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DOSIS L60 Delivers LTC Pharmacy Automation Value

Regulators expect pharmacies to continuously monitor and document temperature data when storing vaccines. How can pharmacists do it reliably, easily & economically?

The DOSIS L60 gives you the production of multiple technicians and saves you valuable time while helping increase your flexibility allowing you to adjust to customer needs.

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Standalone Physical Inventory, Purchasing & Receiving and Stock Transfer Apps by CAM Commerce Solutions

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The Mediflow Waterbase Pillow offers your customers a unique, clinically-proven cervical support pillow that can be customized to fit each user perfectly.

With our Mobile Applications, you now have the ability to take inventory, streamline purchasing & receiving and transfer easily using your iPod Touch or iPhone!

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Celebrating our 15th year as the only nationwide provider of point-of-sale solutions exclusively to the independent pharmacy market.

Peace of mind comes from knowing that you are using the highest quality chemicals available. But for PCCA member compounding pharmacists, it doesn’t end there.

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SELLING YOUR PHARMACY? Get the highest walk away price!

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IMPORTANT: Chains, Wholesalers, Buying Groups and Matching Services do NOT represent your best interests in the Selling Process. I DO! Most “Brokers” and “Consultants” are not even licensed. I AM! My fiduciary duty is to you and only to you. Experience the difference. See how a licensed, experienced pharmacy broker can net you a much higher walk away price.

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USP <797> COMPLIANCE Why Test For Endotoxin?

USP <797> requires that Compounding Pharmacists test certain high risk Compounded Sterile Preparations (CSPs).

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Either send out to a contract lab, or test in-house.

Associates of Cape Cod’s Pyros Kinetix® Flex Endotoxin Detection System provides a cost-effective, in-house endotoxin testing solution.

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ECRS CATAPULT™ Complete Automation for Pharmacy Retail

Humco Flavor Blend™ is a uniquely formulated, flavored suspension vehicle, designed to simplify the process involved in the extemporaneous compounding of oral suspensions.

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P t t everyone att your pharmacy Protect h with ith Kirby Lester’s new KL100, the only robot with “FillSafe” technology The KL100 is the onlyy 100-medication robot that combines the highest g level of medication safety with the simplest operation. Your staff will thank you. And your patients will expect nothing less from you.

Featuring “FillSafe” For Dispensing Safety – The KL100 ffeatures the h unique i “FillS f ” technology, “FillSafe” h l setting i a new standard d d ffor security on robotic dispensers.

Perfect-Sized – The most compact 100-medication robot ever designed, less than 5’ deep.

Workhorse – The KL100 is the extra set of hands you need. It handles about 50% or more of your total orders; in about 30 seconds, your filled, counted and labeled orders are ready to go. And upkeep takes only a few minutes per day.

Affordable – If you didn’t think your pharmacy could afford robotics, look at the new KL100 KL100, and you’ll rethink what’s possible. possible

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… And for all other medications, count and verify with the new KL1Plus Combines counting plus streamlined scan verification in one compact device. scan-verification device By handling all pills and unit-of-use items, the KL1Plus is the ideal partner to the KL100.

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The Unguator EMP (Electronic Mortar and Pestle) will allow you to introduce compounding into your fast paced/high volume pharmacy.

Competing for patient attention, profit margin, store traffic and script volume are daily challenges for every independent pharmacy.

Let us help!

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Contents WAY Testing For Endotoxins?

Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. offers a USP BET1 compliant endotoxin testing system!

For fully USP BET1 compliant endotoxin tests, use ACC’s new Pyros Kinetix® Flex USP Bacterial Endotoxins Test1 Requirements for Photometric Quantitative Techniques (Test for Interfering Factors/Test Procedure) Pyros Kinetix® Flex Tube Readers

USP BET Requirements

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A. Sample solution (without added endotoxin), ≥ 2 replicates B. Sample solution with endotoxin added to give a concentration from the middle of the standard curve, ≥ 2 replicates C. At least three standard endotoxin concentrations, ≥ 2 replicates of each D. Water for BET (negative controls), ≥ 2 replicates

Reference: 1 Bacterial Endotoxins Test. Chapter <85>. USP 35, p. 88-92, 2011, United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, MD, USA.

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Fagron’s White Glove Service - Your Key to Success!

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to questions about stability, solubility, and formulations, as well as startup consultation from experienced pharmacists who have owned and operated their own compounding pharmacies. There are no membership fees and no minimum order quantities.

Fagron, Inc. - 2400 Pilot Knob Road - St. Paul, MN 55120 - USA Tel. (800) 423 6967 - Fax (800) 339 1596

Additionally, Fagron offers classes on extemporaneous compounding and aseptic technique. So whether you are just beginning or are an advanced compounder, Fagron will work with you to help your pharmacy provide the best patient care possible. Contact us at (800) 423-6967 for your key to success.

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The PRS Pharmacy Ownership Program Dreaming of owning

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Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. (ACC) is an industry innovator and global supplier of endotoxin and glucan detection products and services.

PRS will help you make your dream become a reality with the PRS Pharmacy Ownership Program PRS can help you turn your pharmacy ideas into a successful business with the PRS Pharmacy Ownership Program. With over three decades of experience and hundreds of on-site retail pharmacy openings, PRS has developed a program with all the best practices for pharmacy ownership. Whether a new pharmacy or an acquisition/transfer, our program addresses every step of opening, setting-up and operating a successful pharmacy.

800-338-3688 • www.PRSrx.com

Optimization & innovation of pharmaceutical compounding with the aim of widening the therapeutic scope of the prescriber to enable tailor-made care while supporting the unique selling point of the pharmacist & improving the patient’s quality of life.

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WAY Are Your Patients

Experiencing Side Effects From Their Statin Medications?

Discover a healthy business opportunity.

Statins are the most widely prescribed pharmaceutical in the world. In the United States alone, over 33 million adults use statins. It is estimated that seven million of these patients will experience musculoskeletal pain as a result of taking statins.1

Statinzyme is an advanced supplemental formula that was developed by a practicing pharmacist to help prevent the harmful side effects of cholesterol-lowering medications, including these statins: • Altoprev® (lovastatin extended-release) • Caduet® (amlodipine and atorvastatin) • Lescol® (fluvastatin) • Lipitor® (atorvastatin) • Lovastatin • Pravachol® (pravastatin) • Simvastatin • Vytorin® (ezetimibe/simvastatin)

• Advicor® (niacin extended-release/lovastatin) • Atorvastatin Calcium • Crestor® (rosuvastatin) • Lescol XL® (fluvastatin extended-release) • Livalo® (pitavastatin) • Mevacor® (lovastatin) • Pravastatin • Simcor® (niacin extended-release/simvastatin) • Zocor® (simvastatin) And these beta blockers:

Ingredients include:

• Toprol xl • Metoprolol • Metoprolol xl • Atenolol

• Coenzyme Q10 (150mg) • High Potency Fish Oil (40/20)

• Coreg • Coreg cr • Bystolic • Carvedilol

(1000mg, 400mg EPA/200mg DHA)

• Evening Primrose Oil (400mg) • Flaxseed Oil (400mg) • Natural Vitamin D3 (2000IU)

• Resveratrol (50mg) • Folic Acid (800mcg) • B12 (250mcg) • B6 (Pyridoxine) (50mg)

Statin supplementation with Statinzyme may also further reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

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Statinzyme by Prescription Vitamins LLC

Statinzyme is an advanced patent pending supplemental formula that was developed by a pharmacist to help prevent and relieve the harmful side effects of Statins and Beta Blockers.

Order your trial Sales Kit today! www.statinzyme.com • (800) 56-VITAMIN (Fernandez et al. Statin Myopathy: A common dilemma not reflected in clinical trials. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2011 Jun; 78(6): 393-403.)

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Confused by Changing Regulatory Requirements?

Daily Min./Max. Temps

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• Daily Min./Max. Temperatures • High/Low to Min./Max. Alarm • No Software Needed for Computer Interface • 43,200 Temperature Observations Monthly • PDF Reports Can Be Filed or Shared • Accuracy +/-1oF (0.5oC) • Set Up and Use in Minutes • NIST Traceable Certificate • Also Monitors FREEZERS

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Fridge-tag® 2 by Berlinger Regulators expect pharmacies to continuously monitor and document temperature data when storing vaccines. How can pharmacists do it reliably, easily & economically?

General Manager USA: Patrick McGrath Founded: 1865 Employees: 50+ Stock Symbol: Private Phone:

(740) 568-0011 Fax: (740) 568-0022 Address: 210 Millcreek Road Marietta, OH 45750 Website: www.berlinger.com e-mail: info@berlinger.ch

Company Background For nearly 150 years Berlinger, with HQ in Switzerland and operations in the USA, has been listening to customers to invent new products for evolving needs. Berlinger is a leader in electronic temperature monitoring for the healthcare industry. For more than 30 years we have worked with major drug manufacturers and regulators to successfully monitor and protect temperature sensitive drugs shipping around the world.

Our mission is to produce highly accurate and reliable products that enable our customers to make informed decisions when handling temperature sensitive products.

Product Overview The Fridge-tag® 2 is designed to help the pharmacy properly record refrigerator temperatures and produce monthly reports.

After listening to pharmacists and regulators, Berlinger reprogrammed and redesigned its original product to bridge a gap between regulatory requirements and device capabilities.

The Fridge-tag® 2 produces a 60 day report that can be printed, emailed and stored. It comes with an NIST traceable certificate of accuracy. Simply detach it from the external probe, connect it to any computer via USB, and download the report like a removable memory stick. Software is not needed. Fridge-tag® 2 reports are 21 CFR Part 11 compliant to meet FDA and CDC requirements.

Testimonials “ I have searched the web and nothing else more closely matches our need for information than the Fridge-tag® 2”

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“ You don’t have to be an engineer to start or operate the device. Just point and click for the 60 day pdf report every month.”

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“ We put the Fridge-tag® in all of our pharmacies to monitor the stand-alone refrigerators.”

— Donna M.

“ I didn’t need this product until the power went out over-night. I had to throw away a $500 syringe because I didn’t have data on the maximum temperature or time out of refrigeration.”

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Key Distribution Partners Lake Erie Wholesale Medical Supply, Inc. Phone: (734) 847-3847 RxCoop LLC Compounding Buying Group Phone: (407) 622-5300

Markets Served Pharmacies, Compounding Pharmacies, Clean Rooms, Infusion centers, Doctor’s offices & clinics, and Clinical trial sites.

Price Suggested: $130/ea.

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Pharmacists are immunizing more patients. Increasingly, pharmacies are also holding high value biological products for patients who “brown bag” their drugs to the doctor’s office. Recording refrigerator temperatures is critical to meet regulatory requirements, to insure drug efficacy and to reduce potential drug loss due to power outages or human error.

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Mediflow® Waterbase® Pillow by Mediflow LLC

The Mediflow Waterbase Pillow offers your customers a unique, clinically-proven cervical support pillow that can be customized to fit each user perfectly. The pillow’s quality, reputation and affordable price-point have made it the number one selling pillow on Amazon.com.

President & CEO: Maurice Bard Founded: 1994 Employees: <30 Toll-free Phone:

(800) 308-3069 (908) 273-7500 Fax: (908) 273-7576 Address: 57 Union Place, Ste 201, Summit, NJ 07901 Website: www.mediflow.com Phone:

Company Background The Mediflow pillow was developed in 1994 by Maurice Bard, Chief Executive Officer, Mediflow Inc., after he suffered a whiplash injury.

In an effort to alleviate his pain, his experimentation with pillows led to the prototype for the Mediflow pillow, the only cervical pillow with peer-reviewed published clinical proof of effectiveness. The Mediflow Waterbase pillow has earned a superior reputation in the health care community for its innovation and clinically proven results. In 2006, after many years of successful growth in the medical market, Mediflow decided to offer the Waterbase pillow to the American online retail market for the first time. Since its introduction, over 4 million pillows have been sold.

Product Overview

Features & Benefits • Clinically shown to reduce neck pain and intensity • Easy-to-fill water pouch adjusts to desired level of firmness and support • Waterbase automatically responds to head movement and maintains cervical support, so users wake less often • Top layer is soft hypoallergenic polyester filling and pillow cover is 100% cotton • Machine wash & dry • 20" x 28" Jumbo size fits standard or queen cases

n Marketing Tools: • 6-pillow color display box • 8-pillow metal display rack • 6-pillow holiday display box • Bilingual brochures

The Mediflow Waterbase water pillow is the only therapeutic pillow clinically shown in a published, peer-reviewed Johns Hopkins University study, to improve quality of sleep and reduce neck pain. ®

Once the waterbase is adjusted to the optimum level, the Mediflow system is ready to support the neck and spine by actually adjusting as the user sleeps. The user sleeps on the cloudlike polyester with the noncompressible Waterbase® indiscernibly shifting to maintain the support needed for cervical region and cradle the head. Even as the user moves during sleep the waterbase responds to head movement greatly reducing the number of times the user wakes to adjust the pillow.

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Most people choose their pillows according to what feels comfortable.

However, in order to maintain sleep and specifically a deeper, more rejuvenating sleep, a pillow must also provide support for the neck as you change positions during the night. For conventional pillows, these two requirements are in conflict. A soft pillow will not provide the support needed for the neck and shoulders and a firm pillow is typically unpleasant, making sleep difficult to attain.

The Mediflow pillow offers a customizable solution.

The top layer of the Mediflow pillow is a plump layer of hypoallergenic polyester that feels soft and cloudlike when you lay your head on it.

This deluxe Dacron® Hollofil® polyester fiber has a special siliconized finish to keep it lofty and resistant to lumping up.

The truly unique feature that sets the Mediflow pillow apart from other pillows is its waterbase. The water level in the base can be adjusted by the user to provide a customized level of support. By simply adding or removing water, the user can adjust the support level to soft, medium, or firm.

Testimonials

“ I honestly did not think your pillow would be that much different from my much loved down pillow but I was so wrong! I have been able to sleep all through the night without waking up and the pain I used to feel in my right upper arm every night has gone. I think it was there because my neck was not supported right.

The Mediflow pillow supports my head and neck so comfortably. Thanks for the pillow!!!

— Marsha Boam

Read more customer testimonials here: www.mediflow.com/recommendations.aspx

Ordering Information Available through Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen, McKesson Canada or contact Mediflow at (800) 308-3069 for a complete list of distributors.

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The Leader in Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Innovation

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The Leader in Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Innovation

Celebrating our 15th year as the only nationwide provider of point-of-sale solutions exclusively to the independent pharmacy market, RMS can offer you the tools and guidance you need to grow your pharmacy and your wallet!

CEO:

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

Company Background Retail Management Solutions is the industry leader in point-ofsale technology for retail and outpatient pharmacy. Specializing exclusively in pharmacy, RMS’ solutions have become the industry standard. 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.

A full suite of retail applications provides seamless store automation from your front end registers, to customer relationship 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 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 AA 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 biometric log-in, daily bank deposit and end-of day reporting.

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, gift cards (including major national brands), merchandise refund cards and promotional event management.

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 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 accessible from anyplace 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 independent retail pharmacy blog at www.rm-solutions.com/blog for intriguing content and tips on pharmacy technology, store management, and merchandising.

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AUTOMATION | A MOTIVATED WORKFORCE At the end-of-the-day, what matters to your pharmacy?

Automation provides benefits immediately by providing: increased accuracy, improved patient safety, better patient care, increased productivity, and traceability through reporting.

The DOSIS L60’s simplicity makes it easy for ALL of your staff to be productive with an L60 in your pharmacy.

DOSIS® L60 has increased the volume capacity for its 30 or 31-Day single medication blister cards (a.k.a. bingo-cards) by more than 25 percent. DOSIS now holds 325 empty blisters in its empty storage area giving you greater throughput for after hours filling.

Unlike any other automation.

On-Demand • Prepack • Calendar • Daily • Cycle 7-Day • 14-Day • 30-Day or any number from 1-30

Visit www.dosis.com send us an email at sales@manchac.com or call us at 877.626.2422

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DOSIS L60 Delivers LTC Pharmacy Automation Value The DOSIS L60 gives you the production of multiple technicians and saves you valuable time while helping increase your flexibility allowing you to adjust to customer needs. Our price-point and scalability give you many options to grow.

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 Manchac Technologies, L.L.C. is taking advantage of opportunities in the pharmacy automation market through the development, deployment, and applications of new technologies. Manchac has developed a revolutionary, machine vision counting technology and has built a ground-breaking pharmacy automation system, DOSIS® L60. Manchac was established in 2006. Manchac develops, manufactures, and supports the current DOSIS L60. Manchac has the L60 robot in 30 different states across the United States, including Hawaii. Manchac is a product development company focused on introducing products that make a difference to pharmacy operations.

Led by Randall Murphy and Monroe Milton, Manchac was founded by veteran pharmacy automation engineers. Our assembled team has significant experience in the design, development, manufacture, service and support of pharmacy automation products. With well over 100 years of collective industry experience, Manchac will continue to leverage the team’s talents and skills to dominate an ever-growing pharmacy market serving long-term-care and assisted living facilities; and, later expand into other automation markets.

Product Overview n DOSIS® L60 is a robotic solution for completely automating prescription filling, sealing, and patient labeling of 30 or 31-Day single medication blister cards (a.k.a. bingo-cards) in a physically compact enclosure. The L60 has the capability of filling in-day supply into the card in any order. With regulations changes’ doing a 14-Day fill for just name brand is effortless! n This solution offers unbounded value to pharmacies in need of higher prescription throughput without extra staffing. The L60 operates hands-free which allows your pharmacy staff to continue their work while DOSIS produces prescription labeled blister cards. DOSIS is the most cost effective automated prescription packaging of blister cards in the market.

n Blister cards, which typically hold a single medication 30-day supply, are preferred for use in Long Term Care facilities due to their ease of handling, inspecting, and administering to patients. Also it is one of the cheapest ways for pharmacies to deliver medication in dose form. DOSIS has the capacity to run continuously for up to four hours unattended before restocking empty blisters. To minimize impact to pharmacy floor plans, the unit is similar in size and shape to a vending machine or shallow refrigerator (26" L x 42" W x 78" H).

A L60 can hold 60 unique medication canisters at a time, which allows for adding extra canisters in rotation based on your formulary needs.

Each unit medication containers, DOSIS canister, has a capacity of 1000cc. DOSIS is typically installed and operational in a single day, and makes an impact to the pharmacy’s card production in the first week. n Flexibility DOSIS improves your pharmacy’s flexibility to meet the needs of your customers. You can set dispensing parameters based on payer type, facility or prescription. Being able to use the same automation for a variety of customers, you can now grow your business without the fear of outgrowing your automation.

• No dedicated staffing need for DOSIS, it is simple operate • Typically only 45 minutes to 1 hour of touch time per 8 hour shift to keep DOSIS producing • Keep up with an increase in your prescription volume demand • Eliminate overtime for filling cards • DOSIS works while you are not, with its ability to work after normal business hours • Stop pre-packing cards, DOSIS does on-demand!

• On call pharmacist can log in; send script and it will be ready when they get to the pharmacy to deliver • DOSIS is being utilized in pharmacies serving 300 beds and up • DOSIS offers scalability at an affordable price-point

Features & Options We currently interface with: QS/1 - PrimeCare; Softwriters - FrameworksLTC; HBS; Newtech Prism; PDX; Lake Country Systems; Digital-Rx; Cerner - Etreby; Rx30; Computer-Rx; Foundation Systems Inc.; Kalos, Inc.; Suite-Rx; Prodigy Data Systems; Helix/RNA Pharmacy Solutions

Testimonials

“ DOSIS has allowed us to fill the same volume of bingo cards with fewer hours worked and decreased overtime. We are hitting performance and service targets with DOSIS and being more consistent. We believe it is technology with longevity.”

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Scan. Sync. Save.

Making it Easier for You to do Business.

Mobile Applications Designed For You. Use our mobile applications with the Linea-Pro to quickly and easily complete your physical inventory, purchasing & receiving and stock transfers from anywhere!

These standalone applications make your daily tasks faster and easier than using traditional wireless scanners.

(714) 338-0200 | sales@camcommerce.com | camcommerce.com

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Standalone Physical Inventory, Purchasing & Receiving and Stock Transfer Apps

by CAM Commerce Solutions With our Mobile Applications, you now have the ability to take inventory, streamline purchasing & receiving and transfer easily using your iPod Touch or iPhone!

Director, Marketing: Sherrie Holliday Founded: 1983 Employees: <200 Phone:

(714) 338-0200 (702) 446-8060 Address: CAM Commerce Solutions 17075 Newhope Street Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Website: www.camcommerce.com Fax:

Company Background CAM Commerce Solutions was founded in 1983. Throughout this time, we continue to develop, market, install and service highly integrated Point-of-Sale and Payment Processing solutions for pharmacy retailers. These integrated solutions include: point-of-sale, electronic payment processing, inventory management, eCommerce shopping cart, gift card, customer loyalty, and extensive management reporting. We have a variety of products and services that address the automation needs of the pharmacy industry.

Product Overview

Using the Linea-Pro Like a Pro

Use our mobile applications with the Linea-Pro to promptly complete your physical inventory, purchasing & receiving and stock transfers from anywhere! These standalone applications make your daily tasks faster and easier than using traditional wireless scanners. Our physical inventory mobile application has been designed to enable retailers to easily create a physical inventory and track their items, without having to connect to a wireless network. The app works on the iPod Touch and iPhone.

Connect the Apple device to a Linea-Pro 4 to scan inventory quickly and accurately.

How the Physical Inventory App Works Barcodes can be exported as a .txt file from CAM and added to the Inventory App, preventing re-entry and ensuring that all scanned barcodes are valid. Once the physical inventory scan is complete, export the data and sync the devise to iTunes or a 3rd party data retrieval software. Save the inventory .txt file to RetailStar or CAM. It’s that simple and fast!

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!

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.

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Quality.

PCCA carries the torch.

We know that quality compounding starts with quality chemicals. That’s why we conduct 14 tests and analyses on every ingredient and reject almost 200 chemical lots each year. But it doesn’t stop there.

It also means providing the industry’s best education and training programs (over 115 in 2013) combined with more consulting pharmacists on-hand than anyone else and access to more than 8,000 formulas. What does all this add up to? Assurance that compounding pharmacists and their customers can experience quality without compromise.

See our process at pccarx.com/quality.

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Peace of Mind for Compounding Pharmacists Peace of mind comes from knowing that you are using the highest quality chemicals available. But for PCCA member compounding pharmacists, it doesn’t end there.

President:

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

Company Background At PCCA, we help pharmacists and prescribers create personalized medicine that makes a difference in patients’ lives.

Our members solve some of their customers’ toughest medical challenges – all while running their own businesses. That’s why we provide more products, more education and more support than any other organization. We’re always working to help our members grow, and we’ve grown, too. What began in 1981 as a small network of pharmacists is almost 4,000 members strong, with 360 employees worldwide and five distribution centers serving the U.S., Canada and Australia. At PCCA, we’ve made it our business to support compounding pharmacists every step of the way – and then some. It’s all about bringing a level of service that makes you say, “WOW.” Product Overview PCCA is the compounding pharmacist’s most comprehensive resource. And while we offer our members a lot, it’s really about three things: products, education and support. n Our Support • A Pharmacy Consulting Department that answers more than 600 calls a day, helping member pharmacists with any and all questions about preparing medications for patients • PCCA’s PK Software is a complete compounding pharmacy software solution • PCCA’s Compounding Pharmacy Management Services (CPMS) provides business plan preparation, marketing plan development, site evaluation, data management & coaching designed to help a pharmacist manage a profitable business • A live operator always answers the phone and directs the call

n Our Education • More than 115 in-person and online education events each year • More ACPE-accredited continuing education than any other organization • Exclusive training, including our Comprehensive Compounding Course (C3) and Aseptic Technique Compounding Course. Attendees learn compounding technique according to USP <795> and <797> standards as well as effective methods of building patient and practitioner relationships.

• More than 400 compounding pharmacists attend PCCA’s International Seminar every October to learn about the latest industry trends and issues • PCCA Institute: Contemporary pharmaceutical science programs and compounding training for students enrolled in a pharmacy college/school n Our Products • The industry’s most extensive product line, with more than 7,000 fine chemicals, proprietary bases, flavors, devices and equipment, as well as nutraceutical and cosmeceutical lines • More than 4,560 compounding chemicals, all of which exceed industry standards for quality and purity • More than 8,000 proprietary formulas that have been pretested using PCCA chemicals and are continuously reviewed and updated

Testimonials Interested in becoming a PCCA member pharmacy?

Check out what our members are saying about PCCA membership at www.pccarx.com/testimonials.

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All Roads Lead to Uniweb Uniweb, Inc. established their expertise in the fixture industry by collaborating with their customers, designers and architects, to create optimal pharmacy solutions their customers can depend on.

Founded: 1970 Employees: 100+ Stock Symbol:

Privately Held Toll-free Phone: (800) 486-4932 Phone: (951) 279-7999 Fax: (951) 279-7989 Address: 222 South Promenade Avenue Corona, CA 92879 Website: www.uniwebinc.com

Company Background

40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND STILL EXPLORING!

Since Uniweb panels and products made their debut in 1970, they have supported the retail sector’s need for more space and versatility in displaying merchandise. Uniweb has grown increasingly in the retail fixture market and developed and became leaders in the pharmacy fixture sector. Whether it is new construction, relocation or a renovation, Uniweb offers a complete line of fixture solutions and dedicated designers to guide you through the process!

Uniweb’s progressive culture allows them to create and build longlasting, cost-effective, and flexible displays - delivering more than just shelving. Additionally, Uniweb is American Made and an ISO 9001 certified company, committed to providing the highest quality and service to exceed all requirements.

Discover how Uniweb’s customer-first philosophy, dedication to innovation and value provides their customers with unmatched products and support.

Product Overview

UNIWEB ADDS A TEAM MEMBER!

Uniweb supports a progressive culture in their desire to visualize and build adaptable, modular, and portable display fixtures that are economical and resilient. With that pledge, Uniweb eagerly added millwork capabilities to their company profile! This remarkable news means that users of millwork will get their products from one location saving time, consolidating communications, and most importantly, saving MONEY! Our latest addition will increase our manufacturing potential and speed our products to market – which is extremely exciting for the Uniweb AND their customers.

Moreover, Uniweb’s most resourceful manufacturing team members are two high-precision laser-cutting systems! These state-of-the-industry lasers significantly influenced Uniweb’s ability to respond to your display needs by shortening manufacturing times while maintaining extreme economic efficiencies and producing premier quality products.

Features & Benefits

UNIWEB PRODUCTIVITY-ENHANCING PRODUCTS AND RELIABLE SUPPORT SERVICES HELP CLIENTS WORK EFFICIENTLY, WHILE CREATING AND BEAUTIFYING SPACE.

Uniweb recognizes how crucial your retail or pharmacy space appearance is to you and to your customers.

Uniweb works alongside your personnel and architects to craft the pharmacy exterior and/or interior to create a welcoming ambiance for the customers. The components will meet your company’s specific aesthetic requirements, including surface options, materials, custom colors and finishes coordinating with your surrounding store interiors.

A plethora of design possibilities are available; custom metal finishes, trim strips, décor panels, laminates, wood and wood veneers, dry wall facings, decorative metals, glass, tile, awnings, special lighting, signage, and many others.

Product Specifications

Over four decades ago, Uniweb, Inc. created a product in response to a frustration over trying to use two finite objects: peg and slot systems.

The company’s solution was the first horizontal ribbed shelving system, an innovative steel panel shape that quickly revolutionized the merchandising industry.

The Uniweb System is truly a unique concept in pharmacy shelving.

Uniweb’s highly efficient workflow systems maintain a durable and clean environment. Holding Power increases by a minimum of 17 to 25%, and in some cases up to 50%! This capitalization on space reduces the pharmacy personnel’s production time and motion of filling scripts.

Additional Product Modules Strength and Beauty!!

Uniweb’s Lok ‘n See® Cabinet utilizes a Uniweb shape interior and a sliding glass casing exterior, allowing pharmacy staff to merchandise product for customers view, while keeping the products secure within the unit.

In the pharmacy, use this cabinet for high-end OTC items such as cessation products, blood pressure and diabetes testing equipment, etc.

Uses for this space saving fixture are only limited to your imagination!

Markets Served

Pharmacy, Hospital, Retail, Grocery, Industrial, and Convenience.

Trade Shows/Meetings Attended

Come visit us at Store Point, Global Shop, TSE 2013!

Ordering Information

Uniweb provides a wide variety of shelving options and accessories.

Your dedicated sales executive can advise you as to their utility and cost.

What are your challenges? Please contact us at (800) 486-4932 to assist you with your shelving and equipment needs.

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The perfect blend of simplicity, reliability and accuracy.

FastFill® 54 – Vial-Filling Innovation The FastFill 54 is the latest direct-fill technology solution from AmerisourceBergen Technology Group (ABTG). It’s modular and can be expanded up to 5 units. The design is slim, smart and efficient - designed to allow flexible layout options for growing community and outpatient pharmacies. The dispensing workflow is simple - the dispensing accuracy is exceptional. That’s why we believe it’s the perfect blend of simplicity where you want it, reliability when you need it and accuracy you demand from it.

For more information, call 877-781-ABTG (2284) e-mail info@abtg.com or visit www.ABTG.com

The AmerisourceBergen® Technology Group logo and AmerisourceBergen® are registered trademarks of AmeriSource Heritage Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

FastFill® is a registered trademark of AutoMed Technologies, Inc.

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FastFill® 54: Innovative Vial-Filling Technology from AmerisourceBergen® Technology Group The FastFill 54 enables pharmacies to dispense more orders, more accurately and more efficiently than manual dispensing practices. The compact, direct-fill design makes it easy to integrate into virtually any pharmacy setting and it’s expandable up to five units, so the solution can grow with your business.

VP/General Manager: Tony Guarino Founded: 1994 Employees: 250+ Toll-free Phone:

(877) 781-ABTG (2284)

Address: AmerisourceBergen Technology Group

1400 Busch Parkway Buffalo Grove, IL Website: www.abtg.com

Company Background

AmerisourceBergen Technology Group (ABTG) is a business of AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation and has been a leader in the pharmacy automation industry for nearly 20 years. From small community pharmacies dispensing a few dozen prescriptions per shift to multi-facility health systems supporting thousands of lives, ABTG has technology solutions that will help increase patient safety, streamline medication management processes and control costs. The ultimate goal is to provide our business partners with safer and smarter ways to care for their patients, customers and communities.

Product Overview

The FastFill 54 is the latest extension of the popular FastFill line of vial-filling solutions from ABTG. This compact solution utilizes directfill technology via dedicated chutes to dispense oral solid medications accurately, securely and efficiently. Occupying less than five square feet, the FastFill 54 is the most compact device of its kind and ideal for pharmacies with limited floor space. It is designed for pharmacies with lower volumes that can benefit from vial-filling automation but do not require more robotic solutions.

Features & Options

Accurate – The FastFill 54 utilizes 54 factory-calibrated, 900cc canisters

that dispense medications at an accuracy rate of greater than 99.99%.

Compact – At only 12 inches deep and less than five feet wide, the

FastFill 54 delivers a tremendous amount of productivity in a minimal amount of physical space.

Compatible – Because medications are dispensed via 54 lockable chutes, the device is compatible with all vial types and sizes. In addition, the FastFill 54 can be interfaced with virtually any pharmacy information system.

Expandable – While the FastFill 54 is designed for lower-volume

pharmacies, it is expandable – meaning up to five units can be connected to accommodate a growing operation.

Testimonials “ T hree people can accurately run my drugstore after installing the FastFill 54. Those three people consist of me the pharmacist, a certified technician and another technician. On a busy Monday, three of us are able to fill 300+ RXs easily …” “ Two machines fit in my 400 square foot pharmacy, easily!

Maintenance is minimal and installation is simple …” “ Two machines are filling almost 45% of my RXs. I average 200 [prescriptions] a day and the 108 drugs combined in the two machines are increasing my accuracy and lowering my labor costs.”

— Robert Bullington, PharmD East Tennessee Discount Drug and Wilson’s Sav-Mor Drugs, LLC

Additional Product Lines

FastFill 220 is designed for pharmacies filling 500 to 1,000+ prescriptions

per day. With 220 factory-calibrated canisters and two robotic arms to complete the direct filling process, the FastFill 220 can dispense over 200 prescriptions per hour while eliminating the risk of cross contamination.

FastFill 120 is designed for pharmacies filling 200 to 500 prescriptions per day. This robotic dispensing device eliminates the risk of cross contamination with direct-fill technology, accessing medications in 120 factory-calibrated canisters.

Efficiency WorkPath® for community and outpatient pharmacies

streamlines the entire fulfillment process, managing and tracking every order step-by step to guarantee accuracy each and every time.

Improving accuracy, speed and efficiency, Efficiency WorkPath can provide comprehensive dispensing workflow management for complete order processing.

FastPak® EXP is our award-winning, premier packaging solution consisting of subunits that can be easily switched between standard or narrow width packaging; standard for traditional unit dose and multidose solutions, narrow for automated dispensing cabinets or 30-day boxes. Innovative Smart Canisters are optional and can be interchanged quickly, enabling the automation of limitless oral solids.

IntelliOrder® is a Web-based, EDI-capable inventory management

software solution that can be accessed from any location with an Internet connection. With a secure Web environment, IntelliOrder keeps data protected and provides full-system backup.

Ordering Information

For more information on this and other technology solutions from ABTG, contact us at (877) 781-ABTG (2284), email info@ABTG.com or visit www.ABTG.com.

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Preceptor Recognitions

Thank You Preceptors!

Thank You

Dr. Megan Lang, Pharm D.

UCSD Medical Center – San Diego, CA The University of California San Diego (UCSD) Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences congratulates Dr. Megan Lang on her accomplishments as an outstanding APPE preceptor. Dr. Lang graduated from the University of Iowa in 2004 and completed an Ambulatory Care Residency in 2006 at UCSD Medical Center. Dr. Lang has been practicing at UC San Diego since 2009. She has been precepting students in a variety of ambulatory settings including a mobile clinic, providing outreach care to the underserved, a hypertension management clinic, and an anticoagulation clinic. As faculty of UC San Diego, we are proud to have Dr. Lang as a preceptor. Thank you!

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

Dean Colbert Associate Dean Experiential Education

Dean Taylor Dean – School of Pharmacy

Additionally, Dean Colbert, Dean Taylor, and the School of Pharmacy would like to thank all of our preceptors for their guidance, time and dedication.

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

Everyone wants to be a Husky!

The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Preceptor Recognitions

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

CVS Pharmacy Preceptor since 2009

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

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

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

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

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

-Student Remarks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Preceptor Recognitions

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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

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

pharmacy practice.”

Michigan P-4, Roxanne Naanos, was mentored

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

McKenzie Ferguson SIUE Drug Information Center Edwardsville, IL Faculty Award

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

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

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

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

Dr. George MacKinnon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SecurColor™ On-Demand Inkjet Label Printers from Epson Epson’s SecurColor prints color labels on-demand and allows warnings to be printed directly on labels which speeds the process and reduces human error. It is ideal for printing pharmacy compounding labels for unit dose, syringe and IV bag labeling.

President & CEO: John Lang Founded: 1975 Employees: 70,000 Phone:

(562) 290-5304 Address: Epson America 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA 90806 Website: pos.epson.com/healthcare

Company Background

Epson is a global innovation leader whose product lineup includes a broad range of printing and digital imaging technologies for transactionbased industries and applications. For over 40 years, Epson’s advanced technology has been at work in millions of point-of-service systems, banks and healthcare organizations around the world. Epson solutions are designed to reduce operating costs, simplify training, speed transactions and improve patient safety. From pharmacy compounding labels and medical imaging to admissions and RDC payment applications, we’ve leveraged our expertise in printing and imaging to deliver the value added printing and imaging solutions our customers need. Epson is a committed supplier/partner for healthcare solutions.

Product Overview

Features & Options

• Custom on-demand printing of color-enhanced pharmacy compounding labels • Proven Epson inkjet technology and quality • Automatic Nozzle Checking technology ensures color accuracy at all times • High-speed printing up to 3.7" per second • Easily adjustable to handle 1.2" to 4.4" widths • Supports leading barcode fonts • Easy user access with front loading labels and ink cartridges • Small footprint fits easily on desk or shelf • Connects to existing information systems with USB 2.0 and Ethernet interfaces • Controlled through an easy-to-use Windows driver

Product Specifications

n Epson SecurColor – Selected Printer Specifications • Epson MicroPiezo® inkjet printer technology; 3 colors with pigment ink • Print resolution of up to 720 dpi x 360 dpi • Interface options: USB 2.0, Ethernet • Prints text, barcodes and images • Print speeds up to 3.7 inches/second

Now pharmacy compounders have a fast, reliable way to produce color-enhanced labels with Epson’s SecurColor inkjet printer. Unlike current cumbersome label printing solutions that use pre-printed labels or blank label sheets, SecurColor’s on-demand color printer allows you to print a wide range of labels on blank stock, avoiding pre-print costs.

And because system software can associate proper warnings, the risk of human error is greatly reduced.

Color can enhance processes to add clarity to medication dispensing and administration operations by helping prevent drug mix-ups and patients, dosing errors and legibility problems. With SecurColor, you can generate labels systematically from popular software applications, increasing pharmacy labeling efficiency and accuracy with updated warnings, critical alerts and instructions. Because you can print one color label at a time or many labels as needed, pharmacies gain all the benefits of color with the flexibility to support changing medication labeling requirements and volume. SecurColor prints vibrant, smudgeproof text and graphics with qualified label media from 1.2" to 4.4" wide. The SecurColor printer has been approved for USP <797> clean room environments.

Product Resellers: Baxa, Bio-Optronics, Digi-Trax Corporation, General Data, Identicard Systems, NEPS, McKesson Pharmacy Systems Media Partners: Fasson Roll/Avery Dennison, General Data Corporation, Glatfelter Paper, Neenah Paper Inc., Precision Dynamics/Timemed, Shamrock Scientific Specialty Systems, Inc., Wausau Coated Products, WS Packaging Group, Inc. Software Partners: Niceware International, Seagull Scientific, Teklynx International

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For pharmacies with multiple printing and scanning needs, Epson also offers receipt printers, document scanners, mobile printers, check and ID scanners and full-page color printers for information and instructions.

• Media handling capabilities for roll-fed or fanfold, die cut or continuous (plain paper or adhesive on liner) • Media guide: Continuous (stepless) adjustment with no tool up to 4.4" • Media sensors: “Gap” and “Black mark sensor”; “Paper end” sensor • Auto cutter: Standard, reliability up to 1.5 million cuts • Overall dimensions 10.0 x 1.6 x 10.0" (W x D x H)

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Flavor Blend™

by Humco Compounding Humco Flavor Blend™ is a uniquely formulated, flavored suspension vehicle, designed to simplify the process involved in the extemporaneous compounding of oral suspensions.

President & CEO:

Greg Pulido

Founded: 1872 Employees: 105 Toll-free Phone:

(800) 662-3435 Phone: (903) 334-6200 Fax: (903) 334-6300 Address: 7400 Alumax Dr. Texarkana, TX 75501 Website: www.humco.com

Company Background Humco began operations in 1872 as Hutchison Medicine Company. Throughout the years as Humco evolved, generations of Americans came to know us as HUMCO, the name to trust for quality, traditional health care products.

Humco is a fully CGMP compliant Over-the-Counter medicines manufacturer and marketer supplying Humco Brands, private label and contract manufactured products to pharmacists, retailers and direct-to-consumers.

Our compounding staff meets regularly with pharmacists to understand new requirements to better meet the needs of patients and improve outcomes. Humco has specialized created to new bases and suspensions to the market.

Humco is proud of its long relationship with local pharmacies across America. Our products can be found in almost every community pharmacy across the country.

Product Overview Humco Flavor Blend™ is a combination of Humco FlavorSweet™ flavoring agent and Humco FlavorPlus™ suspending vehicle, developed to form a sweet buffered vehicle, containing an antifoaming agent and suitable preservatives which makes it ideal for Pediatric and Geriatric suspensions.

Features & Options • 2-in-1 Humco Flavor Sweet and Flavor Plus Suspending Vehicle • Easy to Use • Saves Compounding Time • Published Stability • Gallon Size • Competitive Pricing

Product Specifications • Hydrophilic Actives • Acid Stable Actives • Hydrophobic Actives Additional Product Lines • Flavor Plus™ • Flavor Sweet™ • Flavor Sweet SF™ Trade Shows/Meetings Attended • Educational Conference • ACA • Compounders on Capitol Hill • IACP • NCPA Ordering Information For a Special 20Ways Offer contact: Humco Compounding Resource Center (512) 474-7400

Humco Flavor Blend™ is buffered to an acidic pH in order to provide a vehicle which is consistent and predictable for extemporaneous compounding needs. Virtually all medicated powders or crushed tablets can be incorporated into Humco Flavor Blend™ to form elegant, uniform, and physically stable suspensions.

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Less work for you, and safer for your patients?

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Protect P t t everyone att your pharmacy h with ith Kirby Lester’s new KL100, the only robot with “FillSafe” technology The KL100 is the onlyy 100-medication robot that combines the highest g level of medication safety with the simplest operation. Your staff will thank you. And your patients will expect nothing less from you.

Featuring “FillSafe” For Dispensing Safety – The KL100 ffeatures the h unique i “FillS “FillSafe” f ” technology, h l setting i a new standard d d for f security on robotic dispensers.

Perfect-Sized – The most compact 100-medication robot ever designed, less than 5’ deep.

Workhorse – The KL100 is the extra set of hands you need. It handles about 50% or more of your total orders; in about 30 seconds, your filled, counted and labeled orders are ready to go. And upkeep takes only a few minutes per day.

Affordable – If you didn’t think your pharmacy could afford robotics, look at the new KL100 KL100, and you’ll rethink what’s possible possible.

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… And for all other medications, count and verify with the new KL1Plus Combines counting plus streamlined scan verification in one compact device. scan-verification device By handling all pills and unit-of-use items, the KL1Plus is the ideal partner to the KL100.

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KL100 Robotic Dispenser with “FillSafe” by Kirby Lester Oversized, overpriced robots are a thing of the past. The new KL100 midsized dispensing robot is the smallest 100-medication system ever designed. Less than 5' deep, the KL100 manages 50% or more of total daily orders. And the exclusive “FillSafe” technology sets a new standard for medication security.

President & CEO:

Garry Zage, R.Ph.

Product Specifications

Founded: 1971

Size: 29"W x 59"D x 78"H

Toll-free Phone:

(800) 641-3961 e-mail: sales@kirbylester.com Address: 13700 Irma Lee Court Lake Forest, IL 60045 Website: www.kirbylester.com

Cassettes: 100 high-speed cassettes (2 sizes: standard & high-volume) Counting Speed: Label, count and present orders in about 30 seconds

Company Background Kirby Lester is by far the world’s leading pharmacy automation provider. Kirby Lester maintains the largest market share of automatic tablet/capsule counter sales in 40+ countries.

Over 40,000 customers worldwide rely on Kirby Lester for their counting needs. Kirby Lester’s full line of technology provides solutions for any pharmacy that seeks fast, accurate and errorfree medication dispensing.

Product Overview The KL100 brings a new level of efficiency and safety to busy retail/outpatient pharmacies and central fill facilities. Fifty percent or more of a pharmacy’s total daily orders can be easily dispensed.

The streamlined KL100 is smaller than most pharmacy robots and easily fits into an existing floor plan without the need for renovation. It automates 100 of a pharmacy’s top-moving tablets and capsules with minimum upkeep or distraction. The unique “FillSafe” system elevates security levels in the KL100; this new technology essentially prevents the possibility of dispensing the wrong medication.

Sizing Up Robotic Dispensers All other pharmacy robots occupy much more floor space than Kirby Lester’s KL60 and KL100, up to 6½ feet longer. Kirby Lester’s robotic dispensers are compact, affordable, and hassle-free.

Unique Features • Small footprint fits most pharmacies, no need for costly renovation • Fully automates 100 medications (that’s 50% or more of total daily orders) • “FillSafe” security system provides an additional layer of security for cassette dispensing (a KL100 exclusive) • Labels, counts and presents orders in about 30 seconds • Fast, accurate cassettes never need recalibration and don’t overcount/ undercount • Accommodates several of the most popular vial types and sizes • Standard 110v power; no special compressed air or wiring needed • Maintenance takes just a few minutes per day • Industry best uptime and support • Connects to Kirby Lester’s tabletop counting and verification devices for 100% verification of all orders Full Line of Automation Kirby Lester offers more than just a one-size-fits-all box.

We provide you with a full line of pharmacy automation to safely and quickly dispense 100% of medications. We help you choose what’s exactly right for your pharmacy’s unique needs.

• Full robotic dispensing: compact KL60 (top 60 medications) and midsized KL100 (top 100 medications) • Eliminate hand-counting: KL1 • Count and verify every order: KL1Plus and KL20 • Automate and verify every order, ideal for narcotics and 90-day fills: KL30

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Unguator Electronic Mortar and Pestle with ExactDose Dispensers

by Health Engineering Systems The Unguator EMP (Electronic Mortar and Pestle) will allow you to introduce compounding into your fast paced/high volume pharmacy in a safe, unobtrusive, and efficient manner while increasing store profits. The ExactDose dispenser will allow you to dispense an accurate metered dose of .5ml with ease from the Unguator jars.

CEO:

Robert Standridge, D. Ph. Founded: 1999 Employees: 15 Stock Symbol: Privately Held Toll-free Phone: 877-Unguator Phone: (405) 329-6810 Fax: (405) 329-6828 Address: 2600 Technology Place Norman, OK 73072 Website: www.HEScorp.net

Company Background

Health Engineering Systems is an innovative technology company that specializes in pharmacy software and compounding equipment.

Our primary focus is to offer products that increase efficiency and quality control within the compounding pharmacy. These products include the Unguator™ product line, the nation’s leading pharmacy software suite, and top-of-the line tool for metered dosing: the ExactDose™.

Product Overview

Introducing compounding as a service into your fast-paced retail pharmacy has never been easier! The Unguator™ EMP™ is designed to eliminate the hassles of traditional topical compounding methods and provide a quick and safe method of offering this service to your patients.

The process is simple: Weigh your ingredients into the Unguator™ Jar, mount the jar to the Unguator™ EMP™, and start the mix.

The Unguator™ will do the rest!

The automation of the Unguator™ e/s, 2100, and Q models will allow you to step away from the compounding process and manage your pharmacy. When the machine is finished mixing, you can come back to it at your convenience, remove the jar, and dispense medication to your patient from the same jar!

Note: Dispensing from the Unguator™ Jars minimizes cross contamination due to the push-up bottom feature which allows you to distribute the topical preparation without ever touching the product!

Overall, the Unguator™ EMP™ and its accessory line will streamline the topical compounding process in your pharmacy and allow you to add yet another service for your patients.

Features & Options

The Unguator™ product family includes several models, each offering quick and consistent preparations while maintaining quality and minimizing contamination. Our most popular model, the Unguator e/s, offers mixing up to 500ml and automatic jar oscillation. Our newest model, the Unguator Q takes it to the next level with automatic scaling from one jar size to another. Need to mix larger quantities? Mix up to

1000ml with the Unguator™ 2100. No matter how much or how little you compound, we’ve got a machine that will work for you. Contact us to find your perfect Unguator™.

Additional Product Lines

Aside from the Unguator™ product family, HES offers a handful of other products that help make your pharmacy more efficient, effective, and profitable.

n Pharmacy Software Health Engineering Systems, along with its sister company, RS Software, is the creator behind the nation’s leading pharmacy software suite: CompoundAssist and ScriptAssist. Concentrate on your profession, and trust ScriptAssist to take care of your business, from prescription entry and refill through reimbursement. With CompoundAssist (included), you can profit from your compounding pharmacy practice. This stellar software suite will help your pharmacy simplify, organize, & increase profitability.

n Key software features include: • Custom queue designer & refill reminders • Tabbed interface • Search by formula/log name in CompoundAssist • Request compounds from the queue workflow • Assign multiple scanned documents to formulas/log/chemicals • Signature pad ready for Pharmacy verification of compound

n Metered Dosing By popular demand, our 0.5ml dose ExactDose™ is back! With an improved design and consistent quality, the ExactDose™ allows you to dispense directly from the Unguator™ Jar. Simple to use, the ExactDose™ takes just three steps: push up the plunger, turn the handle, and push up again for precise dispensing! Call us for a free sample today!

Key Business Partners

HES Authorized Distribution Partners are: Fagron, Freedom Pharmaceuticals, Letco Medical, Medisca, PCCA, and Total Pharmacy Supply

Trade Shows / Meetings Attended

HES actively and consistently attends national, local, and state shows and conferences. Look for our booth this year at NCPA, IACP Compounders on Capitol Hill, APHA, ACA Mid-Year Meeting, and many more!

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Features & Options In addition to helping our members save money, Innovatix strives to

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Company Background Innovatix is the nation’s leading non-acute care group purchasing organization. We are committed to providing individualized purchasing, business, and supply chain solutions to over 17,000 members in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. We are dedicated to conducting our business with the utmost integrity and transparency.

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Product Overview Innovatix offers one of the most extensive, competitive purchasing portfolios available today. We provide members access to a $45 billion purchasing portfolio comprising over 2,000 contracts through 1,000-plus suppliers.

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Key Business Partners Innovatix is 50% owned by Premier, one of the nation’s largest acute care group purchasing organizations. Our relationship with Premier allows our members to access some of the same discount pricing that was typically only available to the nation’s largest acute care institutions. In addition, we have negotiated exceptional pricing and advantageous purchasing terms directly with vendors and manufacturers in order to cater specifically to the markets we serve.

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ECRS CATAPULT™ Complete Automation for Pharmacy Retail The ECRS retail automation suite connects each critical area of operation in a single-store or multi-store enterprise.

CEO, Founder, President: Pete Catoe Year Founded: 1989 Employees: 75-100 Stock Symbol:

Private Company (800) 211-1172 Toll-free Fax: (800) 849-8910 Phone: (828) 265-2907 Fax: (828) 265-0097 Address: 277 Howard St. Boone, NC 28607 Website: www.ecrs.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ECRSoftware Twitter: @ecrsoftwarecorp Toll-free:

Company Background Founded in 1989 by current CEO and President, Pete Catoe, ECR Software Corporation (ECRS) is located adjacent to Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Being in close proximity, and working in partnership with University departments, allows ECRS the unique opportunity for consistent top-level recruiting in areas such as Computer Science and Industrial Design.

ECRS’ philosophy of open, honest communication, fueled by independent thinkers, empowers both new and experienced talent to shine, resulting in the most innovative and dependable retail technology suite available on the market today.

and vendors, improve return on investment by decreasing staff time spent in manual labor, provide a consistent user interface for easy staff training, and improve data accuracy and centralization across one store or 100. Customer service is also improved by inventory management (no more out-of-stocks), faster, streamlined transactions, and more staff time for direct customer interaction.

The ECRS product suite includes: Point-of-sale, self checkout, kiosk, back office, bi-directional pharmacy system integration, AR, house charge, general ledger, payroll deduct, mobile business analytics, front-end supplier integration, inventory management, replenishment, customer loyalty, gift card, electronic payment authorization, signature capture, driver’s license scanning, and warehouse. ECRS offers help in meeting regulatory compliance such as IIAS, PCI-DSS, NPLEx, HIPAA, WIC, and Weights and Measures.

Verticals Served Because ECRS serves a wide-range of retail verticals, solutions are able to expertly serve pharmacies with varying requirements; such as, large front-end retail space with diverse items. ECRS works with pharmacies, hospitals, cafeterias, grocery stores, natural product/ health stores, and convenience stores.

In addition to its HQ and Deployment offices, ECRS has regionspecific local representatives available to quickly assist customers no matter their geographic location. ECRS has thousands of retail system installations across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. To ensure consistency and rapid response, all core software and hardware products are designed and developed in house. ECRS prides itself on providing award-winning customer service and support and creating customers for life. Over 100 customer references are available as a testament to ECRS’ commitment to quality.

Product Overview ECRS is focused on automating the science of retail. The ECRS retail automation suite connects each critical area of operation in a single-store or multi-store enterprise. The reason for this comprehensive approach to retail management is to reduce hassle associated with managing multiple technology platforms Spring 2013

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

ASCP Spring Conference + Exhibition May 14 - 17, 2013 Orlando, FL www.ascp.com

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

IACP Annual Meeting (Compounders on Capitol Hill) June 1 - 4, 2013 Arlington, VA www.iacprx.org

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

McKesson ideaShare 2013 June 26 - 30, 2013 Venetian Resort Hotel Las Vegas, NV www.mckessonideashare.com

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

AACP Annual Meeting and Seminars July 13 - 17, 2013 Chicago, IL www.aacp.org

Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit May 7 - 10, 2013 Wynn Hotel Las Vegas, NV www.armadasummit.com NCPA Annual Conference on National Legislation & Government Affairs May 7 - 8, 2013 Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C. www.ncpanet.org

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Texas Pharmacy Association: Rxperts Conference & Expo July 25 - 27, 2013 Frisco, TX www.rxpert.org Cardinal Health RBC August 7 - 10, 2013 Seattle, WA rbc.cardinalhealth.com Technology Conference August 10 - 13, 2013 Sands Expo and Convention Center Las Vegas, NV www.rxconference.org

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450 booths.

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Virtual Pharmacy Trade Show All in One Convenient Location More than 250,000 annual visitors turn to the Virtual Pharmacy Trade Show to research and connect with leading providers of products and services throughout every segment of pharmacy. © 2013 RXinsider LTD. All rights reserved.

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Now that’s how you end a day of business and clinical continuing education.

See you in Orlando for SC2013.

2013 ASCP Spring Conference + Exhibition

Imagining the Future of Pharmacy Practice May 14 - 17, 2013 Walt Disney World Swan / Dolphin Orlando, Florida

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

Improving the lives of seniors.

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Four Days Dedicated to Your Success: McKesson ideaShare 2013!

Share in the Excitement of Independent Pharmacy

Join thousands of your peers at McKesson ideaShare 2013 for hands-on demonstrations, the latest technology, special deals, dozens of CE courses, and in-depth industry knowledge from pharmacy thought leaders and industry experts.

Don’t miss the legendary Smokey Robinson at the Final Night Party!

A Shared Commitment to Better Pharmacy Health By bringing together owners and leaders from all over the country, we will share ideas and best practices for better business, better care and a better future.

Visit www.McKessonideaShare.com for more information and to register.

“2012 was my first ideaShare experience — and it lived up to its name! I was able to learn from my peers and borrow from their success, which saves me from trying to reinvent the wheel.”

— Steven Purvis, Huff’s Drug, Ellijay, GA

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Hundreds of employers.

continued from page 40 2013 NPPA Conference (National Pharmacy Purchasing Association) August 19 - 22, 2013 Bally’s Las Vegas www.PharmacyPurchasing.com New England Pharmacists Annual Convention September 2013, TBD www.nepharmacists.org 2013 ASCP Annual Meeting September 18 - 21, 2013 Hyatt Regency Chicago www.ascp.org NCPA Annual Convention & Trade Exposition October 12 - 16, 2013 Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Orlando, FL www.ncpanet.org Health Connect Partners 2013 Fall Hospital Pharmacy Conference October 14 – 16, 2013 The Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles, CA www.hlthcp.com HSCA International Expo October 2013, TBD www.supplychainassociation.org Innovatix + Essensa National Meeting & Exhibition October 28 - 30, 2013 Hollywood, CA www.innovatix.com

CSHP Seminar 2013 Oct. 31 - November 3, 2013 Disneyland Anaheim, CA seminar.cshp.org ASHP 2013 Midyear Clinical Meeting December 8 - 12, 2013 Orlando, FL www.ashp.org MHA Annual Business Summit 2014, TBD www.mhainc.com APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition 2014, TBD www.pharmacist.com

Thousands of jobs.

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

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HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition 2014, TBD www.himssconference.org Annual Seminar by the Sea Northeast Regional Conference 2014, TBD Newport, RI www.uri.edu CPhA’s Annual Meeting Exchange 2013 2014, TBD www.cpha.com

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

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Be Seen. Be Remembered.

With H. D. Smith Marketing Services Competing for patient attention, profit margin, store traffic and script volume are daily challenges for every independent pharmacy.

Let us help!

Chairman & CEO:

Dale Smith Founded: 1954 Employees: 800+ Stock Symbol: Privately held Phone: (800) 252-8042 Address: 3063 Fiat Avenue Springfield, IL 62703 Website: hdsmith.com

Company Background

Helping You Care For Your Community

H. D. Smith believes independent pharmacies provide a higher level of patient care than big box retailers or national chains.

We are committed to providing best in class healthcare distribution and thought leading business solutions to protect the viability and profitability of this integral part of the healthcare chain.

Product Overview H. D. Smith’s award-winning creative team leverages intimate knowledge of the independent pharmacy marketplace to help entice new and engage existing customers. Whether a new store looking to make a splash or an existing store seeking more community awareness, our team of marketing professionals will help tell the story of each unique store in a professional and careoriented way that speaks to your community.

n Community Presence Tell your story in a way that’s memorable and compelling.

Make a statement to your community about your offerings, why you’re different and why they should bring you their business.

• Advertising (Web, Print, Radio) • Media Services • Physician Marketing • Direct Mail Campaigns

n Market Research Get to know your consumers on a data level. Demographics, consumer reports and other methods help you dive into the psychology of your community consumers. Contact us with your needs or goals and we’ll produce research that provides thorough insight into your community.

Ordering Information n Get Started (800) 252-8042 marketing@hdsmith.com hdsmith.com/retailsolutions Available to all independent pharmacies, regardless of wholesaler.

Features & Options n Brand Identity To compete with big box retailers, you need to project a strong image that conveys confidence and capabilities. A recognizable brand pulls together your advertisements, signage and other marketing efforts.

• Logo Assistance • Tagline Generation • Letterhead & Business Cards • Brochures • Promotional Items & Apparel • Store Décor & Signage

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Did I take my pills this morning?

Do I need to take the blue pill at dinner time?

Did I bring all my pill bottles?

Your patients have questions.

SynMed® can help you answer them.

> Personalized and safe medication delivery > Customized and color-coded blister packs > Integrated patient photos and visual cues SynMed®’s automated blister pack dispensing system plays a critical role in filling prescriptions by reducing the risk of errors and increasing safety. Equip your pharmacy with an automated alternative to bottles, single medication cards and pouches, featuring more than 400 dispensing containers, bar code verification and user-friendly software.

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The SynMed® System by Synergy Medical - The Automated Alternative SynMed® is an automated robotic system – the perfect solution for the preparation and dispensing of multi-dose blister packs. Multi-dose blister packs organize patients’ pills according to daily dosing times, freeing them from systems like multiple medication bottles and numerous single medication cards.

President/Founder: Jean Boutin Founded: 2008 Employees: 35 Stock Symbol:

Private Company (866) 764-7966 Phone: (450) 670-7868 Fax: (450) 670-8373 Address: 2600 Jacques-Cartier Blvd. E. Montreal (Longueuil), QC Canada J4N 1P8 Website: www.synmedrx.com Toll-free Phone:

Company Background Synergy Medical is devoted to manufacturing and marketing the automated robotic SynMed® System. The first SynMed® robot was developed and put into service in January 2008, created from a combination of proven robotic science, stringent pharmaceutical standards, and truly innovative research and development. Over 100 units have since been installed in a variety of environments across North America. From independent retail pharmacies to nurse-staffed assisted-living facilities to large centralized production centers that cater to thousands of patients, all SynMed® pharmacies have seen substantial, yet secure growth thanks to the system.

Product Overview The SynMed® System automates the preparation of medication within a blister pack, eliminating repetitive tasks while reducing control and verification time.

SynMed® automates the selection, counting and distribution of medication into blisters at a pace of up to 55 doses per minute.

Multiple visual markers and information printed on the blister packs make verification fast and easy.

Product Benefits a. Speed: Save time and effort b. Efficiency: Reduce errors c. Accuracy: Expand your business safely More Information To learn how your pharmacy can benefit from the SynMed® System, contact Peter Benjamin by e-mail at Peter.Benjamin@synmedrx.com, or call him at (704) 999-6382.

Market Overview What has surefire appeal to an aging clientele dealing with the daily challenge of a multiple-medication regimen? A way to give them all their prescription drugs pre-grouped by day and time.

SynMed® allows medication to be blister packed by the day, and even by the hour, with clear and precise information that allows patients, loved ones and caregivers to ensure medication is taken exactly according to pharmacist instructions. Studies show that having medication dispensed in time-specific packs leads to increased medication adherence and persistence.

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Testing For Endotoxins?

Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. offers a USP BET1 compliant endotoxin testing system!

For fully USP BET1 compliant endotoxin tests, use ACC’s new Pyros Kinetix® Flex USP Bacterial Endotoxins Test1 Requirements for Photometric Quantitative Techniques (Test for Interfering Factors/Test Procedure) Pyros Kinetix® Flex Tube Readers

USP BET Requirements A. Sample solution (without added endotoxin), ≥ 2 replicates B. Sample solution with endotoxin added to give a concentration from the middle of the standard curve, ≥ 2 replicates C. At least three standard endotoxin concentrations, ≥ 2 replicates of each D. Water for BET (negative controls), ≥ 2 replicates

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Reference: 1 Bacterial Endotoxins Test. Chapter <85>. USP 35, p. 88-92, 2011, United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, MD, USA.

888.395.2221 • www.acciusa.com

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USP <797> Compliant Endotoxin Testing Solution for Compounding Pharmacists

Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. (ACC) is an industry innovator and global supplier of endotoxin and glucan detection products and services.

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 (1-3)-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.

Features & Options

• Compliance: Meets USP BET Requirements • Cost-Effective: Significant Cost Savings Available • Rapid Turn-Around: Results Possible in Under 60 Minutes • Ease of Use: 1 Part Product, 1 Part Reagent – The System Does the Rest •O perating Environment: Non-Sterile (No Satellite Laboratory or Hood Required) • Low Start-up Costs: Rapid Return On Investment • Technical Support: Telephone, e-mail and Onsite Services

Why Test For Endotoxin?

USP <797> requires that Compounding Pharmacists test certain high risk Compounded Sterile Preparations (CSPs).

What Are Your Options?

Either send out to a contract lab, or test in-house. Associates of Cape Cod’s Pyros Kinetix® Flex Endotoxin Detection System provides cost-effective, in-house endotoxin testing solution.

Product Overview

Pyros Kinetix® Flex Incubating Tube Reader

Designed Specifically For Endotoxin Testing The Pyros Kinetix® Flex is an optical tube reader that runs both chromogenic and turbidimetric assays in compliance with the USP, EP, and JP bacterial endotoxin test chapters. Designed with flexibility and efficiency in mind, the PK Flex is available in three configurations: 32, 64 and 96 wells. The test capacity of a 32 well system can be doubled by connecting another unit. Data acquisition, analysis and reporting is performed by our 21 CFR Part 11 compliant Pyros® EQS Software.

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White Glove Service

Fagronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s White Glove Service - Your Key to Success!

Fagron has been in the business of helping compounding pharmacies for 36 years. Fagron offers personal, white glove service to each customer. We carry all the ingredients and supplies necessary for your compounding needs and offer free professional support to our customers. We provide answers

fagron.us

to questions about stability, solubility, and formulations, as well as startup consultation from experienced pharmacists who have owned and operated their own compounding pharmacies. There are no membership fees and no minimum order quantities.

Fagron, Inc. - 2400 Pilot Knob Road - St. Paul, MN 55120 - USA Tel. (800) 423 6967 - Fax (800) 339 1596

Additionally, Fagron offers classes on extemporaneous compounding and aseptic technique. So whether you are just beginning or are an advanced compounder, Fagron will work with you to help your pharmacy provide the best patient care possible. Contact us at (800) 423-6967 for your key to success.

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Innovative Products

by Fagron Optimization & innovation of pharmaceutical compounding with the aim of widening the therapeutic scope of the prescriber to enable tailor-made care while supporting the unique selling point of the pharmacist & improving the patient’s quality of life.

President:

Gary Schneider Founded: 1980 Employees: 60+ Toll-free Phone: (800) 423-6967 Fax: (800) 339-1596 Address: 2400 Pilot Knob Road St. Paul, MN 55120 Website: fagron.us

Company Background Since 1980, Fagron, Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, MN, is the premier provider of fine pharmaceutical ingredients, equipment, and supplies to pharmacists in the United States. Fagron has continued to grow through the years because of its innovation and ability to bring new products to the U.S. compounding market. We listen to our customers and work together with universities, prescribers, and pharmacists to provide the foundation for our successful optimization of methods of pharmaceutical compounding. Fagron, Inc. is part of the Fagron Group which is centered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Fagron is focused on optimizing and innovating pharmaceutical compounding with the aim of widening the therapeutic choices for the prescriber to enable improved, focused pharmaceutical care. Fagron supports the unique position of the pharmacist to improve the patient’s quality of life.

Product Overview n SyrSpend® SF Family of Products The SyrSpend® SF family of products is an innovative line of oral compounding vehicles. This unique line of products is sugar- and alcohol-free, providing low osmolality (<50 mOsm/kg) to minimize GI upset and laxative effects. Active Suspending Technology™ holds particles in suspension longer to allow for more accurate dosing.

• SyrSpend® SF is an all-in-one suspending vehicle that is buffered to a pH of 4.2 for maximum compatibility with active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) • SyrSpend® SF Alka is an easy-to-use powder for reconstitution that provides an alkaline environment for acid-labile drugs.

Stability studies are being performed continuously to provide you with extended beyond-use dating. Currently available studies include: omeprazole, vancomycin, oseltamivir, propranolol, metronidazole, gabapentin, verapamil, and ursodiol in SyrSpend® SF. Visit www.syrspendsf.com for more details.

n Versatile™ Cream Base Versatile™ Cream Base is a brand-new compounding base from Fagron that is designed to “cover all the bases.” This highly elegant cream base is designed to retain durability with API concentrations up to 43%, making it a perfect cream to meet today’s compounding challenges.

Versatile™ Cream Base vanishes rapidly and moisturizes the skin for a pleasant, soft feel. It also contains ingredients that minimize oxidation of APIs. This base is flexible, making it ideal for compounding a range of preparations, from those with high active load to those for sensitive skin areas. Versatile™ Cream Base contains no parabens or petrolatum.

Visit www.versatilecream.com for more details. n Phytobase® Phytobase® contains Plant Oilbodies (Phytosomes), which have a high percentage of natural triglycerides for emolliency and skin moisturizing.

The triglycerides from linoleic and oleic acids, known penetration enhancers, are released over time as the oilbodies break down.

The Phytosomes in Phytobase® also contain high concentrations of tocopherol, an antioxidant. The unique antioxidant and skin-softening properties of the Phytosomes make Phytobase® a more natural approach to skincare. Additionally, this cream base is self-emulsifying for easy incorporation of APIs and it contains no petrochemicals. n Pentravan® Pentravan® is an oil-in-water vanishing cream that uses liposomal technology to ensure reproducible and proven transdermal penetration of APIs. Studies using Franz Diffusion Cells compared Pentravan® to PLO gel in the delivery of both ketoprofen and testosterone. The results showed a 3.8-fold greater amount absorbed for ketoprofen and 1.7-fold greater amount absorbed for testosterone*. The study also show that drug reached peak permeation faster in Pentravan® than in PLO gel.

Pentravan® is available in two formulations: Pentravan®, which can hold up to 25% API concentration and Pentravan® Plus, which can hold up to 35% API concentration. Both formulations are non-greasy, leave an elegant skin feel, and can be used with single APIs or combinations.

Visit www.pentravan.com for more details. * Lehman PA, Raney SG. In vitro percutaneous absorption of ketoprofen and testosterone: comparison of pluronic lecithin organogel vs. Pentravan cream. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding. 2012;16(43):p. 248.252.

n Lollibase® Lollibase® is a dry, powdered base for producing sugar-free hard candy lollipops for oral administration and absorption of drugs across buccal mucosa. This sugar-free formula masks the taste for enhanced patient compliance, does not promote the formation of cavities, and has low caloric value. Lollibase® melts at a lower temperature than other lollipop bases, so working with it is easy. It can also be flavored and colored to patient preferences.

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Dreaming of owning

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your own pharmacy

PRS will help you make your dream become a reality with the PRS Pharmacy Ownership Program PRS can help you turn your pharmacy ideas into a successful business with the PRS Pharmacy Ownership Program. With over three decades of experience and hundreds of on-site retail pharmacy openings, PRS has developed a program with all the best practices for pharmacy ownership. Whether a new pharmacy or an acquisition/transfer, our program addresses every step of opening, setting-up and operating a successful pharmacy.

Call a PRS Team Member today, to get your free Pharmacy Ownership brochure and see how PRS can help you own your very own pharmacy and make it a success!

800-338-3688 â&#x20AC;˘ www.PRSrx.com

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The PRS Pharmacy Ownership Program We’ve made the mistakes so you don’t have to. Pharmacists helping pharmacists become successful store owners.

President: Harry A. Lattanzio, RPh Founded: 1982 Employees: <100 Phone:

(800) 338-3688

Address: 201 Depot Street, Suite 200

Latrobe, PA 15650 Website: www.PRSrx.com

Company Background Over its 30 years in the industry, PRS Pharmacy Services, with its NASI affiliate, has grown to be nationally recognized as the “go to” company for retail pharmacies seeking help with a variety of complex and time consuming issues. PRS currently offers the most widely used compliance programs for HIPAA, DMEPOS Accreditation, state-specific Pharmacy Policy & Procedures Manuals and Quality Assurance Programs, plus our new Medicare Audit Survival Guide. The PRS teaching programs, such as Residential Care, for those entering the long term care market, and the PRS Ownership Program, for those buying or opening a new pharmacy, are endorsed by every major pharmacy organization, including FPN. The PRS professional staff, with their expertise in every area of pharmacy and a strong technological component, constantly update the PRS programs and look for innovative ways to assist retail pharmacy owners in achieving and maintaining success.

n The Program Covers: • Fulfillment of State and Federal Requirements • Personnel Activation • Third Party Insurance • Layout and Design • HBC Enhancements • Professional, Operational, and Fiscal Standards • Prescription Pricing Program • Inventory Control Program • Marketing Program • Compliance and Regulatory Programs • DMEPOS Accreditation • Pharmacy Monitoring Program • Pharmacy Acquisition and Ownership Transfer Program The program is available in two forms. With our Turn-key program, our staff does the work for you. With our online program, you follow our detailed instructions to complete the work quickly and efficiently.

Ordering Information Buying an existing pharmacy? Our Pharmacy Acquisition Consulting Program is the way to go.

For more information on The PRS Pharmacy Ownership Program, please call PRS at (800) 338-3688 or visit: www.PRSrx.com

Product Overview PRS can help you turn your pharmacy ideas into a successful business with the PRS Pharmacy Ownership Program.

With over three decades of experience and hundreds of onsite retail pharmacy openings, PRS has developed a program using all the best practices for pharmacy ownership. Whether opening a new pharmacy or purchasing an existing pharmacy, our program addresses every step of setting-up, opening and operating a successful pharmacy.

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Are Your Patients

Experiencing Side Effects From Their Statin Medications?

Discover a healthy business opportunity.

Statins are the most widely prescribed pharmaceutical in the world. In the United States alone, over 33 million adults use statins. It is estimated that seven million of these patients will experience musculoskeletal pain as a result of taking statins.1

Statinzyme is an advanced supplemental formula that was developed by a practicing pharmacist to help prevent the harmful side effects of cholesterol-lowering medications, including these statins: • Advicor® (niacin extended-release/lovastatin) • Atorvastatin Calcium • Crestor® (rosuvastatin) • Lescol XL® (fluvastatin extended-release) • Livalo® (pitavastatin) • Mevacor® (lovastatin) • Pravastatin • Simcor® (niacin extended-release/simvastatin) • Zocor® (simvastatin)

• Altoprev® (lovastatin extended-release) • Caduet® (amlodipine and atorvastatin) • Lescol® (fluvastatin) • Lipitor® (atorvastatin) • Lovastatin • Pravachol® (pravastatin) • Simvastatin • Vytorin® (ezetimibe/simvastatin)

And these beta blockers:

Ingredients include:

• Toprol xl • Metoprolol • Metoprolol xl • Atenolol

• Coenzyme Q10 (150mg) • High Potency Fish Oil (40/20)

• Coreg • Coreg cr • Bystolic • Carvedilol

(1000mg, 400mg EPA/200mg DHA)

• Evening Primrose Oil (400mg) • Flaxseed Oil (400mg) • Natural Vitamin D3 (2000IU)

• Resveratrol (50mg) • Folic Acid (800mcg) • B12 (250mcg) • B6 (Pyridoxine) (50mg)

Statin supplementation with Statinzyme may also further reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Order your trial Sales Kit today! www.statinzyme.com • (800) 56-VITAMIN (Fernandez et al. Statin Myopathy: A common dilemma not reflected in clinical trials. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2011 Jun; 78(6): 393-403.)

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Statinzyme by Prescription Vitamins LLC Statinzyme is an advanced patent pending supplemental formula that was developed by a pharmacist to help prevent and relieve the harmful side effects of Statins and Beta Blockers.

President & CEO: Dr. Paul Faerstein Founded: 2010 Employees: 50+ Toll-free Phone: (800) 56-VITAMIN

(800) 568-4826 (718) 743-0115 Address: 701 Brighton Beach Ave. 2nd floor suite #1, Brooklyn, NY, 11235 Website: www.Statinzyme.com or www.StatinRx.com (pharmacy owner site… password is vitamin) Compatible with Firefox & Apple Computers Fax:

Company Background Statinzyme is a supplemental formula that was developed by Dr. Paul Faerstein, the owner of Zuckerman Pharmacy in Brooklyn, New York. As a second-generation pharmacist, Dr. Faerstein is keenly aware of the drug nutrient depletion side effects caused by statins and routinely recommends dietary supplements to his customers to help reduce and prevent those side effects.

Often he found himself recommending 9 or more products that ended up costing his patients hundreds of dollars. Recognizing an opportunity and frustrated by the lack of an affordable solution in the marketplace, Dr. Faerstein decided to create it himself, and Statinzyme was born.

Product Overview Statinzyme was developed by a doctor of pharmacy to reduce and aid in the prevention of side effects resulting from the use of cholesterol lowering medications. Such side effects may include muscle pain, muscle cramping, joint pain, mental confusion, memory loss, depression and liver damage. Numerous medical studies show that cholesterol-lowering medications may deplete your body of many essential vitamins and nutrients necessary to prevent side effects. The ingredients in Statinzyme are designed to replenish the vitamins and nutrients when taken in combination with your statin medication. A daily serving of 2 enteric-coated softgels will allow your medicine to work effectively while protecting your body from the side effects. There is evidence that the nine (9) ingredients in Statinzyme may also further reduce the risks of heart attacks and strokes. Statinzyme is made in the USA in a National Science Foundation (NSF) certified

and FDA audited facility that is compliant with the principles and guidelines of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). Statinzyme’s ingredients are valued at over $100.

Statinzyme retails for only $39.99.

Testimonials “ Statinzyme is a fantastic product that I recommend to all my patients taking statin drugs, and I also take it personally! The feedback has been very positive from everyone who has tried it. Please take a moment to check out the list of ingredients included in just 2 capsules, and you too will see the incredible value of Statinzyme!”

— Henry McGill, RPh Chancy Drugs

“ Cardiac disease is one of the major causes of death and disability in the United States and around the world. It dramatically decreases the quality of life in patients, even on an appropriate medication schedule that includes statins and beta blockers. These medications can be accompanied by undesirable side effects. The nutritional formula called Statinzyme has been developed to reduce the risks of heart attacks and strokes in patients taking cardiac medications. Its’ ingredients have been clinically proven to reduce muscle pain, muscle cramping, joint pain, mental confusion, memory loss and liver damage, associated with statin and beta blocker medications. Statinzyme can become an important component of a treatment plan increasing patient’s compliance and quality of life, while providing multi-organ nutrient support.”

— Aaron Uryash, MD . PhD, Cardiology MAHA (Member American Heart Association)

Trade Shows / Meetings Attended PDS February 2012: Independent Pharmacy Growth Convention Pricing Information Statinzyme retails for $39.99. Wholesale cost per bottle is $24.99 for a case of 12 bottles plus shipping. Special pricing on 3 cases or more.

Ordering Information Rochester Drug Company Item Order #: 10360295 To order Statinzyme for your pharmacy call: (800) 56-Vitamin e-mail: Lidiya@Statinzyme.com.

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