very beneficial to the business in general, and to reporting in particular,” Turner offered. “It makes operating and managing a pharmacy very simple.”

Improving Outcomes With Star Ratings and quality measures becoming increasingly important in the pharmacy, Turner set a goal for improved adherence for the patients of Moundsville Pharmacy, convinced the key was prescription synchronization. He was right.

As his prescription synchronization program expanded to more patients, it became obvious to Turner that synchronization created favorable outcomes for both the patient and the pharmacy.

“It’s clear that medication synchronization is the foundation to better patient adherence AND pharmacy growth. It seems every month we find more third parties looking for pharmacies to help improve patient adherence scores,” he said.

For the patient, you are offering a better model for the prescription refill process which results in healthier outcomes, quality of life and convenience, as well as greater customer satisfaction. As he said, “Imagine the experience patients would have if conversations about lack of refills, out-of-stock medications, prior authorizations and insurance issues were replaced by recommendations for therapies, suggested immunizations and education regarding their health and disease states?”

For the pharmacy, it means greater efficiency and lower operating costs per prescription – specifically, fewer incoming calls, reduced checkouts, consolidated deliveries, improved scheduling of staff, and more effective inventory management.

Even better, it also generates greater prescription volume. With prescription synchronization focused on strategic workflow, the pharmacy is also able to spend more time with the patient to review medications for chronic conditions and help them identify meaningful opportunities for improving their health.

Creating a Successful Program Turner said that one of the keys to a successful prescription synchronization program is to have the proper pharmacy workflow tools enabling the

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Moundsville relies heavily on the comprehensive tools of its NRx software to manage synchronization and the ensuing workflow. Two tools are HealthMinder® and InstantFill®. “Health-Minder tells us which refills are due, then InstantFill enables us to process those fills efficiently,” stated Turner.

With QS/1 technology handling workflow, Turner said his focus is on adherence scores and processes that will help improve prescription adherence. They are expanding their services as well as honing their counseling techniques to help patients experience the highest level of adherence and the maximum benefits from their medications.

To improve Five-Star Ratings, they review medication possession ratio (MPR) percentages in the pharmacy system’s patient record. The system provides reports on patients with less than optimal adherence. The Tickler feature enables scheduling of refills when they are due and Health-Minder contains a number of tools to monitor adherence, detect late refills and aid inventory management. The system also helps identify patients eligible for MTM.

Jason Turner on Synchronization

Seeing Results After three years of focus on medication adherence, prescription synchronization and pharmacy workflow, Moundsville Pharmacy is a model for performance-driven workflow.

In 2013, Moundsville’s monthly prescription volume was 7,300. Today, its monthly volume has increased 22 percent to 8,800. By the summer of 2016, 850 patients were enrolled in the synchronization program. These patients account for 55 percent of the pharmacy’s prescription volume.

The pharmacy’s workflow has become a well-oiled machine. The staff processes synchronizations on Monday, completes Syncs on Tuesday, with delivery on Wednesday.

The pharmacy was recognized by OutcomesMTM® in 2014 as the “Top MTM Center in West Virginia” and completed 90 percent of Mirixa® CMRs in 2015.

Moundsville’s success led to the acquisition of a second location in the neighboring town of Sistersville in the fall of 2014. In the past year, Sistersville’s prescription volume increased 11 percent to 3,750 per month as it enrolled 340 patients in synchronization, representing 54 percent of its prescription volume.

Turner offers these suggestions to pharmacies embarking on prescription synchronization: • Re-define your workflow process for performance • Define a process and train your team • Leverage technology to increase your efficiencies • Expand your program to a significant percentage of your patients

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Turner strongly encourages pharmacies to promote the pharmacy services that separate them from their competition, including prescription synchronization.

Moundsville has used a variety of marketing vehicles to disseminate the message – from bag stuffers and indoor signage to traditional advertising and provider visits.

Poor adherence affecting your Five-Star Quality Rating?

Three things suffer when patients aren’t compliant with their medications – their health, your profits and your Five-Star Quality Rating. QS/1® offers multiple tactics to keep all strong. Pharmacists benefit from Five-Star reports to identify non-adherent patients and tools for automating refills. Patients benefit from online, mobile and text refill and pick-up reminders to keep them on track. All of which lead to healthier patients, a healthier rating and a healthier bottom line.

Bring It On. Whatever your challenge, QS/1 has a solution.

To learn more about how QS/1 can help improve your patient adherence, visit www.qs1solutions.com/improve-adherence, call 866.590.7597 or scan the code below.

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Struggling with patient compliance?

Rest assured, your solution is in the cards!

Available In: • Weekly (14 or 28 Cavity) • Bi-weekly (14 Cavity) • Monthly (30, 31, or 32 Cavity) • Multi-monthly (60 or 90 Cavity) All cards are fully customizable to help promote your brand and pharmacy services.

• Industry leading pricing.

• Free freight on all compliance cards.

• Volume discounts available.

All cards are compatible with Synergy Medical Automation! www.pharmacyautomationsupplies.com (800) 798-1401

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Increase Patient Adherence With Compliance Packaging From Pharmacy Automation Supplies (PAS) From increasing positive patient health outcomes to improving your STAR rating, cold seal cards from PAS are a great way to offer compliance packaging with no start-up costs.

President & CEO: Michael Wortel Founded: 1902

Employees: 100+ Toll-free Phone:

(800) 798-1401 (630) 953-0485 Fax: (630) 953-0489 Address: 146 S. Pinnacle Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446 Website: www.pharmacyautomationsupplies.com Phone:

Company Background

Pharmacy Automation Supplies (PAS) has been using our manufacturing capabilities to support pharmacies for over 100 years. We began as a small local print manufacturer addressing the label and bag needs of a few regional pharmacies. As a result of our dedication to competitive pricing, reputation for quality, consistent industry leading turnaround times, and focus on adapting to the constantly changing needs of all the dynamic segments of pharmacy (retail, LTC, hospital, specialty, central fill, institutional, nuclear, and many more) we have grown to be one of the largest and most relied upon suppliers in the country.

Product Overview

At PAS we know that whether our solutions are being used in a skilled care facility, sitting on a bathroom counter, or are getting transported in a purse or luggage, that they’re counted on every day to perform in the most challenging healthcare and real world settings. It’s with great pride that we stand behind every product 100% as we know each and every product was designed with the same attention to detail and quality that have made us known nationwide over the last hundred years.

In addition to being valuable to patients we can completely customize your cards to help you promote your brand, services, and medication instructions. We’ve also seen pharmacies monetize this unique offering by charging a fee to help sustain the financial health of the pharmacy using them.

This line of packaging is continually growing as we innovate new designs, functionality, and technology to improve patient health outcomes and by no means are all our offerings listed here. To keep tabs on this growing product line visit us on the web or contact your PAS account manager.

Product Specifications

All products are compatible with Synergy Medical (SynMed automation). n Unit/Single Dose: Industry staple card with 30, 31, 32, 60, or 90 cavities designed to hold a single pill per cavity.

• Industry standard 6' (L to R) x 9" (T to B) when assembled.

• Available as heat or cold seal.

• Designed to hold a single pill per cavity.

n Qube: High-capacity weekly card, designed for multi-med regimens.

• Measures 6 ½" (L to R) x 10" (T to B) x 1" (deep) when assembled.

• Features 28 cavities (7-days with four medication passes per day).

• Extra-large capacity blister easily holds multiple medications.

• Larger morning and night blisters hold more medications at the times they’re needed most.

• Fully customizable with minimum order. n Qube Mini: Medium-sized weekly card, multi-med capacity in a smaller package.

• Measures 6" (L to R) x 8 ⅛" (T to B) x 1" (deep) when assembled.

• Features 28 cavities (7-days with four medication passes per day).

• Large capacity blister still easily holds multiple medications per pass.

• Larger morning and night blisters hold more medications at the times they’re needed most.

• Fully customizable with minimum order. n Qube31: High-capacity 31-count card specifically designed for multimed regimens.

• Measures 6" (L to R) x 10" (T to B) x 1" (deep) when assembled.

• Features 31 cavities (frequently used for monthly dispensing).

• Stickers are available to identify med-pass time (patients may use both a morning and evening Qube31 card).

• Extra-large capacity blister easily holds multiple medications.

• Fully customizable with minimum order. n FlexRX: High-capacity 28 cavity multi-med card with cover and detachable blisters for portability.

• Measures 8 ½" (L to R) x 7 ¾" (T to B) x 1" (deep) when assembled.

• Medication information is printed on each individual time pass.

• 28 cavities are versatile to create a one pass 28-day card, a two pass 14-day card, or a four pass 7-day card.

• Cardboard cover provides rigidity to protect integrity and is fully customizable for pharmacy branding. n FlexRX Lite: High-capacity 28 cavity multi-med card with no cover and detachable blisters for portability.

• Measures 8 ½" (L to R) x 12" (T to B) x 1" (deep) when assembled.

• Available with hooks or non-hook options.

• Medication information is printed on each individual time pass.

• 28 cavities are versatile to create a one pass 28-day card, a two pass 14-day card, or a four pass 7-day card.

Ordering Information

To order, request samples, or get additional information about PAS’ full line of products (including compliance packaging) call one of our dedicated pharmacy support specialists today at (800) 798-1401 or visit us online at www.pharmacyautomationsupplies.com.

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Fagron SyrSpend® SF

Superior Suspending Technology Fagron’s SyrSpend® SF is a total solution that provides you with a convenient and efficient oral liquid dosage form. It uses patented Active Suspending Technology holding APIs in suspension longer for more accurate and consistent dosing. Formulated with meticulous attention to detail, SyrSpend® SF is frequently used for pediatric as well as geriatric patients.

SyrSpend® SF Vehicles • Extensive and growing database of scientific references for stability data and beyond-use dating • Pre-weighed convenience packs available to compound suspensions in minutes • Supports adjusted and flexible dosage regimens SyrSpend® SF • All-in-one syrup suspending vehicle • Simple one-step compounding process • pH adjusted to 4.2 for maximum compatibility • Also available as powder for reconstitution (preservative-free) SyrSpend® SF Alka • Easy-to-use suspending powder for reconstitution • Provides an alkaline (>7) environment for acid-labile drugs • Preservative-free

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Active Suspending Technology • Holds particles in suspension longer • Allows more accurate dosing Low Osmolality • <50 mOsm/kg • Minimizes GI upset and diarrhea • No sorbitol means lower osmolality to lessen laxative/diarrhea problems • Ideal for pediatric and geriatric patients Sweetened without Sugar or Alcohol • Bitterness is masked • Pleasant taste enhances compliance

Fagron, Inc. - 2400 Pilot Knob Road - St. Paul, Minnesota 55120 - USA Tel. (800) 423 6967 - Fax (800) 339 1596 - info@fagron.us

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Fagron’s SyrSpend® SF is a Total Solution That Provides a Convenient and Efficient Oral Liquid Dosage Form SyrSpend® SF brings added value in compounding oral suspensions — superior suspendability for more accurate dosing, better taste, extensive scientific stability data, and can improve compliance, all while reducing inventory and carrying costs.

Founded: 1980 Employees:

60 + Toll-free Phone: (800) 423-6967 Fax: (800) 339-1596 Address: Fagron, Inc. 2400 Pilot Knob Road St. Paul, MN 55120 Website: Order online at shop.fagron.us

Company Background

Fagron continuously introduces innovative products based on research done in our own R&D center. We work together with pharmacists, universities, physicians, and other healthcare providers to deliver optimized products and solutions. We continuously perform studies on our products, dedicated to providing you with the most innovative compounding options.

Fagron’s strategy is focused on the optimization and innovation of pharmaceutical compounding. As an R&D scientific pharmaceutical compounding company, Fagron wants to widen the scope of the prescriber to provide tailor-made pharmaceutical care. Through its activities, Fagron supports the unique contribution of the compounding pharmacist improving the patient’s quality of life.

Based in St. Paul, MN, Fagron, Inc. is part of the Fagron Group, a global market leader in pharmaceutical compounding, headquartered in the Netherlands. With over 2,100 employees in 32 countries worldwide, the Fagron Group provides over 200,000 pharmacists with superior compounding products every day.

Product Overview

SyrSpend® SF is an innovative vehicle for the compounding of oral liquid dosage forms. Based on food starch, SyrSpend® SF’s superior suspending properties provide consistent, individual dosing throughout treatment.

The excellent compatibility with a broad range of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and meticulous ingredient selection make SyrSpend® SF highly suitable for compounding stable tailor-made medication.

SyrSpend® SF is a quick and easy compounding option that provides pharmaceutical stability and dosage consistency with each preparation.

Its light texture, safe ingredients, and neutral taste results in treatment that is comfortable and easy-to-swallow for all patient groups, from neonates to elderly. Compatible with an extensive range of APIs, SyrSpend® SF is suitable for compounding with both acid and alkaline options.

Our Product Line Consists Of:

• SyrSpend® SF, a sugar-free suspending vehicle buffered to a pH of 4.2 for maximum compatibility with active pharmaceutical ingredients. Preservative-free version available.

• SyrSpend® SF Alka, an easy-to-use powder for reconstitution that provides an alkaline environment for acid-labile drugs such as omeprazole.

Superior Suspending Technology

• Innovative and highly stable suspension vehicle based on modified food starch.

• Formulated using only well-tolerated ingredients.

• Optimal palatability and taste-masking properties for improved compliance.

• Compatibility with a broad range of APIs. • API stability supported by peer-reviewed scientific articles.

• Convenient vehicles for efficient and high-quality compounding.

Benefits of SyrSpend® SF

• Convenient, all-in-one suspending vehicles.

• Optimizes ease of administration, mouth feel, and taste masking.

• Meticulous ingredient choice: formulated without alcohol, parabens, sorbitol, sugars, gluten, or dyes.

• Ideal for individualized dosage regimens.

• Low osmolality (<50 mOsm), minimizing gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea.

• Active Suspending Technology to hold API particles in suspension longer for more accurate and consistent dosing during treatment.

• Suitable for diabetic patients.

• Extensive and growing database of stability data.

• Produced in a GMP-certified and FDA registered facility with pharmaceutically-tested ingredients.

Stability Studies

Fagron continuously performs stability studies to provide our customers with extended beyond-use dating. The studies are being published in renowned peer-reviewed journals.

Visit fagron.us for more information.

Ordering Information

Contact Fagron for information regarding SyrSpend® SF and other Fagron innovations by visiting our website at fagron.us, emailing us at customer.service@fagron.us, or calling (800) 423-6967.

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Mitchell AutoRx

Solutions for your patients and your business Easily verify and adjudicate prescriptions for auto accident claims online without a card Technology

Real time online processing and claim adjudication

Expertise

Leveraging decades of experience in auto casualty insurance

Learn more at mitchell.com/autorx

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Guaranteed payment on all qualified claims including first fills

866.213.9798

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Automobile Accident Prescription Processing by Mitchell AutoRx Mitchell AutoRx allows pharmacies to electronically process prescriptions related to auto accident injuries, get real-time adjudication, and receive electronic payment.

President & CEO: Alex Sun Founded: 1946 Employees: 2000 Phone:

(866) 213-9798 Help desk

Fax: (877) 730-3338 Claims Processing

(801) 269-5080 Contracts & Administration

Address: Mitchell Pharmacy Solution – AutoRx

Website:

480 E Winchester Street, STE 210 Salt Lake City, UT 84107 www.AutoRx.com | www.mitchell.com

Company Background Mitchell AutoRx delivers smart solutions for your patients and your business by easily verifying and adjudicating auto accident related prescriptions online and without a card. With the experience of more than four million prescriptions processed and the partnership with more than 47,000 pharmacies, Mitchell AutoRx is able to ensure that qualified auto accident related prescriptions will get processed in real time including first fills.

Product Overview We make it easy for your patients to fill their auto accident related prescriptions at your pharmacy. Mitchell AutoRx enables pharmacies to electronically process and bill No-Fault, PIP, and MedPay auto claim prescriptions without a cash payment or submitting receipts (depending on state laws and individual policy limits).

Markets Served We help pharmacies serve auto accident patients who were injured in states with first party auto insurance laws, known as No-Fault, Personal Injury Protection (PIP), or Medical Payment coverage (MedPay). States include: Arkansas, Delaware, Washington D.C., Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Product Specifications n AutoRx Makes it Easy to Process Auto Accident Prescriptions • BIN: 610133 PCN: WAUTO • Cardholder ID: Auto accident claim # (not policy or SSN) • Group #: Auto insurance company (no spaces or dashes)

Ordering Information

Processing Help Desk: (866) 213-9798 Contracting information: (866) 428-8679 x5347 Email: marketing@autorx.com (Use Promo Code: 20Ways)

Features & Options • Easy and efficient for your team.

• Real-time online processing and adjudication.

• Guaranteed payment on all qualified claims including first fills at agreed upon contract terms.

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URAC, ACHC, CPPA? Overcome your accreditation hurdles with Innovatix As part of our suite of pharmacy operations improvement programs, Innovatix Accreditation Advisory Services helps pharmacies navigate the complex accreditation process and maximize ROI.

Support tailored to meet your needs.

Innovatix Accreditation Advisory Services offers three levels of support geared to a range of project sizes and requirements.

Innovatix Suite of Pharmacy Operations Improvement Programs

To get help with accreditation or to learn more about our suite of pharmacy operations improvement programs, visit us at innovatix.com, email info@innovatix.com, or call (888) 258-3273.

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Strategic Purchasing and Pharmacy Operations Improvement Solutions

by Innovatix Innovatix offers differentiated, high-quality group purchasing and consultative services to a national membership. We help members maximize their overall financial performance by providing the resources and educational support needed to enhance the delivery of quality patient care.

President & CEO: John P. Sganga, FACHE Founded: 1993 Employees: 130 Stock Symbol:

Private Company (888) 258-3273 Fax: (646) 638-2641 Address: 555 West 57th Street, 12th Floor New York, NY 10019 Website: www.innovatix.com

Clinical Experts: Innovatix staff includes clinical pharmacists and

physician consultants who provide members with best practice studies, disease state management information, formulary management, and medication error reduction strategies.

Toll Free Phone:

Suite of Pharmacy Operations Improvement Programs

Company Background

n Innovatix

Product Overview

n Innovatix Preferred Provider Network: Successfully navigating

Innovatix, the nation’s leading non-acute care group purchasing organization, is committed to providing unparalleled purchasing and supply chain solutions to our members nationwide. Using an array of services specifically designed for the needs of your industry, our membership-driven organization is helping over 16,500 pharmacies throughout the United States achieve substantial savings.

Innovatix offers one of the most extensive, competitive purchasing portfolios available today. We provide members access to a $44 billion purchasing portfolio comprising over 2,000 contracts through 900-plus suppliers.

Members can save on: brand name and generic pharmaceuticals; vaccines, blood products, and medical supplies; Rx support services; capital equipment; facility maintenance and construction; laboratory supplies and services; medical nutrition/enteral products; office and IT supplies; cellular voice and data services; and more.

Value-Added Services

Innovatix member benefits extend beyond the significant savings we provide through our group purchasing services. While group purchasing is at the core of what we do, Innovatix is committed to offering additional value to help our members grow and excel.

Innovatix Educational Institute: Each month, Innovatix offers free accredited Continuing Education (CE) opportunities. Members can take advantage of these learning sessions from the convenience of their own computers.

Government Affairs: To help our members navigate the complex

healthcare regulatory environment and ensure that their concerns are properly addressed, the Innovatix Government Affairs program has continued to develop as an important value-added service, particularly for our long-term care pharmacy and infusion members. We keep members informed and advocate on their behalf, working closely with national advocacy organizations.

As part of our commitment to innovation, we listen to the needs of our members then develop new programs to help meet them. Our suite of pharmacy operations improvement programs are designed to address your operations needs without distracting from your main mission — providing high-quality patient care.

Accreditation Advisory Services: Innovatix has a long-standing commitment to helping pharmacies provide the best service at the lowest cost while maximizing reimbursements.

Third-party accreditation has become increasingly important, particularly with respect to reimbursement rates, to payers for verifying quality and patient safety. Innovatix Accreditation Advisory Services, our new feefor-service program, is designed to support pharmacies in achieving recognition from various accrediting bodies.

Medicare Part D to maximize reimbursement on Medicare prescription drug benefit claims is a major challenge for many pharmacies today.

The Innovatix Preferred Provider Network provides long-term care, home infusion, specialty, and combo pharmacies access to Medicare Part D contracts with the nation’s largest prescription drug plans and pharmacy benefit managers.

n Innovatix Specialty Pharmacy Management: As a national leader

in non-acute care group purchasing services, Innovatix is committed to helping its members deliver the highest-quality care while operating successfully. The Innovatix Specialty Pharmacy Management program reinforces this commitment by offering customized, no-cost training and solutions to help pharmacies better serve their specialty patients.

n Scriptmax®: Scriptmax offers the most complete pharmacy claim

support in the industry. Through a comprehensive suite of pre-edit, postedit, and reconciliation services, Scriptmax empowers pharmacies with actionable claims review data during every step of adjudication. Scriptmax fees are claim-based with competitive pricing options so you can choose the features that best fit your needs.

Markets Served

Infusion, specialty, long-term care, retail, combo shop, compounding, and mail order pharmacies; senior living providers; behavioral healthcare facilities; and independent oncologists.

Ordering Information

Innovatix GPO membership is FREE. To learn more about our group purchasing services and suite of pharmacy operations improvement programs, visit us at innovatix.com, email info@innovatix.com, or call (888) 258-3273.

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COMPLIANCE PACKAGING

www.doseplanner.com

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DosePlanner — Compliance Packaging Software Designed With Your Success in Mind

Increase customer safety and convenience while increasing pharmacy productivity and profitability. Offering compliance packaging to your clients is smart business. Using DosePlanner makes it easy!

President & CEO: Richard Munger Founded: 2004 Employees: <15 Stock Symbol:

Privately Owned Phone: (860) 584-2284 Fax: (860) 584-9922 Address: P.O. Box 136, 42 Patricia Drive Bristol, CT 06011 Website: www.DosePlanner.com

Company Background

Eiger Creative LLC was founded in 2004 as a software development and consulting company. The founder and employees have been involved in IT for over 30 years. Together they bring a rich variety of skills in the areas of retail, healthcare, pharmacy, marketing, accounting, and customer service. Throughout the many changes in the area of IT, Eiger Creative has maintained a commitment of delivering best of breed solutions to its clients.

The DosePlanner family of products and services exemplify our commitment to bringing products to the pharmaceutical market that can truly help our clients grow their business.

Product Specifications

With DosePlanner, you get: • An easy-to-use design, providing a high level of confidence in packing accuracy.

• Support for a variety of packaging styles.

• The flexibility to create labeling on-demand.

• Integration with many popular pharmacy management software systems.

• Reporting tools to help streamline business operations.

• A selection of reports to aid you and your customers.

DosePlanner software is cloud-based and can be accessed from any workstation in your pharmacy. No extra equipment to purchase!

DosePlanner interfaces with many popular pharmacy management systems software packages, providing greater options and flexibility to meet your customer demand.

DosePlanner is dedicated to providing best in class technology, solution consulting, and hands-on support, ensuring our customers are equipped with the resources to advance pharmacy practice.

Testimonial

“ DosePlanner is a great choice for blister packaging software. We’ve worked with DosePlanner for a while now and it’s refreshing to work with someone who has the knowledge, experience, and integrity that they have. DosePlanner is a standup company that I can highly recommend.”

Product Overview

Compliance packaging enhances patient safety and the patient’s overall experience. There are so many packaging choices available in today’s fast-paced society. Although the mention of compliance packaging technology may call to mind visions of old plastic med-boxes that never quite matched up perfectly with a patient’s needs, the market has, in fact, evolved into a technologically sophisticated and rapidly growing space that fulfills a wide variety of dispensing requirements. Like all technology, compliance packaging has in recent years grown more powerful, integrated, and complex.

There can be many reasons why patients do not comply with their medication schedules. Some patients may not understand why or how to take their medication, while others may have a visual impairment causing them difficulty in reading the fine print on medication containers.

No matter what the cause, prescription compliance is a real problem.

Medical professionals are working to solve this problem with tools and programs that educate, alert, remind, and encourage patients to stay on track with their medications.

Are you contributing to your patient’s confidence, safety, and overall experience?

— Staci Dionne, LTC Manager, Beacon Prescriptions, New Britain, CT

Additional Product Modules

n DosePlanner PMS Interface PMS Interface is an optional module designed to increase pharmacy productivity by reducing the need for double entry of patient and prescription data. The interface automatically captures data from the pharmacy management system to keep the DosePlanner system synchronized. n DosePlanner Electronic Report Delivery ERD is an optional component for DosePlanner that allows the pharmacy to generate and deliver reports to a secure cloud-based repository specifically designated for their client’s access.

Ordering Information

To learn how DosePlanner can help your pharmacy grow, contact us by email at info@DosePlanner.com or by phone at (860) 584-2284.

Compliance packaging can make this happen. DosePlanner makes it easy!

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e originally started with our innovative Medi-Dose® and TampAlerT® unit dose packaging systems. But we’ve greatly expanded our line to now include a wide range of medication administration, preparation and dispensing accessories.

Priced low and ready to go! We stock and ship promptly, keeping your costs low – with the kind of service you’ll appreciate. From one item shipped overnight to one million items delivered around the world, EPS is big enough to supply your needs and small enough to do it right.

Contact us to order or for samples and information.

• Medi-Dose Solid Oral Unit Dose Packaging • TampAlerT Liquid Unit Dose Packaging • MILT® Software for Medication Identification and Bar Coding • IV Additive Disposable Accessories • Steri-Dropper ® Sterile Ophthalmic Dropper Bottles • Ophthalmic Practice Accessories • Resealable and Ultraviolet Inhibitant Bags • Bottles, Vials and Containers • Tamper-Evident Products • Operating and Procedure Room Accessories • ShrinkSafe® Bands and Safety Products • Tapes and Labels • Maternity and Laboratory Products • Record Keeping and Identification Products • Storage and Transport Products

EPS , INC. ®

Extra Personal Service in supplying pharmacy and nursing supplies around the world

Milton Building 70 Industrial Drive Ivyland, PA 18974 800-523-8966 Fax: 800-323-8966 215-396-8600 Fax: 215-396-6662 E-Mail: info@medidose.com

A Member of The Medi-Dose Group

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Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc. Your Community Pharmacy Supply Experts For over 40 years, Medi-Dose/EPS has been working with pharmacists to design and support cost-effective products solving the specific needs of their pharmacies.

President:

Robert Braverman

Founded: 1971 Employees: Private Toll-free Phone: (800) 523-8966 Phone:

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

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.

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 a full line of compounding supplies, disposable products, liquid packaging, labeling, and oral syringes designed specifically for the pharmacy professional. We pride ourselves as being the “old friend of the family” and have long standing products designed to meet the needs of your retail, community, and compounding pharmacy.

Product Overview

Products for the Compounding Pharmacist

With Steri-Dropper Bottles, liquid packaging, oral syringes, labeling, safety products, and software, Medi-Dose/EPS is your pharmacy’s source for compounding supplies!

The science of pharmaceutical compounding poses unique challenges to pharmacists in the community setting. Whether caring for people or animals, pharmacists have to meet the stringent requirements of USP 797, 800, and other pertinent guidelines, address the unique concerns and conditions of their patients, and do it economically and efficiently. Medi-Dose/ EPS compounding products are integral solutions helping you manage this vital but complex process while providing the care and protection your patients need.

Product Specifications n Sterile IV Accessories • Safety Products • Labeling Products • Filtering Products • Dispensing Products n Steri-Dropper • Sterile Packs of Two Bottles, Tips, and Caps • Special Zinc Stearate-Free Resin • Four Sizes: 3, 7, 10, and 15 mL n Labeling • Pharmacy Auxiliary Labels • Liquid Packaging Labels • Tamper-Evident Labels n Safety Products • Care Giver Protection • Identification • Disposal

Additional Products We are the source for all your pharmacy’s ancillary products! Bags, bottles, trays, and totes are among a few of the many other supplies we carry.

Anything that’s necessary for proper handling in a retail pharmacy setting — you can count on Medi-Dose/EPS! Ordering Information For additional information, please call us at (800) 523-8966, visit our website at medidose.com, or email us at info@medidose.com.

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Introducing the latest pharmacy solution from

Š2015 RxMedic Systems, Inc. RxMedic and RM200 are registered trademarks of RxMedic Systems, Inc. RxMedic Systems Inc., is a subsidiary of the J M Smith Corporation.

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RM200 — The Latest Pharmacy Solution From RxMedic Regain lost time and improve patient care with accurate, reliable, and affordable pharmacy solutions from RxMedic.

President & CEO: William R. Cobb Founded: 2007 Toll-free Phone:

(800) 882-3819 Phone: (919) 882-2322 Fax: (800) 882-3818 Address: 2701 Leighton Ridge Drive Wake Forest, NC 27587 Website: www.rxmedic.com

Testimonials

“ Automation, such as the RxMedic ADS, allows the pharmacist to do what they’ve really been trained to do, which is to be engaged in patient care management. You don’t really have to go to school to put pills in the bottle.

You go to school to know exactly what the pills in the bottle are going to do to achieve a health outcome.”

“ I can see from the numbers how I’m getting my investment covered, but just as important, I can also see how we have more time for critical clinical activities like MTM and our med sync adherence program. I knew there’d be these soft benefits beforehand, but they’ve really exceeded my expectations.”

Company Background

Based in Wake Forest, North Carolina, RxMedic provides leading edge dispensing technology to pharmacies. Each RxMedic product is strategically engineered to increase productivity and enhance patient safety while providing pharmacy staff more time for customer service.

Offering automation from a tabletop unit up to a fully automated 256 cell dispensing robot, RxMedic has an affordable solution for every pharmacy.

Product Overview

The RM200 from RxMedic is the newest product in the full line of pharmacy automation solutions. Automate your top 200 medications with the ease of auto calibrating cell technology. RM200 gives you greater accuracy and efficiency, so you can give your patients greater safety and service. Filling up to two prescriptions a minute, RM200 brings speed and accuracy while automating up to 65% of your most common oral solids.

Features & Options

• Fills up to two prescriptions a minute.

• Automates 200 of your top drugs.

• Auto calibrating cells allow for quick medication changes.

• Utilizes RxMedic’s unique photo verification of vial contents.

• 24 vial collating area capacity.

• Replenish vials with ease by pouring into new vial storage area.

• Immediate remote support via in-system video capabilities.

Product Specifications

— Kevin B. Sneed, Pharm. D., Senior Associate Vice President, University of South Florida College of Pharmacy

— Dave Lutz, R.Ph., Rhoads Pharmacy & Gift Shop, Hummelstown, PA

Additional Product Lines

Offering automation from a tabletop unit up to a fully automated 256 cell dispensing robot, RxMedic has an affordable solution for every pharmacy. n Automated Counting System (ACS): Scalable counting solution from 24 to 96 cells that simultaneously counts multiple prescriptions. n Automated Dispensing System (RM64): Compact 64 cell robot with the fastest dispensing rate on the market at five prescriptions a minute. n Automated Dispensing System (ADS): Fully automated 256 cell robot with completed capped prescriptions collected in a 200+ finished script collation area. n Automated Dispensing System (RM200): Automate up to 65% of your daily oral solid volume, filling up to two prescriptions a minute. n Affordable Will Call Solution (ARS): Light will call bags on demand for efficient prescription retrieval.

n Footprint • 17.4 Sq-ft Footprint (2.4' W x 7.25' L x 6.9' H)

n Visual Counting System (eyecon®): RxMedic proudly sells the eyecon® tabletop counter that counts pills at a rate of 200ms.

n Cell Count and Capacity • 176 Standard Cell • 24 Super Cells • Standard Cell Volume: 550cc • Super Cell Volume: 1350cc

Trade Shows/Meetings Attended

n Electrical • Dedicated 20 amp 110v service with NEMA L5-20R receptacle.

Please visit www.rxmedic.com/about/events for an up-to-date listing of the trade shows where RxMedic will be exhibiting.

Ordering Information

For more information, call RxMedic at (800) 882-3819 or email us at sales@rxmedic.com.

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Consumer Take-Back made Simple

From start . . .

. . . to finish.

Get the whole picture.

It’s no secret that your patients have prescriptions that need to be destroyed. Bring your customers back to your pharmacy with a compliant and environmentally responsible solution for prescription drug disposal.

RxTakeBack® makes it easy to run your own drug take-back program and stand out in your community as a leader in responsible drug disposal.

RxTakeBack® provides your staff with complete support and regulator y guidance. Plus, we offer the materials you need to retain customers and drive new traffic to your location. This simple solution to prescription drug disposal is cost-effective and differentiates your pharmacy with a community ser vice that the public is demanding.

Drive traffic to your pharmacy, stand out in your community, and be the solution for proper and safe drug disposal.

Responsible

Compliant

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(800) 257-3527

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RxTakeBack® by PharmaLink — The New Industry Standard in Consumer Prescription Take-Back Drive traffic to your pharmacy, help your location stand out in the community, and be part of the solution for proper and safe drug disposal.

President & COO: Thierry Beckers Founded: 2000

Employees: 100+ Toll-free Phone:

(800) 257-3527

Address: 8285 Bryan Dairy Road, # 200

Largo, FL 33777

Website: www.RxTakeBack.com

www.PharmaLinkInc.com

Company Background

Founded in 2000 and based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida, PharmaLink is the nation’s premier Pharmaceutical Returns and Disposal provider. With services spanning the complete spectrum of the pharmaceutical supply chain, they have a 360° view of the needs of all businesses involved in the delivery of healthcare. The focal point of all services revolves around safely removing expired, damaged, and unwanted pharmaceuticals from the marketplace. Using a responsible, compliant, and innovative approach to pharmaceutical return and disposal services, PharmaLink is creating solutions for pharmacies and other supply chain partners, increasing value, and driving business profitability.

Product Overview

The RxTakeBack® product line was developed in response to the requirements set forth in the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 and the growing need for U.S. consumers to have a compliant and logical outlet for all types of prescription disposal. RxTakeBack® is available to be purchased by entities registered to collect pharmaceuticals according to DEA regulation. These facilities include: retail pharmacies, certain hospitals, narcotic treatment programs, long-term care facilities (LTCF), and law enforcement.

RxTakeBack® provides its users with a turn-key solution, which includes: an ADA compliant collection kiosk, disposable kiosk liners, complete transportation logistics, and access to a web-based tracking and compliance system that assists users in conforming to DEA and EPA regulatory requirements.

The RxTakeBack® prescription disposal solution is currently available for sale to eligible facilities in the continental United States.

Features & Options

Product Specifications

n RxTakeBack® Kiosk • 15" (Wide) x 10" (Deep) x 29" (Tall) • 22" Platform Stainless Steel Pedestal • 2 Ct. Double-Bitted Keys for All Locks • Regulatory Decals • Lockable Hopper • Double Lock Liner Access Door • Large Hopper Door • Heavy-Duty Construction • Easy Installation — Mounting Hardware Included n RxTakeBack® Disposal Liners • Fixed Cost Includes All Shipping, Documentation, and Disposal • Auto-replenish Liners Direct to Facility • Four Gallon Capacity • Self-Sealing Tape Seams • Serialized Liner Tracking ID • Easy Return Via Common Carrier n RxTakeBack® Web-based Compliance and Tracking Application • Cradle-to-Grave Liner Tracking • Usage Reports With Certificates of Destruction • Turn-Key Regulatory Guidance • Multi-Location Tracking

Markets Served

• Retail Pharmacies • Hospitals • Clinics • Narcotic Treatment Programs • Law Enforcement Facilities • Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF)

Pricing Information

Discounts and financing available!

Ordering Information

For more information on how to use RxTakeBack® in your facility please contact your PharmaLink sales representative at (800) 257-3527, or visit www.RxTakeBack.com.

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Generate more revenue for your retail pharmacy by processing animal prescriptions with Animal Med Express. animalmedexpress.com | 615-538-1424

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Fulfill Pet Medications in Your Retail Pharmacy With Animal Med Express Animal Med Express offers pharmacies entry into a new seven-billion-dollar animal Rx industry that will generate more revenue for your pharmacy.

Founded: 2013 Employees: <25 Phone:

(615) 538-1424 Fax: (615) 661-0604 Address: 9415 Highwood Hill Road Brentwood, TN 37027 Website: www.animalmedexpress.com Email: ir@animalmedexpress.com dave@animalmedexpress.com

Company Background We at Animal Med Express identified three dynamic changes within the pet medication industry.

One, there are now over 37 states, and counting, that require the veterinarian to issue a prescription to the animal owner.

Two, the American Veterinarian Medical Association (AVMA) modified their code of ethics requiring the vet to issue a prescription to the animal owner.

Three, in May of 2015, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report titled “Redistribution of Animal Pharmacy” that was modified due to the aforementioned changes.

As a result, we were able to identify the value that Animal Med Express could provide to the nationwide retail pharmacy industry.

Product Overview Per a study done by the American Animal Hospital Association, the local pharmacy can increase their “in store” sales by approximately $84,000 per year. Providing they acquire a meager 3% of local vet hospital Rx business.

According to Pet Age, in December 2015, the pet medication market is currently valued at seven billion dollars. With this market continuing to grow at the rate of 6% a year, as stated by APPA, enhancing your retail pharmacy has never been so easy or so valuable. With Animal Med Express, you can begin to offer a profitable service that will help you compete with online stores and “big-box” retailers.

You’ve probably observed large corporation big-box chains push local retailers out of business in your home town. Do you remember a time when everyone in your neighborhood knew the local grocer, butcher, hardware store owner, and barber?

As a retail pharmacy owner, you know that personalized service is still an important factor. Animal Med Express is providing your locally owned retail pharmacy with a complete turnkey solution for all animal medications and nutritional supplements.

Product Specifications n Step 1: You Sell

Choose from a complete Animal RX Portfolio consisting of thousands of prescriptions and over the counter pet health products quickly at the point of sale. Take your customer prescription information, place the order, and you’re done!

n Step 2: We Deliver

Animal Med Express’s licensed pharmacy fulfiller handles all your customer’s prescriptions in compliance with all legal requirements in the 47 licensed states — Vet VIPPS approved. Our fulfillers can either ship the order direct to your pharmacy or straight to your customer’s door — we take care of it all!

n Step 3: You Profit

You make money today and tomorrow! This new animal prescription market helps offset losses occurred by the human medication reimbursement. Now, as customers continue to fill their pet prescriptions, you can participate in the seven-billion-dollar market, adding profit to your store.

Features & Options 1. Offering a complete animal medication portfolio.

2. Multiple ordering options.

3. PetPointment service sends your customer reminders when it’s time to visit again!

4. Bulk ordering for in-store inventory as requested.

5. Ship same day shipping with veterinarian confirmation.

6. All products are EPA/FDA certified as required.

7. Customer service staffed by veterinary pharmacists and technicians.

8. In-store signage and voice messaging is available to help educate your customers and bring awareness to your new service.

Ordering Information Contact our customer service by phone at (615) 538-1424 or email dave@animalmedexpress.com.

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O UR T E S T, YO U R CU RE ...

ENSURIN G A H E ALT H Y WO R L D YOUR Endotoxin Experts!

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The Pyrosate® Kit by Associates of Cape Cod Delivers Rapid Endotoxin Testing Results for Compounding Pharmacies Pyrosate® has been developed as an easy-to-use Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) gel-clot test that enables rapid testing and does not require special laboratory supplies. The Pyrosate kit provides rapid results and is especially convenient for research, testing water and dialysate.

Toll-free Phone: (888) 395-2221 Phone:

(508) 540-3444 Fax: (508) 540-8680 Address: Falmouth Technology Park 124 Bernard E. Saint Jean Drive E. Falmouth, MA 02536 Website: www.acciusa.com

Company Background Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. (ACC), is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of products developed to detect and quantify gram-negative bacterial endotoxins and (1g3)-ß-D-glucans.

Our products are used worldwide by leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies to ensure the safety of their parenteral drugs, biological products, and medical devices.

Our goal is to provide the best products and services, as well as the best technical support and customer service, in our industry to enhance the productivity and efficiency of all our customers.

We are ISO 13485: 2003 certified, our laboratories are FDA inspected and DEA licensed, and our Beacon Diagnostics® laboratory is CLIA certified.

Product Overview Associates of Cape Cod, Inc., (ACC) is pleased to offer Pyrosate®, a FDA licensed version of our rapid endotoxin detection kit.

Pyrosate is well suited for performing endotoxin assays in full compliance with the Bacterial Endotoxins Test, USP chapter <85>. Pyrosate has been developed as an easy-to-use Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) gel-clot test that enables rapid testing and does not require special laboratory supplies. The easy-tofollow, step-by-step illustrated instructions allow the user to set up assays within minutes.

In addition to FDA licensure, the Pyrosate® Kit is now available in sensitivities of 0.03 EU/mL, 0.125 EU/mL, and 0.25 EU/ mL, in both 10-pack and 30-pack formats. With the introduction of this licensed version, in addition to research and water testing, Pyrosate is ideal for dialysis centers, compounding pharmacies, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

Performing the Test

The Pyrosate® kit is a rapid gel-clot test that contains a 2λ* endotoxin tube (PPC) matched to the sample (SPL) tube for each sensitivity.

This feature is unique to the Pyrosate assay. The endotoxin tube (PPC) assures that the sample does not interfere with the test, ruling out false negatives. Pyrosate is formulated to eliminate false positives due to (1g3)-ß-D-glucans. This endotoxin specific reagent does not require additional blocking buffers.

Reconstitution Pyrosate® is reconstituted directly with the sample by adding 0.5 mL to the sample tube (SPL). After approximately 60 seconds of gentle mixing, 0.25 mL is transferred to the endotoxin tube (PPC). The lot-specific incubation time at 37±1°C is given on the Certificate of Compliance.

Stability Pyrosate® is stable at room temperature and does not require refrigeration for shipping or storage.

Product Applications • Hemodialysis • Water and Water Systems • Filter Industry • Research • Final Product Release Product Benefits • Shorter Assay Time • Endotoxin Specific • No Dilutions Required • No Refrigeration Required • Matched Positive Product Control * λ (lambda) is the lowest concentration of endotoxin to cause a positive test result under standard conditions.

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It’s never too early to plan for the future.

Pharmacy Transition Services

Preparing you for the future and keeping independent pharmacies independent.

Our Pharmacy Transition Services team provides the expertise and resources to help you sell, buy or expand your pharmacy. Whether you are preparing to sell or purchase a pharmacy, this year or in several years, it is never too early to begin preparing for the transition. Buying, selling or expanding your business can be complex and you will need professional guidance.

Our experienced Pharmacy Transition Services team can help.

National

Dave Ellis, VP 916.213.4660 dave.ellis@cardinalhealth.com Northeast and Midwest

Brett Fortier 614.537.2781 brett.fortier@cardinalhealth.com

• Succession planning and exit strategies

• Matching buyers and sellers

Southeast

• Deal structuring

• Market entry and expansion

• Confidentiality

Chad Sanders 614.657.2934 chad.sanders@cardinalhealth.com

Cardinal Health will keep all discussions about your future plans in strict confidence. Cardinal Health understands the sensitivity of this process and upon request, Cardinal Health will sign a non-disclosure agreement with your pharmacy.

Judd Wilstead 801.205.7178 judd.wilstead@cardinalhealth.com

Community Pharmacy Advantage Retail Advantage

Wellness Advantage

Genevieve Johnson 720.708.0250 genevieve.johnson@cardinalhealth.com West

For more information, visit cardinalhealth.com/ PharmacyTransitionServices.

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The information provided by the Pharmacy Transition Services team is not intended to be legal, tax or accounting advice service. You should consult with professional advisors familiar with your particular factual situation for advice concerning legal, tax and accounting matters before making any decisions. © 2015 Cardinal Health. All Rights Reserved. CARDINAL HEALTH, the Cardinal Health LOGO and ESSENTIAL TO CARE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cardinal Health. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Lit. No. 1RI15-270910 (08/2015)