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I M P R O V I N G PATIENT CARE &

PHARMACY COST C O N TA I N M E N T Summer 2012

Health System

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Infusion

20 Unique Products & Services

Discover 20 products and services that will help your pharmacy improve patient care or increase profitability.

17 Preceptors Recognized

17 preceptors recognized by 11 colleges including Colorado, Arizona, UNC, Charleston… page 24

Pharmacist Jobs Pharmacy Job Opportunities…

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Trade Show Calendar page 42

CAM Pharmacy POS Independent pharmacy retailers choose CAM’s POS System over any other.

CAM Pharmacy Point of Sale software automates the store operations of the independent pharmacy. Through its integration with many leading pharmacy dispensing systems, the CAM Point of Sale software offers pharmacies a complete solution when automating a store. We take full advantage of the technology needed to control inventory and streamline retail and pharmacy processes, while increasing your bottom line.

Our software gathers signatures for pseudoephedrine, RX signature logs and the HIPAA Notice of Privacy Policy (NOPP) and integrates this right into our POS system for easy reference, reporting, and auditing. We offer a complete customer management program with frequent buyer, gift card, email campaigns, and more. CAM helps to make sure you keep your customers coming back to you!

CAM also offers System Performance Pro which helps lower your IT costs, increase your total technology up time and reduce the amount of time spent managing your IT assets.

Our software helps you: • Easily manage POS functions • Maintain inventory easily • Automate purchase orders • Upload wholesalers’ database • Create frequent shopper and gift card programs • Integrate eCommerce • Streamline credit card processing • Automate printing of coupons • Simplify rental contracts • Manage Pseudoephedrine • Capture electronic signatures for HIPAA, RX log and deliveries

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BoxPicker High-Density Drug Storage and Retrieval System > Secure narcotic storage > Access limited to a single bin at a time > Picking rate of 3 to 1 over carousels > Available in refrigerated, non-refrigerated and dual-temperature

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Capture those scripts in-house, to benefit your patients and the hospital.

Using EvolutionPOS, you can put full transaction capability right in the hands of pharmacy employees.

With our mobile POS device, you can deliver discharge prescriptions, OTCs and counseling directly to the patient bedside, just before they depart.

Ensure uninterrupted patient compliance, which can help to keep readmission rates low, while gaining the prescription revenue. EvolutionPOS smoothly and securely accomplishes this by collecting payment, recording electronic signatures, and documenting each transaction in real time.

Contact us to discuss the best fit for your needs.

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Chemotherapy Planning Software

by Chemocato

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The Leader in Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Innovation

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Custom Storage Options from Helmer

Ensures accuracy, efficiency, cost containment and patient safety by providing support through therapy planning, ordering, monitoring, preparing and dispensing of chemotherapy.

Customizable storage allows customers to create a unique product specifically tailored to individual needs. This flexibility provides the opportunity to organize a variety of products within one storage unit, maximizing available floor space.

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Pharmacy Dashboard by Iatric Systems, Inc.

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Lipoderm® Transdermal Bases

by PCCA

Elegant, proven delivery of “medications in a cream for your patients.”

Automatic notification of unverified medication orders, and online pharmacy staff communication to complement MEDITECH PHA, BMV and POM modules.

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Remote Order Entry Pharmacy Services Rx RemoteSolutions (RemoteSolutions)

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COMPACT IV LIGHT BOX Used to determine the absence of particulates in compounded sterile drug products and provides a mean for pharmacists to comply with USP 27, Section <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations.

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

RemoteSolutions provides safe, efficient, office-based medication order entry and verification services...

Preceptor Recognitions

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Compact IV Inspection Light Box by Health Care Logistics

Unit Dos Bar Cod e, ing, Pharma Nursing cy & Supply Experts !

Used to determine the absence of particulates in compounded sterile drug products and provides a means for pharmacists to comply with USP <797>...

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

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

Scan to see these labels in action!

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Issue Frequency: Spring & Fall

Circulation per Issue: 31,800+ 18,000+ Owners (Independents) 2,500+ Retail Chain Executives 2,500+ Industry Executives 5,000+ College Preceptors 1,800+ College Faculty 2,000+ Trade Show Handouts

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QUARTERLY ISSUES Fall 2011

Winter 2011

IMPROVING PAT I E N T C A R E & PHARMACY P R O F I TA B I L I T Y Fall 2011 Issue

Spring 2012

PATIENT CARE &

PHARMACY COST C O N TA I N M E N T

Community • Specialty • LTC

Winter 2011 Issue

Health System

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Summer 2012

IMPROVING PAT I E N T C A R E & PHARMACY P R O F I TA B I L I T Y

I M P R O V I N G

Spring 2012

Infusion

Community

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Specialty

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LTC

I M P R O V I N G PATIENT CARE &

PHARMACY COST C O N TA I N M E N T Summer 2012

Health System

•

Infusion

20 Unique Products & Services

20 Unique Products & Services

20 Unique Products & Services

20 Unique Products & Services

16 Preceptors

17 Preceptors

17 Preceptors

17 Preceptors

16 preceptors recognized by 10 colleges including MCPHS, Kentucky, UCONN, Kansas… page 24

17 preceptors recognized by 11 colleges including Colorado, Arizona, UNC, Charleston… page 24

Pharmacist Jobs

Pharmacist Jobs

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Discover 20 products and services that will help your pharmacy improve patient care or increase profitability.

Pharmacy Job opportunities…

Recognized

Recognized

Pharmacy Job opportunities…

Tradeshow Calendar

Health System • Infusion

Recognized

17 preceptors recognized by 11 colleges including Colorado, Arizona, UNC, Charleston… page 24

Pharmacist Jobs

Pharmacist Jobs

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Tradeshow Calendar page 42

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Discover 20 products and services that will help your pharmacy improve patient care or increase profitability.

17 preceptors recognized by 11 colleges including Colorado, Arizona, UNC, Charleston… page 24 Pharmacy Job opportunities…

Tradeshow Calendar

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Community • Specialty • LTC

Discover 20 products and services that will help your pharmacy improve patient care or increase profitability.

Discover 20 products and services that will help your pharmacy improve patient care or contain costs..

Recognized

2012 CIRCULATION

MILT 3.0 software will improve patient safety and decrease medication errors with barcoding and formatting flexibility.

There’s a label for that!

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20Ways MISSION To educate pharmacy management on products and services that serve to improve patient care or improve a pharmacy’s financial bottom line, while distilling and presenting this relevant information via 20 product-profiles.

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Pharmacy Job Opportunities…

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Trade Show Calendar page 42

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One Container Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Program by Clean Harbors

The One-Container Pharmaceutical Waste Solution Simple, no worries, the highest level of technology, and best of all – full compliance.

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Pharmacy Work Flow Manager by Holon Solutions

Integrate resources across your pharmacies to ensure consistency and help balance workloads.

The Simplest and Most Compliant Pharmaceutical Waste Program Available

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

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

For more information: Call 888.304.7035 Email healthcareservices@cleanharbors.com www.cleanharbors.com

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* There are a few waste items that must be collected separately due to DOT regulations. Please contact Clean Harbors for more info.

EXPERT IN - HOUSE PHARMACEUTICAL & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

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iPack® Rx Unit Dose Packager by Pearson Medical Technologies, LLC

Trade Show & Meeting Calendar

iPack® Rx by Pearson Medical provides a safe and efficient unit dose packaging solution that increases pharmacy efficiency and patient safety.

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iPack T60 ¸

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NDC 0863-0720-01

NDC 0863-0720-01

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP

30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL)

30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL)

5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

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NDC 0452-7814-25

ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, USP 10% (100 mg/ml) 4 ml VIAL NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only

NDC 0452-7484-25

AMINOPHYLLINE INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml (25 mg/ml) 10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR SLOW IV USE Rx Only

NDC 0452-7524-25

MAGNESIUM SULFATE INJECTION, USP 50% (0.5 g/mL) 1 gram/2 mL 2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only NDC 0863-0720-01

NDC 0863-0720-01

BETAMETHASONE NDC 0863-0720-01 SODIUM PHOSPHATE

BETAMETHASONE Injectable Suspension, USP 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL 30 mg*/5 mL (6 5mg*/mL)

BETAMETHASONE NDC 0863-0720-01 SODIUM PHOSPHATE

NDC 0863-0720-01

Rx Only

30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL)

4 ml VIAL NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only NDC 0452-7484-25

Rx Only

AMINOPHYLLINE INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml (25 mg/ml)

Rx Only NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only

10 ml MULIPLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM OR SC USE ONLY Rx Only

NDC 0452-7814-25

ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, USP 10% (100 mg/ml)

NDC 0452-7484-25 10 ml AMINOPHYLLINE SINGLE DOSE VIAL INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml FOR SLOW IV USE Rx Only (25 mg/ml)

NDC 0452-7484-25

AMINOPHYLLINE INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml (25 mg/ml)

4 ml VIAL NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NDC 0452-7524-25 FOR SLOW IV USE MAGNESIUM SULFATE Rx Only INJECTION, USP 50% (0.5 g/mL) 1 gram/2 mL

NDC 0222-6641-25

POTASSIUM ACETATE INJECTION, USP 40 mEq/20 mL (2 mEq/mL)

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR SLOW IV USE Rx Only

20 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

NDC 0452-7484-25

AMINOPHYLLINE INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml (25 mg/ml)

2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE NDC 0452-7524-25 AFTER DILUTION MAGNESIUM SULFATE NDC 0863-0720-01 Rx Only INJECTION, USP

NDC 0863-0720-01

50% (0.5 PHOSPHATE g/mL) SODIUM 1 gram/2 mL Injectable Suspension, USP

BETAMETHASONE

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP

30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) 2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NDC 0452-8544-25 LIDOCAINE IM USE. FIR IV USE 5FOR ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL HCL INJECTION, USP AFTER DILUTION Sterile 1% RxOnly Only Rx

5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL)

10 mg/mL

NDC 0452-7524-25

NDC 0863-0720-01

MAGNESIUM SULFATE NDC 0863-0720-01 INJECTION, USP

10 mlBETAMETHASONE BETAMETHASONE NDC 0863-0720-01 50% (0.5 g/mL) NDC 0863-0720-01 SINGLE DOSE VIAL SODIUM PHOSPHATE SODIUM PHOSPHATE BETAMETHASONE BETAMETHASONE 1 gram/2 mL FOR Injectable SLOW IV USE Suspension, USP Injectable Suspension, USP SODIUM PHOSPHATE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Rx Only 30 mg*/5 mL (6 Suspension, mg*/mL) 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) Injectable USP Injectable Suspension, USP 2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE AFTER VIAL DILUTION 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL VIAL 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE Sterile Rx Only Sterile Sterile Rx Only Rx Only

Rx Only NDC 0452-7524-25

Rx Only

MAGNESIUM SULFATE INJECTION, USP 50% (0.5 g/mL) NDCmL 0452-7814-25 NDC 0452-7814-25 NDC 0452-8544-25 1 gram/2 ACETLCYSTEINELIDOCAINE HCL ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, Solution, USPUSP INJECTION, USP 2 ml SINGLE10% DOSE VIAL mg/ml)1% 10% (100 (100 mg/ml) FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE 10 mg/mL

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only

NDC0452-8544-25 0452-7814-25 NDC

ACETLCYSTEINE LIDOCAINE HCL Solution, USP INJECTION, USP 10% (100 mg/ml) 1% NDC 0222-8781-10 10 mg/mL VASOPRESSIN

10 ml MULIPLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM OR SC USE ONLY Rx Only

NDC 0863-0720-01

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL)

LIDOCAINE HCL AMINOPHYLLINE NDC 0452-7484-25 INJECTION, USP INJECTION, USP AMINOPHYLLINE NDC 0222-8781-10 250 mg/10 ml 1% INJECTION, USP VASOPRESSIN (25 mg/ml) 10 mg/mL 250 mg/10 ml INJECTION, USP (25 mg/ml) Synthetic 10 ml 10 ml SINGLE DOSEDOSE VIAL VIAL 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL) SINGLE

NDC 0452-7484-25

NDC 0152-3841-25

NITROGLYCERIN INJECTION, USP 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL)

INJECTION, USP

10 ml 40 mEq/20 mL SINGLE 10 ml DOSE VIAL (2 mEq/mL) FOR SLOW IV USE MULIPLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only FOR IM OR SC USE 20 mlONLY Rx Only SINGLE DOSE VIAL

FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION. FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. Rx Only

NDC 0152-3841-25

Rx Only SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR SLOW IV USE Rx Only

10 ml MULIPLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM OR SC USE ONLY Rx Only

MAGNESIUM POTASSIUMSULFATE ACETATE 50% (0.5 g/mL)USP INJECTION, 1 40 gram/2 mLmL mEq/20 (2 mEq/mL)

NITROGLYCERIN

2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE 20 ml AFTER DILUTION SINGLE DOSE VIAL RxFOR Only IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION. FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. Rx Only

50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL)

2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE 20 ml AFTER DILUTION SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION NDC 0452-8544-25 Rx Only LIDOCAINE HCL NDC 0222-6641-25 INJECTION, USP POTASSIUM ACETATE1% 10 mg/mL INJECTION, USP NDC 0452-8544-25 40 mEq/20 mL HCL LIDOCAINE 10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL (2 mEq/mL) INJECTION, Rx Only USP 1% 20 ml10 mg/mL

NDC 0152-3841-25

NITROGLYCERIN INJECTION, USP 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL)

1-877-666-5222

LIDOCAINE HCL INJECTION, USP 1% 10 mg/mL

NDC 0452-7814-25

ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, USP 10% (100 mg/ml)

NDC 0452-7524-25 NDC 0222-8781-10

MAGNESIUM SULFATE VASOPRESSIN INJECTION, USP INJECTION, USP 50% (0.5 g/mL) NDC 0452-7524-25 Synthetic NDC 0222-6641-25 1 gram/2 mL MAGNESIUM SULFATE 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL) POTASSIUM INJECTION, USP ACETATE 2 ml g/mL) SINGLE DOSE VIAL 50% (0.5 INJECTION, USP 10 ml1 gram/2 FOR IM mLUSE. FIR IV USE MULIPLE DOSE AFTERVIAL DILUTION 40 mEq/20 mL Only FOR IM ORRxSC USE ONLY (2 mEq/mL)

Please contact us for more information andUSPto see if the product you need is available.

INJECTION, INJECTION, USP

NDC 0452-8544-25

5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

Rx Only 10 mlFOR SLOW IV USE

Cantrell Drug Company offers compounded solutions to many of these drug shortages.

4 ml VIAL NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only NDC 0152-3841-25

NITROGLYCERIN INJECTION, USP 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL)

NDC 0452-7484-25

SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only Rx Only

NDC 0222-8781-10

10 ml NDC 0222-6641-25 MULIPLE DOSE VIAL POTASSIUM FOR IM OR SC USE ONLY ACETATE Rx Only INJECTION, USP 40 mEq/20 mL (2 mEq/mL)

10 ml MULIPLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM OR SC USE ONLY Rx Only

20 ml NDC 0222-6641-25 SINGLE DOSE VIAL

NDC 0222-6641-25

POTASSIUM FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION ACETATE Rx Only INJECTION, USP 40 mEq/20 mL (2 mEq/mL)

NDC 0152-3841-25

POTASSIUM ACETATE INJECTION, USP 40 mEq/20 mL (2 mEq/mL)

NITROGLYCERIN INJECTION, USP 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL)

20 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION. FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. Rx Only

20 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

NDC 0452-7524-25

MAGNESIUM SULFATE INJECTION, USP 50% (0.5 g/mL) 1 gram/2 mL 2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

NDC 0222-8781-10 10 ml

VASOPRESSIN MULIPLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM OR SC USE ONLY INJECTION, USP Rx Only Synthetic 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL)

VASOPRESSIN INJECTION, USP Synthetic 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL)

AMINOPHYLLINE

10 ml INJECTION, USP SINGLE DOSE VIAL 250 mg/10 ml NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION. (25 mg/ml) FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. Rx Only 10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR SLOW IV USE Rx Only

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION. FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. NDC 0222-8781-10 Rx Only VASOPRESSIN INJECTION, USP Synthetic 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL)

www.cantrelldrug.com FOR 10 IV USE AFTER DOSE DILUTION ml SINGLE VIAL

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only

NDC 0152-3841-25

NITROGLYCERIN INJECTION, USP 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL)

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL)

5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

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NDC 0863-0720-01

4 ml VIAL NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only

NDC 0863-0720-01

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL)

5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

Since 2005, Health Care Systems, Inc. (HCS) has focused on improving patient safety by improving medication reconciliation.

NDC 0452-7814-25

ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, USP 10% (100 mg/ml)

4 ml VIAL NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL

NDC 0863-0720-01

BETAMETHASONE FOR SLOW IV USE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Rx Only Injectable Suspension, USP

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP

2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

that meets and exceeds the Joint Commission’s standard to maintain and communicate accurate patient medication information. HCS simplifies

NDC 0452-7484-25

AMINOPHYLLINE INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml (25 mg/ml)

complete and accurate medication reconciliation across the continuum of care.

The solution includes the ability to: • Obtain a patient’s Prior Medication History

NDC 0452-8544-25

LIDOCAINE HCL INJECTION, USP 1% 10 mg/mL

NDC 0222-8781-10

NDC 0152-3841-25

NITROGLYCERIN INJECTION, USP 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL)

20 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION. FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. Rx Only

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VASOPRESSIN INJECTION, USP Synthetic 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL) 10 ml MULIPLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM OR SC USE ONLY Rx Only

20 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

education monographs and prescriptions (electronic, faxed, or printed)

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only

• Communicate and link directly to existing hospital clinical information systems

NDC 0222-8781-10

VASOPRESSIN INJECTION, USP Synthetic 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL) 10 ml MULIPLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM OR SC USE ONLY Rx Only

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only

NDC 0222-6641-25

Reports electronically or through printed media • Provide discharge instructions including patient

LIDOCAINE HCL INJECTION, USP 1% 10 mg/mL

POTASSIUM ACETATE INJECTION, USP 40 mEq/20 mL (2 mEq/mL)

POTASSIUM ACETATE INJECTION, USP 40 mEq/20 mL (2 mEq/mL)

• Provide Medication Transfer and Discharge

NDC 0452-8544-25

10 ml MULIPLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM OR SC USE ONLY Rx Only

NDC 0452-8544-25

and previous visit information • Analyze Prior Medication History

2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

VASOPRESSIN INJECTION, USP Synthetic 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL)

NDC 0222-6641-25

including Medication Fill and Refill Information

NDC 0452-7524-25

MAGNESIUM SULFATE INJECTION, USP 50% (0.5 g/mL) 1 gram/2 mL

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only

LIDOCAINE HCL INJECTION, USP 1% 10 mg/mL

NDC 0452-8544-25

medication history retrieval and provides a solution

4 ml VIAL NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR SLOW IV USE Rx Only

30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL)

5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile NDC 0452-7524-25 Rx Only MAGNESIUM SULFATE INJECTION, USP 50% (0.5 g/mL) 1 gram/2 mL

HCS Medication Reconciliation software automates

NDC 0452-7814-25

ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, USP 10% (100 mg/ml)

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR SLOW IV USE NDC 0863-0720-01 Rx Only

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP

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POTASSIUM ACETATE INJECTION, USP 40 mEq/20 mL (2 mEq/mL)

NITROGLYCERIN INJECTION, USP 50 mg/10 mL (5 mg/mL)

20 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

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10 ml NDC 0222-8781-10 SINGLE DOSE VIAL NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION.VASOPRESSIN FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST INJECTION, USP BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. Synthetic Rx Only 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL)

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Allowing for integration with any existing hospital information system, HCS Medication Reconciliation reduces clinician workload and increases patient safety by streamlining the medication management process.

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BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL)

NDC 0452-7484-25

AMINOPHYLLINE INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml (25 mg/ml)

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10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NDC 0152-3841-25 NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION.10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NITROGLYCERIN FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST Rx Only INJECTION, USP USE. BE DILUTED BEFORE 50Rxmg/10 Only mL

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ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, USP 10% (100 mg/ml)

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BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP

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BETAMETHASONE BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE NDC 0452-7814-25 SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USPACETLCYSTEINEInjectable Suspension, USP NDC 0222-8781-10 Solution, USP 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) VASOPRESSIN 10% (100 mg/ml) INJECTION, USP 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Synthetic Sterile Sterile 4 ml VIAL 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL)

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5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only NDC 0863-0720-01

ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, USP 10% (100 mg/ml) NDC 0452-7814-25

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Schedule all routine daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual tasks, including those required to be completed and documented for USP 797 compliance Low cost, web-based software (Hospital IT resources not necessary for implementation) Receive optional email reminder alerts and compliance warnings automatically Define custom quality assurance checklists Document all pharmacy compounding and batch processing electronically Print barcoded dose labels directly from the software to a label printer Schedule and view tasks by category and assignments Easily monitor temperature compliance for medication refrigerators and freezers Schedule and track all pharmacy staff competencies electronically

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SEVA Direct Basic

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SIMPLY SAFERâ&#x201E;˘

BoxPicker High-Density Drug Storage and Retrieval System > > > >

Secure narcotic storage Access limited to a single bin at a time Picking rate of 3 to 1 over carousels Available in refrigerated, non-refrigerated and dual-temperature

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

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Narcotic BoxPicker Automated Storage and Retrieval by Swisslog Narcotic BoxPicker is the innovative medication storage and retrieval solution providing vault-like secure storage for controlled substances, bulk medications and supplies with the capacity of completing up to 300 transactions per hour.

President:

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

Company Background

Swisslog Healthcare Solutions began in 1915 as The Grover Company, a provider of pneumatic tube systems for local Detroit businesses.

Over the years the company has transformed into a leading provider of integrated logistics solutions for healthcare facilities around the world. Its comprehensive product portfolio ranges from pharmacy automation to medication management and materials transport systems.

Swisslog’s solutions optimize customers’ production, logistics and distribution processes in order to increase flexibility, responsiveness and quality of care while minimizing logistics costs. Decades of experience in the development and implementation of integrated logistics solutions have led more than 2,000 hospitals throughout North America to install Swisslog products.

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

Product Overview

Narcotic BoxPicker is an automated pharmacy warehouse unlike anything else on the market today. It is THE alternative to vertical carousels and pharmacy vaults. It provides high-density storage and retrieval of medications and supplies in non-refrigerated, refrigerated and dual temperature models.

BoxPicker provides added security by limiting access to only a single bin at a time during all loading and dispensing operations. Designed to meet regulatory requirements for controlled substances, the narcotics are stored separately from non-controlled substances in secure, tamper-proof modules.

This unique solution to narcotic storage and retrieval allows the pharmacy to pick controlled substances and other medications at a rate up to 3 times faster than a carousel, averaging 5 picks per minute and up to 300 transactions an hour. BoxPicker utilizes scan in and out practice, and as a result provides extremely accurate inventory control while optimizing pharmacy workflow.

indicates controlled substance and provides a visual indication of the location of the medication within BoxPicker. The internal robotic arm quickly picks the necessary bin and delivers it to a secured drawer. Once in place, a light indicates which drawer the bin was delivered to and unlocks the drawer. Access is limited to a single drawer at a time to eliminate picking errors. The technician is asked to take a blind inventory. The date, time and user information for each transaction is tracked and available in reporting or other proactive means. The barcode is then scanned for verification and further inventory tracking.

Features & Benefits

• Requires blind inventory for tracking and reporting • Limits access to one storage bin at a time • Picking speed of more than 3 to 1 when compared to carousels • Bio-authentication • Stand-alone alarm system • Emergency access in event of power outage • Requires no floor reinforcement • Software tracks inventory, access and interfaces directly with hospital information systems

Configuration

• Option for multiple operator stations • Modular for customized configuration and easy expansion • Refrigerated, non-refrigerated and dual temperature options • USP 797 Clean Room Application

Additional Product Lines

ATP Series™ Inventory Management Software PillPick™ MedRover™ MedPickRx™ TransLogic™ Pneumatic Tube System RoboCourier™ Autonomous Mobile Robot

Ordering Information

To see how our medication management solutions can best serve your pharmacy, please contact us today at (800) 525-1841 or healthcare@swisslog.com.

BoxPicker’s narcotic module facilitates compliance with regulatory audit requirements. To load or dispense, an authorized user accesses the system though bio-authentication. Each user’s access is limited and can be configured for specific operations for controlled substances. The software SUMMER 2012

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Chemotherapy Planning Software by Chemocato Ensures accuracy, efficiency, cost containment and patient safety by providing support through therapy planning, ordering, monitoring, preparing and dispensing of chemotherapy.

President:

Thomas Herndl

Name of Group: Cato Software Solutions

with its seat in Vienna Austria founded in 1996.

US subsidiary: Chemocato LLC with its seat in New York founded in 2008.

Phone: (212) 473-2362 Address: 35 E 7th Street #2 New York, NY 10003 Website: www.chemocato.com

Product Overview

Chemocato is a Well Proven System

It has been on the market since 1999 and today the software is used by more than 150 major hospitals in 12 different countries.

The software solutions are developed in close cooperation with the customers. Chemocato® is a highly specialized modular software system primarily intended for chemotherapy but it can be used for any patient individually prepared medication. The software supports the entire workflow of chemotherapy; it is used by the physician for planning and online ordering based on predefined or customized regimens, in the pharmacy for validation and compounding, and by the nurse for administration.

Benefits Chemocato® supports the physician and the pharmacist in a variety of ways, such as: • Automatic dose calculation and dose monitoring based on the patient’s data and lab values • Automatic documentation of all therapy relevant data e.g. dosage modifications • Automatic warnings (e.g. cumulative/maximum single dosage, dose modification based on labs, etc.)

Ordering Information For more detailed information, please see our website at chemocato.com or contact us via email at office@chemocato.com or by phone at (212) 473-2362 for a detailed webinar presentation of our software.

Chemocato offers unsurpassed safety and precision in the compounding process of cytotoxics and other patient individual medications. By utilizing bar coding for product and patient identification and an electronic scale in the safety cabinet only Chemocato makes sure that the right amount of the right drug goes to the right patient.

Additional Product Lines The company will soon introduce a new TPN software for the US market. All solutions are developed in close cooperation with hospital users. Among its customers the company group enjoys an excellent reputation for service and support. The software solutions can be integrated easily with third party vendor software. Chemocato LLC has significant expertise with HL7 interface solutions.

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Pharmacy Dashboard by Iatric Systems, Inc. Automatic notification of unverified medication orders, and online pharmacy staff communication to complement MEDITECH PHA, BMV and POM modules.

President and CEO:

Joel Berman Founded: 1990 Employees: >250 Phone number: (978) 805-4100 Fax: (978) 805-4101 Address: 27 Great Pond Drive Boxford, MA 01921 Website: www.iatric.com

Company Background Since 1990, more than 1,000 hospitals worldwide have implemented Iatric Systems solutions, optimizing patient care and staff workflow in clinical, financial and administrative areas. Recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing privately held companies for the past four years, Iatric Systems helps hospitals and health systems leverage their HIS investment with software, interfaces and reporting services. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 Iatric Systems was acknowledged on the Healthcare Informatics Top 100 Healthcare IT Revenue list and the Modern Healthcare Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare IT. To learn more, or to sign up for an online webcast demonstration of Pharmacy Dashboard, please contact info@iatric.com or visit http://pages.iatric.com/PhaDash.html.

Product Overview Automating CPOE and the electronic medication administration record (eMAR) are great achievements for any hospital. However, Pharmacy process changes can be overwhelming without the proper tools in place. Pharmacy Dashboard alerts staff quickly when unverified medication orders exist. Color, flashing and audible alarms give pharmacy staff peace of mind and improve turnaround time for order verification.

Features & Options • Visual and audible alerts when new orders are filed • Improved workload management • Enhanced communication for pharmacy staff • Improved turnaround time • Complements MEDITECH PHA, BMV and POM

Additional Product Lines • Medication Reconciliation • Patient Discharge Instructions • Patient Safety Management Trade Shows / Meetings Attended • International MUSE • ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Ordering Information We invite you to see Pharmacy Dashboard in action from the comfort of your own office. We will be hosting public, online webcast demonstrations of Pharmacy Dashboard this summer.

To register to attend one of these webcasts, please visit http://pages.iatric.com/PhaDash.html or scan the QR code on the previous page using your smart phone. If you would like to schedule a private online demonstration, please email info@iatric.com.

Pharmacy Dashboard also provides an internal communication tool to facilitate order follow-up, recommendations and improved communication among pharmacy staff members. This results in fewer phone calls and eliminates the need to rely on paper notes.

Pharmacy staff can see electronic dashboard notes from any location throughout the facility, even when connecting remotely.

Pharmacy Dashboard takes the guesswork out of medication order verification and processing.

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Discharge prescriptions walking out the door?

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Capture those scripts in-house, to benefit your patients and the hospital.

Using EvolutionPOS, you can put full transaction capability right in the hands of pharmacy employees.

With our mobile POS device, you can deliver discharge prescriptions, OTCs and counseling directly to the patient bedside, just before they depart.

Ensure uninterrupted patient compliance, which can help to keep readmission rates low, while gaining the prescription revenue. EvolutionPOS smoothly and securely accomplishes this by collecting payment, recording electronic signatures, and documenting each transaction in real time.

Contact us to discuss the best fit for your needs.

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EvolutionPOS for Hospital Pharmacies, by RMS Pharmacy’s role in reducing hospital readmits: fulfilling more discharge prescriptions is good for everyone’s health.

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-of-sale technology for retail and outpatient pharmacy.

RMS is the only POS supplier specializing strictly in pharmacies.

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

• Interfacing to your prescription system • Capturing electronic signatures and providing a full audit trail • Documenting pharmacist counseling • Processing payments, including FSA/HRA cards • Providing receipts via email or printed on the spot

EvolutionPOS for Pharmacy is based upon the success of our industryleading POS offerings, Star-Plus, Star-Lite and Star-Link for Enterprise.

All are designed specifically to enable pharmacists and their staff members to provide excellent and efficient patient service.

Features & Options

EvolutionPOS capabilities include: • Proven interfaces with all leading dispensary systems • Barcode scanning of prescriptions and merchandise • Locating all prescriptions for patient • Electronic signature capture • Controlled substance tracking • Complete, certified integration of FSA, including real-time eligibility verification

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

• Debit/credit payments, cash management

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.

• Secure, remote access to management data

Product Overview

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

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

Management elements include: • Employee payroll deduction integration • OTC Inventory management and wholesaler ordering • Custom report builder

Additional Product Lines • Star-Plus • Star-Lite • Star-Link for Enterprise

Key Customers

Client base: More than 1,000 pharmacy customers rely on RMS systems.

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

A single device accomplishes the customer check-out, recordkeeping and inventory functions, including:

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Custom Storage Options from Helmer

Customizable storage allows customers to create a unique product specifically tailored to individual needs. This flexibility provides the opportunity to organize a variety of products within one storage unit, maximizing available floor space.

President and CEO: Director of Global Sales & Marketing:

David Helmer Aaron Stout

Founded: 1977 Employees: <150 Stock Symbol:

Private Company (800) 743-5637 Address: 14395 Bergen Boulevard Noblesville, IN 46060 Website: www.helmerinc.com Phone:

Company Background Helmer is a manufacturer and worldwide distributor of cold chain storage and processing laboratory equipment. We have over 35 years of experience in providing high-quality temperature controlled environments. Our products are used in over 100 countries throughout the world. Helmer originated in the blood bank market where precise temperature control is essential to the successful storage and transfusion of products. These same principles have been applied to the design and development of our pharmacy products.

Product Overview Pharmacy refrigerators feature 6 roll-out baskets and 1 shelf.

However, with Helmer that’s just the beginning. Choose from our selection of shelves, half-shelves, bridge shelves, drawers, roll-out baskets, and multiple storage trays to create a storage unit that is unique to your storage needs.

GPO Affiliations GSA, MedAssets, Broadlane, Premier, Amerinet, Adventist, ARC, Magnet, BGA Features

• Roll-out Baskets: Epoxy coated wire baskets are 4" high and adjustable. Baskets pull-out so that items can be easily accessed.

• Stainless Steel Drawers: Solid, pull-out drawers are 4" high and adjustable. i.Series drawers include padded grip handles.

• Full-Size Shelf: Shelves are epoxy coated wire and adjustable.

• Half-Size Shelf: Shelves are epoxy coated wire and adjustable. Half shelves can be used to accommodate larger items while still providing storage.

• Bridge Shelf: Epoxy coated wire shelf spans the space between two shelves in a double door refrigerator offering over 13% more storage area.

• Storage Trays & Dividers: Heavy-duty plastic trays include dividers and rails to customize individual storage areas that simplify and organize storage.

Bridge shelves span the existing shelves in double door models to create additional storage space and maximize capacity in the same footprint. Storage trays and dividers can be used in drawers, baskets or shelves and keep items such as medications organized and easy to dispense.

These storage options provide quality solutions for organization, promoting error reduction and patient safety. Whatever your need may be, there’s no reason to look further when you can “store it your way” with Helmer.

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Lipoderm® Transdermal Bases

by PCCA Elegant, proven delivery of “medications in a cream for your patients.”

CEO:

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

Company Background Three decades ago, a physician encountered a patient who required an anti-nausea medication that was no longer commercially available. The physician challenged a Houstonarea pharmacist to compound the medication. The prescription was a success, and the pharmacist saw that others in his field faced similar demands to help patients who required compounded medications. This network of pharmacists, united by a commitment to meet patient needs, was the foundation of PCCA (Professional Compounding Centers of America).

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

transdermal needs because it is a stable system that does not separate upon refrigeration and has great resiliency in the presence of ionic substances.

• L ipoderm ActiveMax™ has the benefits of original Lipoderm with an added stabilizing system to provide resiliency in the presence of high salt loads. How do you know when/if you need Lipoderm ActiveMax? If you are using over 20% actives in a formula and experiencing separation or liquification.

For example, 30% Ketamine HCl in Lipoderm ActiveMax demonstrated superior physicochemical attributes, remaining stable and elegant for six months.

•A nhydrous Lipoderm utilizes similar technology to the wellstudied and popular base, Lipoderm, and is an anhydrous version for actives that are unstable in water. It is also free of gluten, casein, egg, wheat-germ, paraben, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and soy. This base utilizes rapeseed-based phospholipids, and may provide a better alternative for autistic patients than traditional Lipoderm. It also has a neutral odor and silky feel.

• Lipoderm High Molecular Weight™, the latest in transdermal technology, is focused on the delivery of large molecular weight proteins. Lipoderm HMW does not contain lecithin, phospholipids or eggs, and could be an appropriate choice for autistic patients. This base has a low resiliency for salt forms of drugs, which cause the base to break.

For more information and to download studies, check out www.pccarx.com/lipoderm.

Product Overview

LIPODERM® TRANSDERMAL BASES Available

exclusively from PCCA member pharmacies, the Lipoderm family of transdermal bases was independently tested, using the Franz Skin Finite Dose Model, and proven to deliver up to four drugs simultaneously through human skin in vitro. Also tested for allergic reactions – no adverse reactions were reported in an extensive two-month study. The Lipoderm family includes:

• Lipoderm is an elegant alternative to traditional PLO gels and contains a proprietary liposomal component that may increase the permeation of a variety of actives. Its touch and feel is smooth and creamy, unlike the tacky feel of PLOs. Many members have made the switch to Lipoderm for their SUMMER 2012

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Remote Order Entry Pharmacy Services Rx RemoteSolutions (RemoteSolutions) RemoteSolutions provides safe, efficient, office-based medication order entry and verification services which meet The Joint Commission standards, HIPAA regulations, and applicable state licensing requirements.

CEO:

Don Nickleson VP of Division: Jeff Lackman, R.Ph. Phone: (877) 662-4779 Fax: (740) 568-0022 Address: Rx RemoteSolutions 6409 Quail Hollow Rd. Memphis, TN 38120 Website: RxRemoteSolutions.com

Product Overview RemoteSolutions provides 24/7 office-based medication order entry and verification services. Many hospitals struggle to find adequate, cost effective coverage in the pharmacy after hours and when regular staff call in sick or take vacation. Overtime expenses are quite costly, add up quickly and are not the long term solution that many hospitals are seeking. RemoteSolutions provides assistance to your pharmacy operation after hours or in other times of need and eliminates the need to process overnight medication orders in the morning. Our highly trained pharmacy professionals adhere to your organizational and clinical policies, procedures and protocols. We provide an affordable service customized to fit the needs of each client’s pharmacy operation.

Features & Options

Testimonials “ RemoteSolutions has enabled us to provide our 25 bed, critical access hospital, with pharmacy coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the first time since opening. After switching from a different vendor to RemoteSolutions, not only did our after-hours pharmacy coverage increase, but our monthly cost for the service decreased by an average of 40%. We could not be more satisfied with coverage provided by the pharmacists, the daily handoffs and the monthly feedback and reports sent

by RemoteSolutions.”

— 2 5 bed hospital in Minnesota

“ Having been through the process of after-hours telepharmacy service implementation two times previously, I know that getting this “right” can be maddening. Since every facility is different, the after-hours service must be extremely flexible and responsive to ensure implementation success. I can say without hesitation that RemoteSolutions has been extremely responsive to our needs, flexible with regard to processes and protocols, and has made this process as “painless” as possible. RemoteSolutions pharmacists are very “dialed-in” to doing what is best for our patients AND nursing staff.

Complaints from nursing are virtually non-existent. The pharmacists are also very responsive to suggestions and direction from myself and my staff.

We have been a client for 14 months at present and are very satisfied.”

— 7 5-100 bed hospital in Kentucky

• Office-based operations • Web-cam verification of patient’s own medications and extemporaneous compounds • Q.A/Q.I. Clinical Reporting • Intensive Pharmacist Training • Flexible and adaptable coverage for an hour or multiple hours

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A SMART CHOICE FOR USP <797> COMPLIANCE

COMPACT IV LIGHT BOX Used to determine the absence of particulates in compounded sterile drug products and provides a mean for pharmacists to comply with USP 27, Section <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sterile Preparations.

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

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Compact IV Inspection Light Box by Health Care Logistics Used to determine the absence of particulates in compounded sterile drug products and provides a means for pharmacists to comply with USP <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding - Sterile Preparations.

Chairman:

Gary Sharpe CEO: Connie Lewis VP of Business Development: Cindy Bell Employees: 200 Stock Symbol: Private Company Toll Free Phone: (800) 848-1633 Address: PO Box 25 Circleville, OH, 43113-0025 Website: www.GoHCL.com

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

Features & Options • Allows user to perform finished preparation release checks for purity and quality.

• Physical inspection of the compounded sterile product (CSP) is achieved against lighted White and Black backgrounds for evidence of visible particulates of foreign matter.

• Check for precipitates, flocculation, undissolved substances, solvent impurities, and caramelization.

• Compact size is ideal for areas with limited wall mount space or where preferred use is on a countertop or workstation.

• 4" (102mm) diameter, 4X magnifying glass allows for close visual inspection. Quiet flexible arm permits easy movement.

• Consists of one Black UV and one White fluorescent light.

Lights include 15W bulbs and a 5 feet cord.

• One 110V wall outlet is needed for operation. Both lights are individually operated by turning on easy to access switches.

• Pre-drilled mounting holes.

Additional Product Modules HCL stocks more than 7,000 “unique and hard to find” items, such as boxes, bins, security seals, compounding and dispensing products, custom labels, and magnets, custom cabinets and storage, custom design foam, and unit dose packaging supplies.

The company does not handle drugs or medications.

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

Pricing Information $156.20/Each Ordering Information Call: (800) 848-1633 Website: www.GoHCL.com

• Inspect for particulate from packaging components, environmental contaminants, processing and people.

• Visualize floaters, rubber coring, and other particulate matter such as glass, lint, fiber, hair, and skin.

• Monitor other aspects of the preparation such as color, visual signs of microbial growth and/or leaching of plasticizers.

• Assists in meeting ASHP Guidelines for Quality Assurance for Pharmacy-Prepared Sterile Products and Minimum Standards for Home Care Pharmacies.

• A smart choice for USP <797> compliance!

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Preceptor Recognitions

Thank You Preceptors!

pharmacy.unc.edu/pep

Thank you to our preceptors of the year Community Preceptor of the Year

Health-System Preceptor of the Year

Monique Alford

Kamakshi Rao

PharmD

PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, Community Care of North Carolina/AccessCare – Robeson County, North Carolina Preceptor since 2011

“Dr. Alford fosters independence in students.

Students are given pharmacists’ assignments and encouraged to create their own assessment and plan.”

Oncology/BMT Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, UNC Hospitals Preceptor since 2006

“Dr. Rao is a model pharmacist. Her interactions with other health-care professionals and patients leave them with a lasting, positive impression of the profession of pharmacy.”

— Student comment

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

— Student comment

Want to join the preceptor team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

Please contact Kim Leadon at 919-966-3023 or kim_leadon@unc.edu.

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

Everyone wants to be a Husky!

The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy 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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Congratulates Phil Bunick on His Retirement

After 40 years of work in hospital pharmacy, and 36 years as a pharmacy director, Philip Bunick is retiring from his current job as Pharmacy Director at the UConn Health Center in Farmington this August. Bunick graduated from UConn in 1972, and is amazed at how much pharmacy has changed since then. He loves working with students because “they keep you in touch with what is currently happening in pharmacy.” Bunick believes that working with students is a give and take, and he benefits from the experience as much as they do. He says, “They have a lot of insight and refreshing ideas.

It’s nice to get a new perspective.”

Thanks to Bunick, the UConn Health Center now precepts a P1 and P4 student on rotation. Bunick is no stranger to working with students. In 20 plus years, working with up to ten students a year, he is constantly running in to past students, several of which have ended up working for him. “Those who make a good impression on their rotations have an advantage finding a job in this difficult job market,” he explains.

Beginning in July, the pharmacy will begin a residency program in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy. He also assisted in the enhancement of clinical programs and the reestablishment of the anticoagulation clinic.

His experiences have also made him an asset in selecting who will become accepted into the School of Pharmacy. For the past few years Phil has been involved with the interview process. He says he is extremely grateful that the School of Pharmacy asked him to be a part of this process since he believes that “the sky is the limit for pharmacy today” and the students selected will play a tremendous role in shaping the future of the profession.

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

Preceptor Recognitions

Dr. George MacKinnon

Shawn McGhee-Paratore, PharmD

Dr. Abby Kahaleh

The Founding Dean of the Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy (RUCOP), Dr. George MacKinnon, the Associate Dean for Experiential Education, Dr. Abby Kahaleh, and the entire RUCOP Faculty and Staff would like to thank Shawn McGhee-Paratore, PharmD and Charlene Hope, PharmD at Norwegian American Hospital for their commitment, dedication, and support of our new College of Pharmacy.

Charlene Hope, PharmD

Norwegian American Hospital is a 200 bed safety-net community hospital in the Humboldt Park Neighborhood of Chicago. The Pharmacy Department utilizes decentralized clinical staff blend model in which staff can perform all aspects of daily clinical and staffing responsibilities. Students participate in all aspects of pharmacy workflow. Students work with a multidisciplinary team in both inpatient and outpatient settings. They will also gain experience in NAH’s efforts of incorporating pharmacists into the primary care setting, expanding medication access through 340B, and medication therapy management. Students will be involved in the medication discharge counseling and identifying ways to follow up with patients after they have left the acute care setting.

Finally, they will work with pharmacy leaders to gain insight into the management, business and financial aspects of pharmacy and healthcare.

If you are a Pharmacist interested in becoming a RUCOP preceptor for introductory and advanced experiential education (www.roosevelt.edu/pharmacy) or would like more information about our mentoring program, please contact: Abby A. Kahaleh, BPharm, MS, PhD, MPH, Associate Dean for Experiential Education (847) 330-4537 | akahaleh@roosevelt.edu

Preceptor of the Year Dr. Roxanne Morris

Dr. Roxanne Morris is a University of Tennessee graduate and a community pharmacy practitioner for Walgreens in Nashville, TN. Pharmacy students who worked with Dr. Morris commented on her passion for teaching and willingness to tailor the students’ experiences to meet their learning needs. Servicing a diverse patient population, Dr. Morris provides opportunities for students to perform MTM and to immunize. Her nominators’ comments include: “She even came to work early to meet me and make sure I was oriented properly” and “It was the best community pharmacy rotation that I had.”

The College of Pharmacy at Belmont University is preparing a new generation of health professionals to meet the changing needs of pharmacy practice with a future oriented Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree, and offers an extensive experiential program designed to provide depth and breadth of knowledge and skills in contemporary pharmacy practice as well as specialized experiences in one of five areas of concentration - pharmacy management, information management, missions, pharmacotherapy or interdisciplinary care delivery.

If you are interested in becoming a Belmont College of Pharmacy Preceptor please contact Mark Chirico, Pharm.D. at mark.chirico@belmont.edu or call (615) 460-6382.

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Unit Do s Bar Cod e, ing, Pharma Nursing cy & Supp E xp er ts l y !

There’s a label for that!

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

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

Scan to see these labels in action!

800.523.8966

MediDose.com

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MILT® 3.0 Label Software by Medi-Dose, Inc. / EPS, Inc. MILT 3.0 software will improve patient safety and decrease medication errors with barcoding and formatting flexibility.

President:

Robert Braverman Founded: 1971 Employees: Private Toll Free Phone: (800) 523-8966 Phone: (215) 396-8600 Fax: (800) 323-8966 Address: 70 Industrial Drive Ivyland, PA 18974 Website: www.medidose.com

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

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

Product Overview Our flagship software, MILT 3.0 by Medi-Dose, was designed to manage the printing of labels and packaging of unit dose medications. Using our Lid-Label Covers, LiquiDose, MiniLiquiDose, Butterfly and Line Tracing Labels, you can easily and clearly identify and, if desired, bar code all your medications.

With MILT 3.0, we’ve greatly expanded the formatting options so you can design your labels any way you want. Bar Codes, Graphics, Special Fonts, Tall Man Lettering, Shapes, Logos and Symbols were all added to call attention to important dispensing information, helping minimize medication error.

Bar Coding has never been easier than it is in MILT 3.0.

All common types of bar codes are supported — 1-Dimensional (1-D, linear) and 2-Dimensional (2-D) Multi-Part codes have been included (e.g. PDF417 and Data Matrix). You can construct your bar code your way. Incorporate whatever information

your BPOC or BCMA system requires — NDC, Lot Numbers, Beyond-Use Dating, Hospital Codes, Wholesaler Numbers.

In addition, MILT 3.0 supports our laser labels and our new line of direct thermal printer labels. Thermal versions of our LidLabel Covers, LiquiDose, Mini-LiquiDose, Line Tracing and new Butterfly Syringe Labels are all supported. Now, you can print just what you need and design your labels any way you want.

Features & Benefits • Edit Label Designs On-Screen • Add Shapes and Images to Your Labels • 1-D and 2-D Multi-Part Bar Codes • Configurable to Your Workflow • Electronic Log • Easy to Network • Works With All Medi-Dose and LiquiDose Labels

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

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

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

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

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

For more information: Call 888.304.7035 Email healthcareservices@cleanharbors.com www.cleanharbors.com * There are a few waste items that must be collected separately due to DOT regulations. Please contact Clean Harbors for more info.

EXPERT IN - HOUSE PHARMACEUTICAL & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

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One Container Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Program by Clean Harbors The Simplest and Most Compliant Pharmaceutical Waste Program Available Founder & CEO: Alan McKim Founded: 1980 Employees: 8,300 Stock Symbol:

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

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

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

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

Act (RCRA) waste disposal rules that can result from waste segregation disposal systems.

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

The One Container Program meets all federal and individual state mandates for pharmaceutical waste management. Clean Harbors offers the added benefit of complete control of the pharmaceutical waste from the generator through destruction at one of its EPA-certified Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) hazardous waste incinerators ensuring a safe, documented, environmentally-sound waste management process.

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

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

Product Overview Clean Harbors offers the simplest and most compliant pharmaceutical waste program available - the One Container Program. Frontline clinicians at hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities simply put both hazardous and nonhazardous pharmaceutical wastes in the same black container.* This substantially reduces noncompliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Resource Conservation and Recovery * There are a few items that must be collected separately due to DOT regulations.

Please contact Clean Harbors for more information.

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iPack T60 ¸

6OJU %PTF #MJTUFS 1BDLBHFS

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iPack® Rx Unit Dose Packager by Pearson Medical Technologies, LLC iPack® Rx by Pearson Medical provides a safe and efficient unit dose packaging solution that increases pharmacy efficiency and patient safety.

President:

Brent Pearson Founded: 1996 Employees: Private Toll Free Phone: (866) 640-3603 Phone: (318) 619-1129 Fax: (318) 473-2879 Address: 2804 North Bolton Avenue Alexandria, LA 71303 Website: www.pearsonmedical.com

Company Background

The Pearson family invented the first pill counter commercialized in the U.S. and has been involved in innovative pharmacy automation solutions for over 50 years. Pearson Medical Technologies is shaping the role of pharmacy automation and barcode labeling to help address the ever increasing challenges to safe medication delivery. With the introduction of the intelliPack® and m:Print® line of products, Pearson Medical Technologies has moved beyond “pill counting” and created effective and affordable solutions for unit dose and multi-dose packaging, barcode labeling and medication delivery, which are all designed to meet the needs of hospitals, pharmacies, and patients of today.

Product Overview

The iPack® Rx by Pearson Medical Technologies is a modern tabletop barcoded unit dose strip packager for pills and capsules that can package 4 different package lengths with a simple click of the mouse. The iPack® Rx also incorporates an inline barcode verifier to check the readability of the barcode on each and every package to reduce scanning errors at the patient’s bedside. The intelligent and innovative design of the iPack® Rx virtually eliminates crushed pills. The pill drop sensor eliminates wasted empty packages. The system includes a patented universal pill feed disk and can package up to 48 pills per minute. The iPack® Rx is small, lightweight and simple to use. Pharmacy personnel require only a few minutes of training to learn to operate the system and it can be installed by any pharmacy personnel. The packaging area is completely enclosed with transparent doors that stop the packager if opened during operation. The modern engineering and ergonomic design of the machine allows packaging materials to be changed in about 20 seconds per side. The system is available with a built-in computer option with pre-installed software. The optional intelliCount® Universal Automated Feeder will be available in late 2012. With the included m:Print® Barcode Labeling Software, the iPack® Rx is a complete barcoded unit dose packaging solution, which is ideal for any hospital.

Features & Options • Create multiple package lengths: 1.25", 1.43", 1.67", 2.0" with only a mouse click (No hardware changes required)

• No Crush Technology - virtually eliminates crushed pills • Inline Barcode Verifier to scan and check the barcode on every package • Pill Drop Sensor to prevent missed or empty packages • Universal Pill Disk can package any size tablet or capsule – no hassling with multiple disks • Prints Linear and 2D barcodes in all common symbologies • m:Print® Barcode Labeling Software with complete drug databases available, including pill images and tallman lettering • Unlimited Custom Label Templates • Flexible Reports eliminating the need for manual logs or even facility lot numbers • Microsoft SQL Server Database

Additional Product Lines IP128APS Automated High-Speed Packaging System, iPack® T60 Unit Dose Blister Packaging System, m:Print® Barcode Labeling Software Markets Served Acute Care/Hospital, Long Term Care, Retail Trade Shows / Meetings ASHP Midyear, ASHP Summer, Joint Forces Pharmacy Seminar, ASCP Annual Meeting, various state pharmacy conferences.

GPO Affiliations HealthTrust, Innovatix Ordering Information For additional information, please contact us at (866) 640-3603 or visit our website at www.pearsonmedical.com or email us at info@pearsonmedical.com.

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4 ml VIAL NOT FOR Rx Only

NDC 045

AMINOP INJECT 250 mg (25 mg/

10 ml SINGLE FOR SLO Rx Only

NDC 0452

MAGNES INJECTIO 50% (0.5 1 gram/2

2 ml SIN FOR IM U AFTER D Rx Only NDC 0863-0720-01

NDC 0863-0720-01

BETAMETHASONE NDC 0863-0720-01 SODIUM PHOSPHATE

BETAMETHASONE Injectable Suspension, USP 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL 30 mg*/5 mL (6 5mg*/mL)

BETAMETHASONE NDC 0863-0720-01 SODIUM PHOSPHATE

NDC 0863-0720-01

Sterile Rx Only

NDC 0863-0720-01

ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, USP 10% (100 mg/ml) NDC 0452-7814-25

4 ml VIAL NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only NDC 0452-7484-25

Rx Only

AMINOPHYLLINE INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml (25 mg/ml)

Rx Only NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only

ACETLCYSTEINE Solution, USP 10% (100 mg/ml) 4 ml VIAL NOT FOR INJECTON Rx Only

(25 mg/ml)

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NDC 0452-7524-25 FOR SLOW IV USE MAGNESIUM SULFATE Rx Only INJECTION, USP 50% (0.5 g/mL) 1 gram/2 mL

NDC 0452-7484-25

AMINOPHYLLINE INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml (25 mg/ml)

NDC 022

POTASS ACETAT INJECT 40 mEq (2 mEq/

10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR SLOW IV USE Rx Only

20 ml SINGLE FOR IV U Rx Only

NDC 0452-7484-25

AMINOPHYLLINE INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml (25 mg/ml)

2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE NDC 0452-7524-25

AFTER DILUTION MAGNESIUM SULFATE NDC 0863-0720-01 Rx Only INJECTION, USP

NDC 0863-0720-01

BETAMETHASONE 50% (0.5 PHOSPHATE g/mL) SODIUM 1 gram/2 mL Injectable Suspension, USP

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP

30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) 2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NDC 0452-8544-25 LIDOCAINE IM USE. FIR IV USE 5FOR ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL HCL INJECTION, USP AFTER DILUTION Sterile 1% RxOnly Only Rx 10 mg/mL

30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

NDC 0863-0720-01

NDC 0452-7524-25

MAGNESIUM SULFATE NDC 0863-0720-01 INJECTION, USP

10 mlBETAMETHASONE BETAMETHASONE NDC 0863-0720-01 50% (0.5 g/mL) NDC 0863-0720-01 SINGLE DOSE VIAL SODIUM PHOSPHATE SODIUM PHOSPHATE BETAMETHASONE BETAMETHASONE 1 gram/2 mL FOR Injectable SLOW IV USE Suspension, USP Injectable Suspension, USP SODIUM PHOSPHATE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Rx Only 30 mg*/5 mL (6 Suspension, mg*/mL) 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) Injectable USP Injectable Suspension, USP 2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE AFTER VIAL DILUTION 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL VIAL 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE Sterile Rx Only Sterile Sterile Rx Only Rx Only

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INJECTION, USP VASOPRESSIN 250 mg/10 mlUSP INJECTION, NDC 0222-6641-25 (25 mg/ml) Synthetic POTASSIUM ACETATE 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL)

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NDC 0452-7524-25 NDC 0222-8781-10 MAGNESIUM SULFATE VASOPRESSIN INJECTION, USP INJECTION, USP NDC 0452-7524-25 Synthetic 50% (0.5 g/mL) NDC 0222-6641-25 1 gram/2 mL MAGNESIUM SULFATE

20 units/mL (200 units/10mL) POTASSIUM INJECTION, USP ACETATE 2 ml g/mL) SINGLE DOSE VIAL 50% (0.5 INJECTION, USP 10 ml1 gram/2 FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE mL MULIPLE DOSE AFTERVIAL DILUTION 40 mEq/20 mL Only FOR IM ORRxSC USE ONLY (2 mEq/mL)

Please contact us for more information andUSPto see if the product you need is available.

INJECTION, INJECTION, USP

LIDOCAINE HCL INJECTION, USP 1% 10 mg/mL

BETAM SODIU Injecta

10 ml SINGLE DOSEDOSE VIAL VIAL 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL) SINGLE Rx Only 10 mlFOR SLOW IV USE

Cantrell Drug Company offers compounded solutions to many of these drug shortages.

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2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE 20 ml AFTER DILUTION SINGLE DOSE VIAL RxFOR Only IV USE AFTER DILUTION Rx Only

10 ml MULIPLE FOR IM Rx Only

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NDC 0452-7484-25 10 ml AMINOPHYLLINE SINGLE DOSE VIAL INJECTION, USP 250 mg/10 ml FOR SLOW IV USE Rx Only

MAGNESIUM POTASSIUMSULFATE ACETATE 50% (0.5 g/mL)USP INJECTION, 1 40 gram/2 mLmL mEq/20 (2 mEq/mL)

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NDC 0863-0720-01

BETAMETHASONE BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE NDC 0452-7814-25 SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USPACETLCYSTEINEInjectable Suspension, USP NDC 022 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) Solution, USP 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) VASOPR 10% (100 mg/ml) INJECT 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL 5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Syntheti Sterile Sterile 4 ml VIAL 20 units

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LIDOCAIN Injectab INJECTIO 30 mg*/5 1% 10 mg/m 5 ml MUL Sterile 10 SIN Rxml Only

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5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

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5 ml MULTIPLE DOSE VIAL Sterile Rx Only

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BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP

BETAMETHASONE Injectable Suspension, USP 30 mg*/5 mL (6 mg*/mL) SODIUM PHOSPHATE Injectable Suspension, USP

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10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION. FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. Rx Only

2 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only FOR IM USE. FIR IV USE 20 ml AFTER DILUTION SINGLE DOSE VIAL Rx Only FOR IV USE AFTER DILUTION NDC 0452-8544-25 Rx Only LIDOCAINE HCL NDC 0222-6641-25 INJECTION, USP POTASSIUM ACETATE1% 10 mg/mL INJECTION, USP NDC 0452-8544-25 40 mEq/20 mL HCL LIDOCAINE 10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL (2 mEq/mL) INJECTION, Rx Only USP 1% 20 ml10 mg/mL

NDC 0152-3841-25

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1-877-666-5222 www.cantrelldrug.com SINGLE DOSE VIAL FOR 10 IV USE AFTER DOSE DILUTION ml SINGLE VIAL Rx Only Rx Only NDC 0222-8781-10

VASOPRESSIN INJECTION, USP Synthetic 20 units/mL (200 units/10mL) NDC 0222-8781-10 10 ml VASOPRESSIN MULIPLE DOSE VIAL

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10 ml SINGLE DOSE VIAL NOT FOR DIRECT IV INJECTION. FOR IV INFUSION ONLY. MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE USE. Rx Only

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Drug Shortage Solutions by Cantrell Drug Company Saving you time, costly alternatives, and potential medication errors, Cantrell Drug Company provides many of the sterile drugs currently on backorder or discontinued by manufacturers.

CEO:

Dell McCarley, P.D. Founded: 1952 Employees: <100 Toll Free Phone: (877) 666-5222 Phone number: (501) 666-2020 Fax: (877) 666-8962 Address: 7321 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72207 Website: www.cantrelldrug.com

Company Background Established in 1952, Cantrell Drug Company has a long and successful history. Amidst many changes in the field of pharmacy, Cantrell Drug Company has remained committed to the specific needs of patients. This privately owned and operated corporation is one of the nation’s most advanced sterile compounding and manufacturing facilities.

Cantrell Drug Company’s level of excellence is achieved by a dedicated team of licensed Doctors of Pharmacy and Certified Pharmacy Technicians, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. Cantrell Drug Company offers both FDA Registered Product Lines and PCAB Accredited Custom Compounded Medications. Cantrell Drug is registered with the FDA, licensed nationwide by state boards of pharmacy and maintains a DEA manufacturer’s license.

Product Overview Every healthcare institution is sure to feel the effects of drug shortages in the coming months; in fact, the amount of drug shortages has more than tripled since 2005. Approximately 80% of these products were sterile injectable medications. The shortages lead to increased cost for pharmacies to meet patient and physician needs, and much of the financial impact is felt in acute care divisions.

Testimonial

“ Cantrell Drug Company has been a lifesaver when it comes to drug shortages. A quick e-mail to Cantrell, and more often than not, they are able to provide the needed product. A couple of weeks ago, our metoclopramide injection supply was critically low. Cantrell saved the day by providing what commercial vendors could not. I am confident that the products we receive from Cantrell Drug Company are sterile and accurate because of the rigorous quality control tests that are performed on every batch. It is comforting to know that Cantrell Drug Company will provide a quality product at a fair price.”

–– Angela N. Powell, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, Baxter Regional Medical Center

Quality Control & Quality Assurance Cantrell Drug Company’s FDA Registered Product Lines are produced under a comprehensive Quality System model that supports and sustains robust quality systems consistent with cGMP regulations. These products are produced in an FDA registered facility using current Good Manufacturing Practices.

Cantrell’s Quality Control and Quality Assurance (QC/QA) program monitors the quality of Cantrell’s preparations through testing, documentation and continuous quality improvement procedures ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.

Cantrell’s PCAB Accredited Custom Compounding Services exceed USP 797 requirements for Pharmaceutical compounding - Sterile Preparations. Our products undergo potency, endotoxin and sterility testing as per USP. Cantrell Drug Company utilizes a formalized QA program, which encompasses all aspects of preparation and testing to ensure accuracy and precision of our custom compounds.

Cantrell Drug Company offers compounded solutions to many of these drug shortages. We are currently providing many of the “hard to find” products.

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Vertex® Wipers by Texwipe Vertex is the only wiper made using a fully-automated process, each and every step. No people, no hands, no added risk.

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

Company Background

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

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

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

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

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

Texwipe is committed to technology, innovation, and service excellence to provide the most consistent and highest quality products, including the recent launch of the revolutionary Vertex® Cleanroom Wipers, the world’s first fully-automated manufactured wipers.

Product Overview

Your wiper may be white but does that mean its clean? Did you know that most cleanroom wipers are made by human hands and that people are the greatest source of contamination in the cleanroom?

Texwipe realized this problem and spent years in R&D to create a fullyautomated, human-free manufacturing system - Vertex®. Vertex is the only wiper made using a fully-automated process, each and every step.

Vertex is untouched clean.

No People. From start to finish, this HandsFree system isolates the wiper material from human contact. Texwipe’s proprietary technology allows the wipers to be cleaned, sealed, inspected, stacked and packaged without any human intervention. No people, no hands, no added risk of contamination.

Consistency. Vertex guarantees that we produce highly consistent

wipers time after time. No variation in particulates or fibers, just the highest level of assurance that you will receive a highly consistent wiper, time after time.

Made in USA. Vertex Wipers are manufactured and packaged in USA.

Features

• Fully-automated manufacturing - No people, no hands from start to finish • Consistent clean from wiper to wiper, bag to bag, lot to lot • Fabric options including microdenier • Sterile and non-sterile forms • Made in USA

Benefits

• No added risk of contamination • Worry-free consistency from bag to bag, lot to lot • Ideal wiper choice for every application • Assured cleanliness

Product Specifications

• Fully-automated manufacturing • 9" x 9" and 12" x 12" sizes • Sterile and non-sterile • Pre-wetted and dry • Made in USA

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Pharmacy Work Flow Manager

by Holon Solutions Integrate resources across your pharmacies to ensure consistency and help balance workloads. Enable users to perform “virtual” work on behalf of other pharmacies and advanced reporting helps improve management decision making.

CEO:

Mike McGuire Stock Symbol: Privately held Founded: 2010 Employees: 25+ Phone: (678) 324-2060 Address: 1580 Warsaw Road Roswell, GA 30076 Email: info@holonsolutions.com Website: www.holonsolutions.com

systems in place and with or without standard communication protocols.

CollaborNet is flexible and adaptable and can support changes to communication standards and methods as they develop. CollaborNet builds value from the bottom up by delivering information WHEN, WHERE and HOW you need it. At Holon we believe that collaboration improves lives.

Features & Options n Features • Customized to your specific workflow requirements • Bi-directional pharmacy system integration

Company Background

• CPOE Integration

Holon was formed in 2010 as a division of SNAPS Solutions LLC. (www.snapssolutions.com) to focus solely on improving healthcare connectivity and workflow. Leveraging the configurable enterprise integration and workflow platforms developed by SNAPS and used in the commercial space for many years, Holon now offers Pharmacy Work Flow Manager and CollaborNet, our interoperability solution for healthcare communities.

• Workflow Scheduler

Product Overview

• Track all actions with a comprehensive Audit Trail

Holon’s Pharmacy Work Flow Manager supports the creation of virtual central order entry pharmacies to enhance your pharmacy team’s efficiency and improve quality of care. Designed for hospital based pharmacies, Holon’s Pharmacy Work Flow Manager integrates resources across your enterprise including remote/satellite pharmacies and central processing facilities while ensuring work load balancing and enforcing enterprise wide standards. Pharmacy Work Flow Manager can be easily configured to reflect your work processes. It enhances your existing Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and pharmacy management systems allowing you to schedule work by urgency, location, time of day, pharmacy specialty area etc. Pharmacists can organize their work; easily retrieve on-hold orders, last orders worked, orders to be worked and high priority orders. Pharmacists are empowered to perform “virtual” work on behalf of other pharmacists and pharmacies. Advanced reporting and dashboard views provide pharmacy managers with actionable information to measure activity to aid in performance improvement programs and to support rapid productivity improvement decisions.

Additional Product Lines

In addition to Pharmacy Work Flow Manager, Holon markets CollaborNet™, our healthcare information exchange solution that facilitates collaboration among healthcare providers by creating secure networks that manage the assembly, packaging, routing and delivery of vital health information. Holon’s CollaborNet connects providers regardless of their level of technological sophistication, using the

• Productivity Reporting • Complete audit history

n With Pharmacy Work Flow Manager you can: • Easily manage all orders in your personal work space • Place orders on hold, route for clarification, group by attribute, annotate, recall by patient etc.

• Distribute workloads across multiple locations using configurable templates for weekday, weekend, holiday, or special days • Report on all information/data whether input through CPOE, scanned, etc.

n Pharmacy Workflow Manager Benefits • Supports your workflow • Integrates with any ADT and PIS • Enhances your CPOE environment • Helps meet JCAHO requirement for review of orders • Allows more time for care team collaboration • Helps improve decision making with sophisticated management

Testimonials

“ The Holon solution supports our mission of care by making sure the work is in the right place at the right time so nothing is delayed or missed. The new Pharmacy Work Flow Manager features include a dedicated workspace where pharmacists can secure and manage orders, easier annotation and improved filtering, all making our workflow more efficient and faster,” said Capps.

“Their commitment to delivery and quality is refreshing.”

— Richard Capps, Greenville Hospital System Pharmacy Manager, PharmD

Markets Served

Healthcare providers including hospitals, health systems and physicians in the United States.

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RXinsider’s Virtual Pharmacy Trade Show 24 / 7 / 365 450+ Booths, 130 Aisles www.rxinsider.com IACP Annual Meeting (Compounders on Capitol Hill) June 23 - 26, 2012 Washington, DC www.iacprx.org McKesson June 24 - 28, 2012 Venetian Resort Hotel Las Vegas, NV www.mckessonideashare.com Cardinal Health RBC July 11 - 14, 2012 Orlando, FL rbc.cardinalhealth.com AACP July 14 - 18, 2012 Orlando, FL www.aacp.org Texas Pharmacy Association: Rxperts Conference & Expo July 26 - 28, 2012 Houston, TX www.rxpert.org Technology Conference August 25 - 28, 2012 Colorado Convention Center Denver, CO www.rxconference.org

New England Pharmacists Annual Convention September 15 - 16, 2012 MGM Grand at Foxwoods Mashantucket, CT www.nepharmacists.org Health Connect Partners 2012 Fall Hospital Pharmacy Conference September 24 - 26, 2012 Hyatt Regency Hotel Dallas, TX www.hlthcp.com

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AMCP’s Annual Meeting & Expo TBD www.amcp.org APhA 2013 March 1- 4, 2013 Los Angeles, CA www.pharmacist.com Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit May 2013 Wynn Hotel Las Vegas, NV www.armadasummit.com The unSUMMIT 2013 May 2013 www.unsummit.com Health Connect Partners 2013 Spring Hospital Pharmacy Conference May 6 - 8, 2013 Atlanta, GA www.hlthcp.com NCPA Annual Conference on National Legislation & Government Affairs May 2013 Washington, DC www.ncpanet.org ASCP Spring Conference + Exhibition May 2013 Anaheim, CA www.ascp.com

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Health Care Systems MEDICATION RECONCILIATION

Since 2005, Health Care Systems, Inc. (HCS) has focused on improving patient safety by improving medication reconciliation.

HCS Medication Reconciliation software automates medication history retrieval and provides a solution that meets and exceeds the Joint Commission’s standard to maintain and communicate accurate patient medication information. HCS simplifies complete and accurate medication reconciliation across the continuum of care.

The solution includes the ability to: • Obtain a patient’s Prior Medication History including Medication Fill and Refill Information and previous visit information • Analyze Prior Medication History • Provide Medication Transfer and Discharge Reports electronically or through printed media • Provide discharge instructions including patient education monographs and prescriptions (electronic, faxed, or printed) • Communicate and link directly to existing hospital clinical information systems

For more information, please visit: www.hcsinc.net

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HCS Medication Reconciliation Allowing for integration with any existing hospital information system, HCS Medication Reconciliation reduces clinician workload and increases patient safety by streamlining the medication management process.

CEO:

Dwight Henderson, R.Ph Founded: 1983 Phone number: (334) 279-9711 Fax: (334) 279-0711 Address: 5755 Carmichael Parkway Montgomery, AL 36117 Website: www.hcsinc.net Email: info@hcsinc.net

Company Background

Health Care Systems, Inc. was founded in 1983 with a mission to develop the best clinical software applications for hospitals and health care facilities.

Our innovative software solutions enable health care professionals to deliver the highest quality of patient care, while reducing costs and improving access to information. By integrating into existing hospital information systems, our health care applications can join multiple medical data systems, resulting in reduced delay, improved accuracy, and enhanced information.

These benefits are just some of the reasons that HCS healthcare information systems are being used today in more than 400 hospitals and medical centers nationwide.

Product Overview

HCS Medication Reconciliation is an automated medication history retrieval and software solution that meets and exceeds the Joint Commission’s standard “to accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care.” Upon admission, clinicians are provided, within seconds, a detailed report of a patient’s prior medication history, including drug strength, quantity, and original fill and last refill dates. The solution alerts clinicians to possible medication interactions, duplicate drug therapies, compliance issues, and formulary interchanges. Clinicians can immediately create a drug order and/or input additional medications. Upon discharge, a similar view allows reconciliation of inpatient and home medications, enabling medication reorder and/or addition of new medications.

Each step of the reconciliation process is supported electronically, and/ or with specialized reports. For example, the Medication List Worksheet displays a box to allow the physician to start an order and/or allow entry of additional medications at Admission, Transfer and Discharge. Software to accomplish this step is also available, eliminating the need for paper reports. Once the Prior Medication History is completed on Admission, the information is printed and/or sent electronically to the Clinical Information System. If the patient transfers levels of care, medication orders are printed or sent to the Clinical Information System as well as displayed electronically in the clinician’s choice of format.

HCS Medication Reconciliation provides the clinician a Discharge Medication Worksheet and/or on-screen display that contains the patient’s inpatient medications and home medications with a column for the physician to check to continue, indicate dispense amount, select refill times, add comments and e-sign. The physician can add new medications if applicable. In addition, Medication Education Monographs (in English and other languages) and Electronic Prescriptions can be generated. This facilitates patient counseling regarding any changes in discharge medication therapies compared to pre-admit therapies, and increases compliance.

The physician may submit the Discharge Prescriptions by fax, paper or electronically to the patient’s pharmacy. Additionally, discharge instructions and the patient medication list is supplied to the patient and transmitted to the next level of care.

HCS Medication Reconciliation has been proven to save time and increase accuracy during medication reconciliation: • 2.4 more critical medications identified during admission • 50% or more increase in computerized physician order entry • 51 minute reduction in time to reconcile • 23% increase in ordered critical medications

Key Features • Simple merged medication list allows reconciliation on one screen for both inpatient and home medications • Interfaces with other hospital information systems • Supports single sign-on for easy system access; CCOW compliant • Color coding for medications based on origination (home, inpatient, etc.)

• Core measures alerts and tracking • Home medications provided from retail prescription data • Physician order entry • E-Prescribing • Automatic electronic faxing • Customizable filters and reports • 2011/2012 compliant for Stage 1 meaningful use This complete EHR, HCS eMR version 4, is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable certification criteria for Hospitals adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments. HCS eMR was certified on 11/12/2010, unique certification number CC-1112-107740-2. HCS eMR meets all clinical quality measures (NQF 0371; NQF 0372; NQF 0373; NQF 0374; NQF 0375; NQF 0376; NQF 0435; NQF 0436; NQF 0437; NQF 0438; NQF 0439; NQF 0440; NQF 0441; NQF 0495; NQF 0497) as well as all certification criteria for a complete EHR.

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Schedule all routine daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual tasks, including those required to be completed and documented for USP 797 compliance Low cost, web-based software (Hospital IT resources not necessary for implementation) Receive optional email reminder alerts and compliance warnings automatically Define custom quality assurance checklists Document all pharmacy compounding and batch processing electronically Print barcoded dose labels directly from the software to a label printer Schedule and view tasks by category and assignments Easily monitor temperature compliance for medication refrigerators and freezers Schedule and track all pharmacy staff competencies electronically

www.rxideas.com

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Pharmacy Task Management Made Easy with RxTask© by Pharmacy Ideas Computing, LLC Utilize electronic checklists and web-based task management software to improve pharmacy quality assurance and team communication.

President:

Alan Alfrey Founded: 2003 Phone number: (317) 363-6279 Fax: (317) 859-9435 Address: 1045 Mount Vernon Dr. Greenwood, IN 46142 Website: www.rxideas.com Email: sales@rxideas.com

Key Product Benefits & Features • Schedule and plan all daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual operational tasks, including those required to be completed and documented for USP 797 compliance • Low cost, web-based software service • Email reminder alerts and compliance warnings generated automatically • Define custom quality assurance checklists

Company Background Pharmacy Ideas Computing, LLC is a software development and support company serving healthcare providers in North America since 2003. Our areas of expertise include software products for:

• Link checklists to tasks

• Barcode verification and quality assurance for the medication restocking of anesthesia trays, RSI kits, code carts, medication kits/boxes • Management and oversight of the monthly pharmacy unit stock inspections • Pharmacy operational task planning, management, and reporting • Pharmacy sterile and non-sterile compounding documentation and label printing • Pharmacy staff competency scheduling, documenting, and reporting • Medication expiration date tracking and reporting

• View tasks by category and by assignments

Additional Product Lines • RxVerify© – Safe medication restocking of pharmacy kits, carts, trays, and boxes using the medication barcode (Tracks the medication expiration dates and lot numbers as well) • RxInspection© – Monthly unit stock inspection planning and oversight made easy

• Create custom task categories and assignments • Task assignments can be defined by position type or specific employee • Robust reports, including employee workload comparison charts • Easily monitor temperature compliance for medication refrigerators and freezers • View temperature trending report charts • Schedule and track all pharmacy staff competencies electronically • Store all sterile and non-sterile compounding formulas • Simplify documentation of compounds prepared through the use of predefined templates • Print barcoded dose labels directly from the software to a label printer • Users can add new one time tasks to improve team communication • Prevents tasks, or checklist items, from being omitted in the pharmacy’s daily workflow

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The Healthcare Industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Leading Provider

of Business Solutions.

How Much Are Supplier and Distributor Pricing Errors Costing Your Hospital?

The average pharmacy invoice error rate is approximately .75 percent of the total pharmaceutical purchases.

Even with all the proper safeguards in place to ensure payments are made correctly, some invoices are still paid at the incorrect price.

One group purchasing organization has stated that 35 percent of all health care purchase orders have errors that result in overpayments.

Call us today for more information.

www.contractmgmt.com (949) 244-1609 | vmann@contractmgmt.com

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Pharmacy Invoice Recovery Audit Solutions by Contract Management Strategies CMS recovers overpayments made by hospital clients to it’s vendors by auditing and identifying pricing errors for hospital pharmacies.

President:

Clayton Hale Founded: 2002 Phone: (949) 244-1609 Fax: (949) 725-8347 Address: 2302 Martin Street Suite 125 Irvine, CA 92612 Website: www.contractmgmt.com E-mail: vmann@contractmgmt.com

Testimonials “ I do have to say I’m impressed. This claim is one of the products I had no knowledge about, and would not have identified.”

“ I see emails going thru but have not paid much attention to them. I have complete confidence in your organization that you will follow thru.”

Overview of Service By utilizing Contract Management Strategies to audit drug purchases, we identify pricing errors that lead directly to recoveries for your pharmacy. We have a simple 6 step process to our audit plan and will confirm and validate overpayments to vendors resulting in recovery for your hospital pharmacy. As we are contingency fee based, you have no cost exposure and only something to gain from using our services.

Process for Recovering Overpayments:

— Director of Pharmacy

“ T hanks to your contract team and their hard work they uncovered a problem with our GPO and a declaration form for one of our suppliers that resulted in pricing not being loaded for purchases for one year.”

Company Background Contract Management Strategies has its roots in its predecessor company, The Hale Group, a national provider of hospital pharmacy and accounts payable and procurement recovery audits from 1987 thru 1997.

In May 1997, The Hale Group was acquired by The Profit Recovery Group of Atlanta, GA (a public company with $500 million in revenue) and was the cornerstone of the healthcare operation for that company. Subsequently, Contract Management Strategies was formed and was the rebirth of The Hale Group with the same principals and staff that have served the healthcare industry exclusively for over 20 years.

— System Director of Pharmacy

­— Pharmacy Director

“ I just wanted you to know that I sent our CEO and CFO an email today telling them thank goodness Contract Management Strategies was looking at our pricing as we would never have uncovered the pricing problem that you found.”

— Director of Pharmacy

Additional Product Lines CMS provides a full complement of recovery audit services to help hospitals to reduce cost and promote operational improvement.

• Accounts Payable • Medical Surgical Supply Audit • Sales and Use Tax • Medical Device Warranty Recovery Audit

Ordering Information To see how our recovery audit solutions can best serve your hospital call us today at (949) 244-1609, email vmann@contractmgmt.com or visit contractmgmt.com.

• We obtain your pharmacy purchases data • Determine correct pricing based on your contracts • Identify overpayments that have occurred • Review potential overcharges with you • Confirm, validate and recover the overpayments from vendor • Provide a report detailing the overpayments

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IntraVena

*

*

Direct

Convenience Kits Patents Pending

Features & Benefits

All the advantages of a vented vial spike inside a closed system.

Direct vial to IV container closed-system hazardous drug

transfer.

Enclosed vented vial adapter inside a 4 mil medical

grade, polyethylene SEVA bag.

Retains vial, gas emissions and spills inside SEVA bag.

Provides a barrier against hazardous drug contamination on vial exterior.

Large, accessible air reservoir inside SEVA bag.

Tethered alcohol prep for in-bag swabbing of vial septum.

Easy to see vial contents. *

Simple fluid pathway selection using two-way stopcock.

Simplifies safety hazardous drug transfer.

May be hand-held, or hung inside a fume hood for hands-

free use.

Single connection/disconnection per dose.

Facilitates multidose transfer.

SEVA Direct Basic is compatible with most drip-free luer

connecting devices.

SEVA Direct with Texium reduces assembly labor.

Low cost system.

Direct

Basic

®

*

Direct®

With Texium

Questions? Contact IntraVena at:

1-801-510-8733 • www.intravenaonline.com Reference Number

Description

0105-001

Vented SEVA Convenience Kit

100

0106-007

SEVA Direct Basic

100

0106-001

SEVA Direct with Texium

Case Quantity

®

*IntraVena, the heart design, SEVA, SEVA DIRECT and the penguin design are trademarks or registered trademarks of IntraVena, LLC. SmartSite and Texium Closed Male Luer are registered trademarks of CareFusion. Manufactured under license from CareFusion. ©2010 IntraVena, LLC. All rights reserved.

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SEVA Direct Basic by IntraVena

SEVA Direct Basic offers an inexpensive, safety hazardous drug transfer convenience kit designed to improve hazardous drug safety and minimize IV line connections and disconnections for your patients.

CEO:

Gale Thorne Jr. Founded: 2007 Employees: <10 Phone: (801) 510-8733 Fax: (801) 295-8471 Address: 1898 Chokecherry Drive Bountiful, UT 84010 Website: www.intravenaonline.com

Company Background

IntraVena, LLC (“IntraVena”) was founded in 2007 by Gale H. Thorne Jr. and Gale H. Thorne Sr. IntraVena focused primarily in the area of hazardous drug safety. IntraVena began selling its convenience kits into the hazardous drug safety market in 2008.

In Q4 2010, IntraVena launched Vented SEVA, SEVA Direct Basic and SEVA Direct with Texium. SEVA is an acronym for Safety Enclosed Vial Adapter. SEVA is designed to minimize or eliminate accidental exposures to hazardous drugs. SEVA’s unique and simple approach helps prevent accidental exposure from a number of sources that are not addressed by any other known product on the market. These include: 1.) Residual hazardous drug found on vial exteriors, 2.) Vapors released during use and disposal and 3.) Vial breakage. SEVA is part of IntraVena’s overall approach to hazardous drug handling, called “Arrival to Disposal Safety”.

In Q3 2011, IntraVena introduced an exciting new integral tethered alcohol swab feature to its SEVA Convenience Kits that provides easier, more efficient product use.

Product Overview

Approximately 85% of vials containing hazardous drugs are contaminated with hazardous drug residue on the outside of the vial, and the mere act of spiking a vial can release aerosols outside the vial.

To address these and other common hazardous drug transfer issues, IntraVena developed SEVA convenience kits.

SEVA Direct Basic, a part of the SEVA family of products, is designed to transfer hazardous drug from a vial directly to an IV bag without detaching a syringe from the vial access pathway. IntraVena’s SEVA Direct convenience kit offers a low cost, closed system hazardous drug transfer kit, which delivers measurably doses of hazardous drug directly from a vial to an IV bag. SEVA Direct is even more cost effective when used for multi-dose vial applications. Fluids are delivered from the vial to a measuring syringe, then to the IV bag through an integral stopcock.

SEVA Direct Basic is a low cost solution for closed system hazardous drug transfer. It allows clinicians to use a needleless male luer connector of their choice. Each SEVA Direct Basic convenience kit provides an

enclosed vial adapter with tethered alcohol swab inside a medical grade, 4 mil, transparent, polyethylene bag. SEVA Direct Basic creates a barrier against hazardous drug on the exterior of the vial which may spread outside a laminar flow hood via touch contamination. The barrier also helps contain fluid and aerosol from release into a work environment.

The tethered alcohol swab affixed to the vial adapter spike cover, within the SEVA Direct Basic bag, permits easy access to an alcohol swab from the bag exterior without compromising sterility of bag contents. An easy tug of the tether exposes the swab, thereby reducing steps in vial preparation and handling.

SEVA Direct Basic uses the bag as an air reservoir, permitting high volume gas transfer without a need to exchange air from the exterior environment. With the aid of a vent on the vial spike, diluent may be added to lyophilized powder for easy drug reconstitution. The SEVA Direct Basic bag is clear, permitting clinicians to easily see vial contents and labeling. Importantly, the vented vial adapter only vents inside the bag, not into the exterior environment.

Additional Product Lines

• SEVA Direct with Texium® includes a unitized Texium® Male Luer Connector for convenience and ease of use.

• Mini SEVA is a vial adapter for accessing hazardous drug vials requiring needle access.

• Vented SEVA Convenience Kit is a hazardous drug transfer solution which operates like a conventional spike. The vial is contained inside a SEVA bag.

Markets Served Closed System Hazardous Drug Transfer

Ordering Information List Number

Product Name

0105-001

Vented SEVA

0105-002

Vented SEVA and Texium®

0107-001

Mini SEVA Swab

0107-002

Mini SEVA and Texium®

0106-007

SEVA Direct Basic

0106-001

SEVA Direct w/ Texium®

Kendall Thorne, COO Phone: (801) 510-8733 Address: 1056 Millcrest Circle Bountiful, UT 84010 Email: kthorne@intravenaonline.com S UMME R 2 0 1 2

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EasyClean® 360 Isolator Cleaning Tool by Berkshire EasyClean® 360 Isolator Cleaning Tool’s unique design makes it the perfect solution for effective and efficient aseptic environment cleaning.

Founded: 1967 Stock:

Private Company (800) 242-7000 Fax: (336) 446-0156 Address: 21 River Street Great Barrington, MA 01230 USA Website: www.berkshire.com Phone:

Company Background Founded in the mid 1960s, Berkshire Corporation has become a leader in the development and manufacturing of highly technical products and services for critical manufacturing and controlled environment markets worldwide.

The EasyClean® 360 System features easily changeable, laundered polyester covers that fit over a conformed pad. Our unique system enables quick changes in wiping surfaces while still maintaining effective wiping protocol.

The EasyClean® 360 Isolator Cleaning Tool is perfect for the safe cleaning of: • Compounding isolators • Biological safety cabinets • Laminar flow hoods • M ini-environments critical to the quality and purity of compounded products

Features & Benefits

Today, the Berkshire brand continues to be recognized for its commitment to innovation and unparalleled quality. Berkshire customers find choice, control and consistency in over 30 product lines, including dry and pre-wetted wipers, swabs, facemasks, glove liners, mopping systems, notebooks, and sterile products.

• Durable, mirror finish, stainless steel mop head swivels 360° for easy maneuverability.

Berkshire recognizes the ongoing challenges facing the healthcare and pharmaceutical fields in improving patient care and safety, maintaining quality assurance, achieving USP <797> compliance, and balancing costs. Berkshire has always been a vital supply chain resource and is valued as a GMP partner. Centered on the trust and performance expectations of our products, Berkshire has built long-term and sustainable relationships with a comprehensive approach to lowest total cost in use and application success.

• Lightweight anodized aluminum handles are provided in 2 lengths: 14" (35cm) and 24" (61cm).

Berkshire’s extensive customer support team, website, online store, and local distributor networks are integral components of the experience and expertise valued by Berkshire’s customers.

Headquartered in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the company has manufacturing and sales offices throughout the Americas, Europe, North and Southeast Asia.

• Head can be locked for 180° swivel when desired.

• The 4"x7" (10cm x18cm) triangular head shape facilitates improved access in tight corners.

• Mop head and handles can be sterilized by autoclave or gamma irradiation.

Head can be locked for 180° swivel when desired

Durable, mirror finish, stainless steel mop head swivels 360° for easy maneuverability

Product Overview The EasyClean® 360 Isolator Cleaning Tool’s unique shape and size provides the ideal contours and surface area for cleaning and disinfecting tight workspaces and environments. The 360-degree swivel head offers versatility to get into the hard-to-reach areas, while the slim lightweight design is ergonomic and withstands the rigors of sterilizing and everyday use.

Lightweight anodized aluminum handles provided in 2 lengths - 14” (35cm) and 24” (61cm)

Mop head and handles can be sterilized by autoclave or gamma irradiation

4x7” (10x18cm) triangular head shape allows improved access in tight corners

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LOADS QUICKLY AND EASILY

INFUSION BAG Reliable, simple to use â&#x20AC;&#x201C; pressurizes or deflates easily with just one hand.

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

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Pressure Infusion Bag by Health Care Logistics Simple, reliable and easy to use – Pressurizes or deflates easily with just one hand.

Chairman:

Gary Sharpe CEO: Connie Lewis VP of Business Development: Cindy Bell Employees: 200 Stock Symbol: Private Company Toll Free Phone: (800) 848-1633 Address: PO Box 25 Circleville, OH, 43113-0025 Website: www.GoHCL.com

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

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

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

Pricing Information $28.90/Each Ordering Information Call: (800) 848-1633 Website: www.GoHCL.com

Features & Options • 1000 mL Pressure Infusion Bag. • Use in O.R., Trauma, and Med/Surg Floors.

• Simple to use - pressurizes or deflates easily with just one hand.

• Reliable - maintains desired infusion pressure.

• Color-coded gauge is easy to read; indicator moves up as pressure increases.

• Safety valve prevents over inflation.

• Loads quickly and easily.

• Disposable - for single patient use to prevent crosscontamination. Eliminates time-consuming cleaning and repair.

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Pharmacy Job Opportunities

Your development, your well-being, your opportunity starts here

Take your career to the next level at one of the world’s premier teaching and research hospitals.

Cleveland Clinic is ranked among the nation’s top hospitals

by U.S.News & World Report.* A teaching and research leader, we offer exceptional career opportunities, as well as access to cutting-edge technology and innovative medical ideas.

Now hiring for the following positions: • Director of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital • Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic Apply today online. For complete details and requirements, visit www.clevelandclinic.org/pharmacy/career or email us at pharmacycareers@ccf.org.

SIGN ON BONUS • RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AMONG TOP 3 FOR HEALTH BENEFITS

* U.S. News and World Report’s 2011-12 hospital ranking

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Pharmacy Solutions • Over 40 years of experience in helping hundreds of hospital and outpatient pharmacies • One of the largest employers of acute-care pharmacists in the United States • Employer of choice for pharmacists because we o er a variety of career opportunities

© 2012 Cardinal Health. All rights reserved.

CARDINAL HEALTH, the Cardinal Health LOGO and ESSENTIAL TO CARE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cardinal Health.

All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Lit. No. 5HR9181 (04/2012)

cardinalhealth.com/ pharmacysolutions

The Best Always Stands Apart.

Dependable. Professional. Experienced.

Current Opportunities

For more on our supplemental staffing services or to inquire about career opportunities, contact us at

1.800.Rx relief info@rxrelief.com

Rxrelief.com

• DOP: Redding, CA • Clinical RPh (Medi Tech Experience): Fresno, CA • Home Infusion Pharmacist: Fresno, CA • Closed Door Pharmacist: Las Vegas, NV • DOP: Tucson, AZ • DOP: Billings, MT • Clinical RPh (EPIC Experience): Portland, OR • Clinical RPh (EPIC Experience): Olympia, WA Serving the U.S. since 1978

Hundreds of employers.

Thousands of jobs.

One location.

Virtual Pharmacy Job EXPO The Virtual Pharmacy Job EXPO. RXinsiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Virtual Pharmacy Job EXPO offers the largest selection of pharmacist employers, practice settings, and career options of any resource.

The Virtual Pharmacy Job EXPO is the perfect resource for employers to post career opportunities, brand their organizations, and connect with pharmacy professionals throughout every practice setting. Our unique EXPO format allows employers to develop a proactive strategy for future needs.

For information on posting helpwanted positions, please contact our sales team.

800.972.2083 sales@RXinsider.com RXinsider.com

Connecting Healthcare Through Innovation

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

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