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

15 Preceptors Recognized Recognized by Eight Colleges Including UAMS, SIUE, Manchester University, UNE, and More page 38

16 Thought Leaders

Video Series Including Apexus 340B, Avera eCare Pharmacy, PharmaLink, Acentrus, ACHC, and More page 20

Pharmacist Jobs

Pharmacy Job Opportunities page 74

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From our rigorous FDA 503B compliance and validated quality manufacturing processes to our valued consultative services, one thing is certain: No compounder can serve you and your patients better than PharMEDium.

4 outsourcing facilities strategically located across the United States 150,000 units of finished compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) are produced daily 3,200+ hospitals, outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers served 2,800+ SKUs represent the largest portfolio of ready to use CSPs available 100% of PharMEDium CSP batches are tested according to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards

Rely on PharMEDium To learn how PharMEDium CSPs can benefit you, visit PharMEDium.com or call 1-800-523-7749.

Providing the Highest Quality Sterile Compounded Services — PharMEDium 100% of PharMEDium CSP batches are tested. We put patient safety first. Because a life is touched by every preparation we produce.

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Ensure the Highest Standards of Patient Care and Credit Card Security in Your Outpatient Pharmacy with RMS

Retail Management Solutions (RMS) is the industry leader in pharmacy point-of-sale technology and is QIR certified to ensure a properly installed POS solution.

Our bedside discharge expertise coupled with our QIR certified training team will allow you and your IT department to sleep easier at night.

Why is this important to you? With the frequency of credit card fraud and attacks happening these days, you need to ensure your point-of-sale technology is installed by a solutions provider that is authorized to implement, configure, and support a validated PA-DSS Payment Application.

“The quality, reliability, and consistency of a QIR Company’s work provide confidence that the Payment Application has been implemented in a manner that supports the Customer’s PCI DSS compliance.” – PCI Security Standards Council

You’ll be a winner every time with RMS on your team!

Visit www.pharmacypointofsale.com to learn more about how you can increase revenue, improve patient outcomes, and enhance credit card security.

©2017 PharMEDium Services, LLC. All rights reserved. P20107.

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WAY Earning Trust by Delivering the Best 25+

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Rx Claims Reconciliation Industry leader serving more than 21,000 pharmacies

Pharmacy Performance Analytics Leading the industry with Quality & PAC metrics included

98%

Client Retention

Third-Party Financial Audits

Pharmacy Logistics Management Minimize missing and lost medication issues

Recall Management National Patient Safety Awardwinning system

Rx Returns Industry-best 99.9% overall accuracy through automation

On-site Service The gold standard of field service in the industry

Physical Inventory Leaders in hospital inventory counting and valuation

Commercial Flooring Solutions Latest technology and materials

EXPIDentify Powered by industry-leading regulatory expertise

Rx Discount Card Program Balances patient cost and pharmacy profit

“ Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated.

Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.”

- Zias K. Abdelnour © 2017 Inmar, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

(866) 440-6917 | www.inmar.com | solutions@inmar.com

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Full Range of Industry-Leading Solutions for Pharmacies by Inmar

Inmar provides a full range of hospital pharmacy solutions that drive profitability, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency. Our services span the areas of Rx Returns, Financial Management, Logistics Management, and Consumer Drug Take-Back.

Thought Leader Video Series

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Helmer Scientific — ­­ Efficient and Effective Cold Storage Efficient and effective.

Breast Milk Storage... where and when you need it Proper storage and handling can significantly reduce risk of infection and is essential to maintain the safety and efficacy of expressed breast milk (EBM). The MLR102 provides a stable, uniform environment ensuring that all space inside of the refrigerator is safe for EBM storage. x

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Implementation of Auto SyringeFilling Technology Improves Pediatric Pharmacy Performance

Breast Milk Storage … where and when you need it.

Personalized in-room storage improves patient outcomes by eliminating improper application of expressed breast milk (EBM).

Automated unit-dose packaging and labeling of oral liquid medications improves efficiencies and patient care in pediatric pharmacy.

PRIMARY INTENDED OUTCOME One big driver behind pharmacy automation is return on investment in the form of time savings, as well as the ability to free up pharmacists and technicians to perform other tasks within the pharmacy. The ultimate priority, of course, is enhanced patient care and safety. When a new product can make a positive impact on these considerations, it warrants attention.

Enrico M. Ligniti, PHARMD, MSCP, CPSO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine Director, Pediatric Pharmacy Service Line Director, Department of Pediatric Pharmacy Services ~ Northwell Health – Cohen Children’s Medical Center

Medical Packaging Inc.’s Auto-Draw® Oral Syringe Filling System is an intuitive, userfriendly tool that is changing the way pharmacies accomplish batch filling of syringes.

Combined with the company’s companion Auto-Wrap® Syringe Labeling system, the Auto-Draw® provides the ideal oral liquid medication packaging and labeling solution.

Automated unit-dose packaging and labeling of oral liquid medications improves efficiencies and patient care in pediatric pharmacy.

THE CHALLENGE When it comes to neonates and pediatric patients, one size does not fit all. Dosing is typically based upon the patient’s weight and, to a lesser extent, age and/or body surface area. To manage these various dosage requirements, doses are custom tailored and subsequently prepared manually for each patient. This individual repackaging of oral liquid medications tends to be a time-intensive process.

However, there are opportunities to take advantage of clinically accepted, weightbased dosage ranges. There are situations where a given medication may be safely administered based on a weight or age range. In this situation, batching of doses and repackaging in corresponding aliquots is not only financially beneficial (i.e. repurposing individuals to perform other tasks), it is preferred.

For more informat ion: info.helmerinc.com/mlr102

For Enrico Ligniti, Pharm.D., Director, Pediatric Pharmacy Service Line for Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Queens, New York, utilizing the Auto-Draw® and AutoWrap® Oral Syringe Filling Labeling System to batch-fill weight-range–based doses seemed like a potential opportunity for increasing efficiency and improving safety in his pediatric pharmacy.

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With increasing complexity and demand for audit preparedness, it’s more important than ever to have the right solution…and the right partner for your Covered Entity.

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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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Circulation Per Issue: 19,000+ 6,500+ Hospital Directors 2,200+ Clinical Consultants 2,500+ Industry Executives 5,000+ College Preceptors 1,800+ College Faculty 1,000+ Trade Show Handouts

Issue Focus: Retail, Specialty, & LTC

Issue Frequency: Spring, Fall, & Winter

Circulation Per Issue: 35,300+ 18,000+ Owners (Independents) 3,500+ Long-Term Care Pharmacies 2,500+ Retail Chain Executives 2,500+ Industry Executives 5,000+ College Preceptors 1,800+ College Faculty 2,000+ Trade Show Handouts

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14 Preceptors Recognized by Eight Colleges Including UAMS, Manchester University, WNE, and More

8 Thought Leaders

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Thought ar Leaders Video Series Including Calend Apexus 340B, Avera Trade Show PharmaLink, Acentrus, page 40eCare Pharmacy, ACHC, and

Eight Video Series Including ARxium, RX relief, Rees Scientific, Cardinal Health, and More page 18

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Pharmacist Jobs

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Pharmacy Job Opportunities page 66

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

15 Preceptors Recognized

15 Preceptors Recognized by Seven Colleges Including MCPHS, Manchester University, UNC, and More page 42

8 Thought Leaders

Eight Video Series Including PharmaLink, TCGRx, RxSafe, ScriptPro, FisherBroyles, and More page 22

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• Reduces waste and saves money.

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Outpatient pharmacies looking to expand their “At-Home” discharge programs start with the ATP Mini! Inpatient pharmacies will be able to replace outdated technology with a machine size that fits their needs. The ATP Mini can handle your pre-pack meds on demand while the InspectRx Mini provides image verification with long-term archiving for auditing.

ATP Mini ®

High-speed Adherence packaging Color printing Logos and icons Patient Medication overview report InspectRx Mini ®

Small, tabletop design 12-point photo analysis Long term image archiving

www.TCGRx.com

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ISO-MED, Inc. — Creating ISOlutions for Your Cleanroom

• Cleanroom Wipes • Cleanroom Apparel • Adhesive Mats • Mopping Systems • Cleanroom Labels • Sterile Chemo Gloves • Cleanroom Swabs • Sterile Compounding Supplies

Your one-stop-shop for all your USP <797> and USP <800> needs.

• Cleanroom Paper • Sterile 70% Isopropyl Alcohol • Testing Supplies

TCGRx is a complete pharmacy solutions provider for inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacies. We stay on the cutting edge of technology by providing products that are efficient, reliable, and patient-safety driven.

• Sterile Sleeve System • Sterile Chemo Prep Mats • Disinfectants & Cleaners

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FFF Enterprises, Inc. — The Nation’s Most Trusted Specialty Distributor

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FFF’s commitment to Guaranteed Channel Integrity™ ensures that products are purchased only from the manufacturer and shipped only to licensed healthcare providers, with additional steps taken to safely store, handle and ship products to ensure patient safety is never compromised. FFF’s proprietary systems - Verified Inventory Program-Consignment (VIPc™) and Lot-Track™, provide verification of this secure channel; BioSupply® online ordering system offers an easy-to-use and convenient platform to order products; and MyFluVaccine™ is a revolutionary vaccination program that has added a new level of safety, convenience and reliability to both healthcare providers and patients.

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Our dedication to Helping Healthcare Care® means that we provide you with the products, programs, and services that give you the freedom to focus on patient care.

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Medi-Dose, Inc./ EPS, Inc. Delivers Bar Coding, Packaging, and Labeling Pharmacy Solutions

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Unit Dose Done Right

Unit Dose Bar Cod , ing, Pharmac Nursing y & Supply Experts!

Improve your Solid Oral Unit Dose needs with our comprehensive Bar Coding, Packaging, and Labeling Solutions — designed by healthcare professionals, for healthcare professionals.

• Ultraviolet Inhibitant • Moisture Resistant • Reduces Cross Contamination • Ideal for Meds Covered by USP 800 • Tamper-Evident • Cold Seal • 6 and 12-month Beyond-Use Dating • 1-D and 2-D Bar Coding • Flexible Label and Report Formatting • Multiple Sizes to Fit Your Meds and Storage Needs

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Case Study: Follett Upright Medical-Grade Refrigerators

CASE STUDY Follett Upright Medical-Grade Refrigerators Cabinet-wide temperature consistency is a game-changer for critical pharmaceutical cold storage needs.

John Bury, Pharm.D., BCPS, MBA

Preceptor Recognitions

Director of Pharmacy Residency Program Director

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Another big benefit: Even when you are using the units continuously and going in and out, they are able to get back to temperature right away.”

John Bury, Pharm.D. Director of Pharmacy ~ OSUMC

PRIMARY INTENDED OUTCOME(S)

Cabinet-wide temperature consistency is a gamechanger for critical pharmaceutical cold storage needs.

Extreme temperatures and temperature changes can have negative effects on pharmaceutical products that range from reduced efficacy to toxicity, rendering the drugs unusable. Of particular concern to hospital pharmacy managers is the degradation of high-cost chemotherapeutics, biologics, and factor products.

Pharmacy managers have long relied on refrigerators to safely store temperaturesensitive medications. But even dedicated refrigeration units require vigilant monitoring, since swings in temperature can result from opening a door too frequently or for too long, and because different shelves in a particular unit may vary in degrees.

To answer the need for stable, reliable, and uniform temperature control, Follett, a leader in medical-grade refrigeration, has developed high-performance, plenumcooled upright units designed specifically for pharmacy use.

THE CHALLENGE Oklahoma State University Medical Center (OSUMC) is a 195-bed teaching hospital located in downtown Tulsa. When John Bury, Pharm.D., stepped into the OSUMC Director of Pharmacy role in 2014, the refrigeration equipment he inherited was functional, but clearly older.

“The units had been there probably 25 years or more. They were solid, but then one gave out,” Bury recalled. “I knew we could manage being down one refrigerator, but if we were to lose another — well, you’re talking about a lot of high-dollar items subject to loss.”

www.follettice.com

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Solutions Designed for the Business Side of Healthcare ESI Rx History™ - 12-month prescription histories ESI Rx Claims Advisor™ - Real-time pre and post claims edit (PPE) ESI Rx Procurement Optimization™ - 340B mixed-use pharmacy analytics for optimal NDC mix ESI Rx Patient Notifications - Real-time prescription notifications (coming soon) ESI Rx Formulary and Co-Pay Look-up - Real-time look-up tool (coming soon)

For More Information:

Call (800) 929 -2858 or email info@esihealthcaresolutions.com Visit www.esihealthcaresolutions.com

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H+H System, Inc. Brings Standardization, Security, and Control to Your Facility

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ARxIUM – The Leader in Innovative Pharmacy Solutions

Organization systems for carts, shelving, refrigeration, and bulk storage help manage stock levels and support your lean management initiative.

H+H WORKTABLES AND WORKSTATIONS

H+H DRUG & DISPOSABLES STORAGE

H+H DRUG PICKING STATIONS

We’re in it to win it.

He had a heart condition, his medication was delivered accurately, now he’s back on the team!

This win was made possible by ARxIUM and the pharmacy teams we support. For end - to - end solutions; improving patient safety; for managing inventory and workflow; and for enhancing operational performance, we’ll keep you, and your patients in the game.

Learn how ARxIUM can deliver measurable value today.

888.537.3102 ARxIUM.com info@ARxIUM.com

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ARxIUM delivers best-in-class technology and unparalleled expertise, focused on helping pharmacies of all sizes improve safety, productivity, and efficiency. We provide scalable, comprehensive pharmacy solutions for every segment of the pharmacy market.

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Teams of experts conduct the inventory within a few hours.

Teams conduct inventories daily-not annually.

Minimal interruption to the pharmacy staff and operation.

Teams work seamlessly around the pharmacy staff ensuring that the “snapshot” is a true representation of the inventory on-hand.

Eliminate the need for overtime or coordination of staffing to accommodate inventory.

Expert valuation and pricing of the inventory by an independent party.

Competent inventory specialist that can work with finance and/or external audit firm to validate the inventory.

Collaboration with the pharmacy to provide an accurate report in a timely manner.

The nation’s leader in pharmaceutical inventory service providing inventory data that is accurate and dependable.

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Pyrosate has been developed as an easy-to-use Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) gel-clot test that enables rapid testing and does not require special laboratory supplies. ®

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Swisslog Healthcare and Talyst Medication Supply Chain Management Solutions Ignite Transformation in Pharmacy Practice

IGNITE TRANSFORMATION in pharmacy practice Swisslog Healthcare and Talyst solutions change the way you work – transforming your pharmacy operations. · · · ·

Unmatched portfolio of inpatient pharmacy, transport automation, and mobile robotic solutions streamline workflows and advance patient-centered care.

Streamlining your workflows to improve efficiency Empowering pharmacy through advanced health system data analytics Advancing your ability to deliver quality care and enhanced patient safety And improving patient outcomes with fully integrated automation

Our unmatched portfolio of inpatient pharmacy, transport automation and mobile robotic solutions transition your focus from dispensing to patient care.

Swisslog Healthcare—working together to transform pharmacy practice so you can deliver your best performance.

Spark your transformation at swisslog.com/ignite Experience transformation—contact Swisslog Healthcare at healthcare.us@swisslog.com for more information.

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Optional Redundant HEPA Filters

BIOSAFETY CABINET NuAire’s LabGard® NU-813 is a

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Class I Biological Safety Cabinet (Containment Vented Enclosure) that meets the USP 800 standard for Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings.

LabGard® NU-813 Class I Biosafety Cabinet USP 800 compliant for compounding of non-sterile hazardous drugs. Model NU-813 can be exhausted through a facility’s HVAC system or recirculated into the laboratory environment through a redundant HEPA filter system.

Visit www2.nuaire.com/16930 for more information.

NuAire, Inc. | 2100 Fernbrook Lane | Plymouth, MN 55447 | 763.553.1270 | www.nuaire.com

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PharmASSIST® Pharmacy Automation Solutions by Innovation

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Your patients have new expectations.

They expect you to provide personalized care, MTM, clinical services, wellness and medication adherence programs, and an improved overall experience.

Our forward-thinking Central Fill technologies help you meet those expectations head on.

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Enabling pharmacies to enhance retail workflow and prescription dispensing, capture employee prescription business, and free up staff to deliver patient-facing care that positively affects patient outcomes.

By deploying Central Fill, you redirect large volumes of Rxs out of your outpatient pharmacies, optimize Rx fulfillment, lower your cost to fill Rxs, and reduce wait times.

Most importantly, you reposition your pharmacists as true care providers.

It’s time to cross that strategic technology chasm and deliver the services your patients expect.

Call 607.798.9376, email sales@innovat.com, or go to www.innovat.com.

Microbial Solutions for Compounding Pharmacists From Charles River

Charles River offers FDA-licensed products and GMP-compliant services for compounding pharmacists to help maintain control and reduce risks associated with manufacturing in an aseptic environment.

LESS IS LESS. We’ve refined our FDA-licensed PTS™ cartridges to require 20 times less raw material than conventional assays, so that responsibility, rather than demand, can continue to guide our operations. Continuing our commitment to conservation, this technology allows us to support humane practices and optimize our resources while reducing the impact on horseshoe crab populations. Gain immediate access to LAL and reliably test for endotoxins in just 15 minutes – ultimately decreasing investigations, variability and retests.

Discover how to do more with less at www.criver.com/nexgen-PTS.

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Veltek Associates, Inc. — WipeDown® 1-2-3 Deactivate hazardous drugs from compounding surfaces for USP <800> compliance in a simple, three-step applicator kit.

USP <800> Hazardous Drugs - Handling in Healthcare Settings Wipedown 1-2-3®’s three unique sterile saturated wipes deactivate, decontaminate, and disinfect/ clean to address exposure to most cytotoxic drugs. Their 12” x 12” & 9” x 12” size provides optimal saturation & coverage.

“Cleaning” the surface may just transfer the hazardous drug residue to other sources. “Deactivation” as indicated in USP <800>, renders the hazardous drug inactive. Be safe and deactivate.

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For over 25 years Q.I. Medical, Inc. has been providing quality assurance products to hospitals and pharmacies practicing sterile compounding. Our full line of products can help any risk level pharmacy comply with current USP guidelines.

Your source for products to support compliance with USP 797, USP 71, USP 800

Hazardous Drug Handling Validation Surface and Fingertip Testing Sterility Testing Media Fill

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Better Outcomes For All. Chargemaster Toolkit® is ranked No.1 in the Chargemaster Management category for the eleventh year in a row (2006 – 2017) as part of the “2017 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services” report, published January 2017. Data © 2016 KLAS Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved. www.KLASresearch.com For the past 12 years, HFMA staff and volunteers determined that Craneware’s Chargemaster Toolkit® meets specific criteria developed under the HFMA Peer Review Process. HFMA does not endorse or guarantee the use of this product.

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USP <800> RESOURCES Leading Pharmacy Suppliers of USP <800> Compliant Solutions The USP <800> compliance deadline goes into effect December 1, 2019. These leading pharmacy suppliers offer product and service solutions to help your pharmacy and/or cleanroom achieve USP <800> compliance. Contact these companies directly for more details on how they will help you meet the mandate of USP <800> compliance.

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Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just

one leader

in outsourced CSP production.

From our rigorous FDA 503B compliance and validated quality manufacturing processes to our valued consultative services, one thing is certain: No compounder can serve you and your patients better than PharMEDium.

4 outsourcing facilities strategically located across the United States 150,000 units of finished compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) are produced daily 3,200+ hospitals, outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers served 2,800+ SKUs represent the largest portfolio of ready to use CSPs available 100% of PharMEDium CSP batches are tested according to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards

Rely on PharMEDium To learn how PharMEDium CSPs can benefit you, visit PharMEDium.com or call 1-800-523-7749.

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Providing the Highest Quality Sterile Compounded Services — PharMEDium 100% of PharMEDium CSP batches are tested. We put patient safety first.

Because a life is touched by every preparation we produce.

President:

Jenn Adams Founded: 2003 Employees: 1,200+ Stock Symbol: ABC (NYSE) Toll-Free Phone: (800) 523-7749 Phone: (847) 457-2300 Fax: (847) 234-1363 Address: 150 North Field Drive, Suite 350 Lake Forest, IL 60045 Website: www.pharmedium.com

Company Background

PharMEDium was founded in 2003. Since then, the organization has focused relentlessly on patient safety, flawless quality, and exceptional customer service. Through these efforts and the talents of our team, we’ve grown to be the largest outsourcing compounder in the United States. PharMEDium was among the first to register our centers as FDA Registered 503B Outsourcing Facilities.

Congress enacted the Drug Quality and Security Act, known as DQSA, in November 2013 to provide greater oversight to entities engaged in anticipatory compounding of sterile preparations. 503B registration is voluntary and requires compounders who register to follow applicable current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), meet detailed labeling and adverse reporting requirements, provide semi-annual reporting of all drugs, and submit to rigorous inspections by the FDA. PharMEDium commits to compliance with FDA’s 503B requirements, upholding the highest ethical standards in the industry.

AmerisourceBergen’s acquisition of PharMEDium in November 2015 brought together two great brands with strongly aligned core values in patient safety and quality. Together, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures.

Product Overview

Quality. Supply. Assurance. No other compounder can serve you and your patients better than PharMEDium.

Our 2,800+ SKUs represent the largest portfolio of ready-to-use compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) available. Over 3,200 hospitals, outpatient departments, and ambulatory surgery centers rely on PharMEDium for: operating room, anesthesia services, pain management, epidural, nerve block, patient controlled analgesia (PCA), critical care, cardiac services, sedation services, antibiotic services, electrolyte services, and labor and delivery services.

PharMEDium offers a wide variety of drug concentrations, fill volume options, and delivery systems for your ordering flexibility and convenience. All to give your clinicians the convenience and safety of the highest-quality ready-to-use medications — right when they need them.

Features & Options

PharMEDium has long been the industry leader in labeling and packaging of ready-to-use compounded sterile preparations.

Our labels are designed to help eliminate the potential for errors in the process of dispensing and administering medications. PharMEDium labeling includes additional design enhancements, including the use of color coding and Tall Man lettering. On PharMEDium prefilled syringe labeling, the drug name appears up to eight times, making it viewable from any perspective.

Our packaging is designed to ensure the integrity of chemical composition and sterility of the preparation through the shipping and storage process.

PharMEDium CSPs are available in containers to fit all major infusion devices available today. Our ready-to-use syringes are compatible with the most commonly used anesthesia carts and automated dispensing cabinets, including mini-drawers for controlled substances.

Testimonial

“ As a pharmacist and former customer, I appreciate the role that compounded sterile products play in caring for patients. Now as a member of the leadership team at PharMEDium, I am proud to stand behind the services we deliver.”

— Leigh Briscoe-Dwyer, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP Vice President, Clinical Affairs, PharMEDium

GPO Affiliations

PharMEDium has a national team of GPO/IDN Managers who serve as liaisons between PharMEDium and Group Purchasing Organizations so customers can take advantage of GPO volume discounts and the ease of ordering direct from PharMEDium.

We currently have GPO contracts with: Vizient, HPG, Premier, The Resource Group (TRG), ROI, Intalere (formerly Amerinet), Cardinal, and Health Purchasing Alliance (HPA).

Ordering Information

Hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers considering PharMEDium are invited to visit our centers and learn about the processes that have been instrumental in helping us to attain and maintain our industry leadership position.

Call (800) 523-7749 to order services or learn how PharMEDium CSPs can benefit you.

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Earning Trust by Delivering the Best 25+

Years of Experience

>50

Net Promoter Score®

Rx Claims Reconciliation Industry leader serving more than 21,000 pharmacies

Pharmacy Performance Analytics Leading the industry with Quality & PAC metrics included

98%

Client Retention

Third-Party Financial Audits

Pharmacy Logistics Management Minimize missing and lost medication issues

Recall Management National Patient Safety Awardwinning system

Rx Returns Industry-best 99.9% overall accuracy through automation

On-site Service The gold standard of field service in the industry

Physical Inventory Leaders in hospital inventory counting and valuation

Commercial Flooring Solutions Latest technology and materials

EXPIDentify Powered by industry-leading regulatory expertise

Rx Discount Card Program Balances patient cost and pharmacy profit

“ Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated.

Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.”

- Zias K. Abdelnour © 2017 Inmar, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

(866) 440-6917 | www.inmar.com | solutions@inmar.com

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Full Range of Industry-Leading Solutions for Pharmacies by Inmar Inmar provides a full range of hospital pharmacy solutions that drive profitability, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency.

Our services span the areas of Rx Returns, Financial Management, Logistics Management, and Consumer Drug Take-Back.

Chairman & CEO: David Mounts Founded: 1980

Employees: 4,200+ Toll-Free Phone:

(800) 765-1277 (336) 631-2500 Address: 635 Vine Street Winston Salem, NC 27101 Website: www.inmar.com Email: solutions@inmar.com Phone:

Company Background For more than three decades, Inmar has been a leading provider of technology-driven pharmacy solutions for hundreds of retailers, manufacturers, and health institutions. Serving more than 40,000 pharmacy locations and more than 300 manufacturers, Inmar processes more than 1.1 billion pharmacy claims and more than $4 billion worth of returned/recalled pharmaceutical products each year.

Product Overview n Rx Returns For more than 25 years, Inmar’s healthcare returns solutions have helped clients drive increased efficiency and value retention, manage risk, and minimize the environmental impact of returns.

We do it through on-site or off-site service options and state-ofthe-art technology, enabling compliant processes and disposition. n Pharmacy Financial Management Inmar provides pharmacies and health systems of all sizes a comprehensive solution set that maximizes profitability and reduces costs. In addition, we help you improve business intelligence through comprehensive reporting and best-in-class analytics and benchmarking. Our solutions include: claim reconciliation, exception management and patented technology for managing pharmacy contracts, business intelligence, and audits.

MedEx enhances compliance, efficiency, and safety of medications prepared and delivered from the pharmacy to the point-of-use.

It provides real-time status of all medications delivered and visibility to when the medication was prepared, when it left the pharmacy, who received it, and where it is stored. n Workplace Solutions Inmar provides pharmacies and health systems multiple solutions to enhance the workplace environment and make operations easier and more compliant.

Our EXPIdentify solution allows you to identify returnable pharmaceutical products compliantly and efficiently and helps you maximize your return credits — whether the product is hazardous or requires unique handling due to expiration, damage, empty container, or is only returnable for credit directly to the manufacturer.

Inmar’s customizable floor mat solutions are built to enhance worker comfort and safety with the latest technology and materials to ensure durability. Increase worker comfort, boost productivity, lessen absenteeism, and reduce injury risk.

We also offer pharmacy inventory services, provided by the leaders in hospital inventory counting and valuation.

Markets Served • Health Systems and Long-Term Care Facilities • Retail Chains (National, Large, Medium, and Small) Ordering Information

For more information, contact us by phone at (800) 350-0397 or email solutions@inmar.com.

n Pharmacy Logistics Management Know the status and location of every dispensed medication — from pharmacy to point-of-use — and eliminate phone calls and missing medication investigations with MedEx, the most comprehensive pharmacy logistics management solution on the market. The platform grows with your needs and integrates with existing IT systems and delivery methods.

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Retail Management Solutions (RMS) is the industry leader in pharmacy point-of-sale technology and is QIR certified to ensure a properly installed POS solution.

Why is this important to you? With the frequency of credit card fraud and attacks happening these days, you need to ensure your point-of-sale technology is installed by a solutions provider that is authorized to implement, configure, and support a validated PA-DSS Payment Application.

“The quality, reliability, and consistency of a QIR Company’s work provide confidence that the Payment Application has been implemented in a manner that supports the Customer’s PCI DSS compliance.” – PCI Security Standards Council

You’ll be a winner every time with RMS on your team!

Visit www.pharmacypointofsale.com to learn more about how you can increase revenue, improve patient outcomes, and enhance credit card security.

1.877.767.1060 | sales@rm-solutions.com | Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter

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Ensure the Highest Standards of Patient Care and Credit Card Security in Your Outpatient Pharmacy with RMS Our bedside discharge expertise coupled with our QIR certified training team will allow you and your IT department to sleep easier at night.

CEO:

Brad Jones Founded: 1998 Employees: 40+ Stock Symbol: Privately Held Toll-Free Phone: (877) 767-1060 Phone: (360) 438-8276 Fax: (360) 438-8284 Address: 4535 Lacey Boulevard SE Lacey, WA 98503 Website: www.rm-solutions.com

Company Background Retail Management Solutions is the industry leader in point-ofsale technology for retail and outpatient pharmacies and is the only POS supplier specializing strictly in pharmacies. Having installed more POS systems in the independent and institutional pharmacy markets than any other company, RMS systems have become the industry standard.

For outpatient pharmacies, we provide a seamless, front-to-back transaction and information platform. Security and compliance are paramount, and our robust systems have built-in safeguards.

Redundant storage, encrypted communications, and certified payment mechanisms ensure protection and confidence.

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

Product Overview Outpatient pharmacies should have a growing role in the health of your discharged patients, but seemingly most hospitals capture a small portion of their patient discharge prescriptions.

The consequences of this include: reduced patient compliance, elevated risk of recurrence and readmission, and lost revenue. n EvolutionPOS Helps Hospital Pharmacies Participate More Proactively in the Discharge Process

Delivering the prescription to the patient’s bedside offers convenience for patients and their families. 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, including:

• Customers sign on EvolutionPOS for all signatures traditionally captured at your POS (HIPAA, prescription, credit card, etc.).

• Print receipt on the spot.

• Swipe credit card at the time of delivery.

• Process payments, including FSA/HRA cards.

• Real-time communication with store POS for transaction and signature look up.

• Document pharmacist counseling.

EvolutionPOS for pharmacy is based upon the success of our industry-leading POS offerings, Star-Plus, Star-Lite, and StarLink for enterprises with multiple locations. All are designed specifically to enable pharmacists and their staff members to provide excellent and efficient patient service.

Features & Options

EvolutionPOS v2 Capabilities Include: • Taking advantage of our 25+ dispensary system interfaces, the most in the industry!

• Barcode scanning of prescriptions and merchandise.

• Locating all available prescriptions for the patient.

• Capturing electronic signatures in real-time.

• Swiping FSA/HSA benefit cards with real-time verification of funds.

• Tendering options include: debit/credit, cash, check, and house charge.

• Point-to-Point Encryption for secure credit card processing.* • PA-DSS compliant.

Additional Product Lines Star-Lite, Star-Plus, and Star-Link for real-time, multi-location communication.

Client Base More than 1,000 pharmacy customers rely on RMS POS solutions. * With certified merchant processors.

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Thought Leader Video Series

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Accreditation Commission for Health Care: Total Pharmacy Accreditation Solution José Domingos, President & CEO, John Pritchett, Pharm.D., R.Ph., Associate Director of Pharmacy, and Roy Bigler, National Account Manager, discuss Accreditation Commission for Health Care: Total Pharmacy Accreditation Solution in a 12-part video series.

Pharmaceutical Return Processing in the Pharmacy Market Thierry Beckers, President & COO, and Adam Bottie, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, for PharmaLink, discuss pharmaceutical return processing in the pharmacy market in a 12-part video series.

www.achc.org

www.pharmalinkinc.com

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Avera eCARE Pharmacy

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Leading With Heart in Pharmacy and Healthcare

Andrea Darr, Pharmacy Officer, Todd Falkenstein, ePharmacy Operations Officer, and Patrick Bruggeman, National Sales Director for Avera eCARE Pharmacy, discuss Avera eCARE Pharmacy in a 12-part video series.

Amy Oliveira, Sr. Director, Enterprise Pharmacist Talent Acquisition, Cristina Fueyo Medina, Pharmacist, Manager Professional and College Relations, John Costanzo, Corporate Community Fellow, and Alicia Palombo, Pharmacy Intern, for CVS Health, discuss leading with heart in pharmacy and healthcare in a 12-part video series.

www.averaecare.org/ecare

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Career Opportunities in the Pharmacy Market

Apexus 340B Prime Vendor Program

Kristie Bruneman, Manager, Recruiting & College Relations, Annie Stout, Manager, Recruiting & College Relations, and Bessie Berdusis, Manager of Strategic Development for Patient Care Services, for Albertsons, discuss career opportunities in the pharmacy market in a 12-part video series.

Rusol Karralli, PharmD, MS, 340B Education & Compliance Support Manager for Apexus, discusses the Apexus 340B Prime Vendor Program in a 12-part video series.

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Health System Solution for Specialty Pharmacy

Temperature Monitoring and Global Health

Kristin Fox-Smith, MPA, Account Implementation Manager for Acentrus, discusses the health system solutions, challenges, and strategies for specialty pharmacy in a 12-part video series.

Christopher Caufield, Vice President, Global Customer Development, Katie Kraverath, Business Development Manager, and Mark Eppedio, Senior Product Manager, for Temptime, discuss temperature monitoring and global health in a 12-part video series.

www.acentrusrx.com

www.temptimecorp.com

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Analytics and Clinical, Operational and Regulatory Expertise in the Pharmacy Market Charles Fogle, Division Vice President, Robert Brower, Divisional Vice-President of Rx-Remote Solutions, and Brian Sayre, Health System Director (HSD) of Pharmacy at Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC), for Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, discuss analytics and clinical, operational and regulatory expertise in the pharmacy market in a 12-part video series.

THOUGHT LEADER VIDEO SERIES

Automated Monitoring Solutions in the Pharmacy Market Michael Hanssens, for Rees Scientific, discusses automated monitoring solutions in the pharmacy market in a 12-part video series.

Rees Scientific www.cpspharm.com

www.reesscientific.com

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Full Line Distribution in the Pharmacy Market

Innovative Technology and Solutions in the Pharmacy Market Thom Doherty, Executive Vice President, Technology, and Craig Boyce, RPh, Solution Lead, IV Automation, for ARxIUM, discuss innovative technology and solutions in the pharmacy market in a 12-part video series.

Jeff Foreman, RPh, President, for Smith Drug Company, discusses full line distribution in the pharmacy market in a 12-part video series.

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Apexus Advanced 340B Operations Certificate Program: A Covered Entity Perspective

Solid-State Refrigeration in the Pharmacy Market Mike Demasi, Vice President and General Manager of Cold Products for Phononic, discusses solid-state refrigeration in the pharmacy market in a 12-part video series.

Felicity Homsted, PharmD, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Penobscot Community Health Center, discusses the Apexus Advanced 340B Operations Certificate Program: A Covered Entity Perspective in a 12-part video series.

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Unit Dose Packaging in the Pharmacy Market

Application and Interviewing Advice for New Graduates

Bob Braverman, President of Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc., discusses unit dose packaging in the pharmacy market in a 12-part video series.

Alicia Clark, Talent Acquisition Manager for Cardinal Health, discusses application and interviewing advice for new graduates in a 12-part video series.

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Efficient and effective.

Breast Milk Storage... where and when you need it Proper storage and handling can significantly reduce risk of infection and is essential to maintain the safety and efficacy of expressed breast milk (EBM). The MLR102 provides a stable, uniform environment ensuring that all space inside of the refrigerator is safe for EBM storage. x

Forced-air refrigeration for a stable storage environment

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Quick recovery after door openings, which are common with newborn feedings

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Near silent operation ensures mothers and babies have a quiet, peaceful environment

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Minimal heat output does not affect room temperature, keeping mothers and babies comfortable

For m ore infor m ation : info.helm er inc.com/ m lr 102

TrueBlue. Š 2017 Helmer Inc. All rights reserved.

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Helmer Scientific —Efficient and Effective Cold Storage Breast Milk Storage … where and when you need it.

Personalized in-room storage improves patient outcomes by eliminating improper application of expressed breast milk (EBM).

President:

Bruce King

Vice President of Sales & Marketing: Lori Gabrek Founded: 1977 Employees: 260 Stock Symbol:

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

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

We have over 35 years of experience in providing high-quality temperature controlled environments, with our products being 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 blood products. These same principles have been applied to the design and development of the Helmer pharmacy cold storage products.

Product Overview In addition to the convenience of the staff and lactating mother having access to their own expressed breast milk (EBM), hospitals have the responsibility to properly store and handle EBM for the safety of mother and baby. Refrigeration reduces the risk of bacterial contamination and degradation of milk components, two of the most concerning questions when it comes to breast milk storage. The Helmer Scientific MLR102 provides the following benefits when it comes to breast milk storage: • Forced-air refrigeration for a stable storage environment.

• Quick recovery after door openings, which are common with newborn feedings.

• Near silent operation ensures mothers and babies have a quiet, peaceful environment.

• Minimal heat output does not affect room temperature, keeping mothers and babies comfortable.

Features & Options AdvanceCore™ Technology efficiently powers the MLR102 with solid-state thermoelectric cooling to efficiently create a uniformly cold internal chamber through the use of solid-state thermoelectric technology. n Near-Silent Operation • Eliminates noise caused by traditional systems, resulting in low sound levels (<40db).

• Install in sensitive patient care and staff work areas without causing distractions due to noise. n Medical-Grade Performance • Reliable temperature uniformity through the use of solidstate heat pumps with forced-air circulation.

• Quick recovery after door openings.

• Heat transferred through non-hazardous, HFC free, natural refrigerants. n Energy-Efficient • Electronic control system optimizes energy efficiency to provide an extremely low energy rating.

• Lower energy use than traditional compact units.

• Lower long-term cost of ownership. n Optimized for Small Spaces • Requires less clearance than traditional compact countertop units.

• Limited heat output into environment.

• Small footprint.

Graphs & Charts

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RxASP 20 Strip Packager

HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PHARMACY? Get 30-Day Adherence at Discharge & Narcotics Control

Get more. Do more. +

Accuracy & Speed

Automatic Variable Pouch Length Superior Hi Fidelity Printing

+ 1000 Smart Canisters No Trays

Inventory Management

Join this expanding list of institutions achieving exellence by using RxSafe technology!

Aultman Hospital, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Billings Clinic, Boston Medical Center, Carolina’s Healthcare, Columbia Basin Health System, Huntsville Hospital, Intermountain Health, Johns Hopkins, Legacy Community Health, Mayo Clinic (5 locations), Regional One Health, St. Charles Health System, Swedish Covenant Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

“

The RxASP’s packaging offers the clearest labeling, highest level of readability and is the easiest to open in the industry.

Simple Meds, Kyle Decker, VP of Pharmacy

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

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Improve Your Pharmacy's Adherence Packaging and Workflow Automation With RxASP and RxSafe 1800™ by RxSafe Avoid readmittance! The RxASP line takes adherence packaging to a whole new level — with built-in vision inspection and no more trays. With the RxSafe 1800, pharmacies can increase accuracy and speed; free up floor space; eliminate waste, theft, and diversion; and improve inventory management.

President & CEO:

William K. Holmes Founded: 2008 Employees: <100 Toll-Free Phone: (877) 797-2332 Phone: (760) 593-7161 Address: 2453 Cades Way, Suite A, Vista, CA 92081 Website: www.rxsafe.com Email: info@rxsafe.com

Company Background

RxSafe began operations in 2008. Many of the principal employees have been innovating together since the early 90’s at such companies as Pyxis, Omnicell, and DDN where they have extensively contributed to the advancement of automation in the pharmacy industry. RxSafe’s founder and CEO, William Holmes, has authored over 60 U.S. patents.

Product Overview

Join the other hospitals, clinics, military and institutional pharmacies, independents, and chains that have selected RxSafe automation in the quest for a better pharmacy.

Technology sets our automated strip packager apart. The RxASP line includes four models offering up to 1,000 smart cassettes that take oral solid packaging to a whole new level. Our easy-to-use universal cassette means there are no more trays or remote filling stations.

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

When you’re busy, the RxSafe 1800 system really shines. Users report that a single operator can routinely fill at an effective rate of up to 120 scripts per-hour.

The RxSafe 1800 safely and securely stores your narcotics. And, if your space is tight, or there’s better use for the space, RxSafe is the solution.

In a three-tower system up to 5,400 stock bottle containers fit in only 40 square feet of space.

Features & Options

n RxASP Strip Packaging Systems The RxASP line breaks all the barriers of past strip packagers.

Designed with the most versatile “hi-fidelity” pouch printing and the easiest to open pouches, it has the highest speed in the industry and the lowest operating cost. Plus, our consumables cost is the lowest in the industry. Why? Automatically and dynamically, the RxASP creates a

single or multi-med pouch that exactly fits the contents — saving material and time. This can mean one pouch per med administration time.

No machine configuration required.

What really stands out? This is the only strip packager with built-in vision inspection. Designed to be modular and scalable, the RxASP line has the smallest footprint of any strip packager on the market.

Our entry-level strip packager, the RxASP 20™, is the perfect choice for launching your medication adherence program. It’s semi-automated with manual “Smart” cassette loading, producing up to 50 multimed pouches per minute. Our variable length pouches means a single pouch per med administration time.

No more patient confusion. No more trays or remote filling stations due to our “Smart” Universal cassette.

Designed to be modular and scalable, the RxASP line has the smallest footprint of any strip packager on the market.

Guide your patients to 100% adherence with RxEnsure™ — a complete package that provides an additional level of administrative assistance for your patients. n RxSafe 1800 Security. Accuracy. Efficiency. With only one technician and one pharmacist, virtually every pharmacy, every day can fill all prescriptions without extra filling staff. And, with one open bottle at a time, there’s less chance for error, no wasted inventory, no narcotics theft. In fact, the RxSafe 1800™ is so secure it’s been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for C2 narcotics storage.

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

Remote Stock Management is another standard feature of the RxSafe 1800. All pharmacy inventory is managed by the system whether it’s inside or outside the RxSafe. No more audits. No more overstocking or wasted inventory.

Testimonial

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

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

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CASE STUDY Implementation of Auto SyringeFilling Technology Improves Pediatric Pharmacy Performance Automated unit-dose packaging and labeling of oral liquid medications improves efficiencies and patient care in pediatric pharmacy.

PRIMARY INTENDED OUTCOME

Enrico M. Ligniti, PHARMD, MSCP, CPSO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine Director, Pediatric Pharmacy Service Line Director, Department of Pediatric Pharmacy Services ~ Northwell Health – Cohen Children’s Medical Center

One big driver behind pharmacy automation is return on investment in the form of time savings, as well as the ability to free up pharmacists and technicians to perform other tasks within the pharmacy. The ultimate priority, of course, is enhanced patient care and safety. When a new product can make a positive impact on these considerations, it warrants attention.

Medical Packaging Inc.’s Auto-Draw® Oral Syringe Filling System is an intuitive, userfriendly tool that is changing the way pharmacies accomplish batch filling of syringes.

Combined with the company’s companion Auto-Wrap® Syringe Labeling system, the Auto-Draw® provides the ideal oral liquid medication packaging and labeling solution.

THE CHALLENGE When it comes to neonates and pediatric patients, one size does not fit all. Dosing is typically based upon the patient’s weight and, to a lesser extent, age and/or body surface area. To manage these various dosage requirements, doses are custom tailored and subsequently prepared manually for each patient. This individual repackaging of oral liquid medications tends to be a time-intensive process.

However, there are opportunities to take advantage of clinically accepted, weightbased dosage ranges. There are situations where a given medication may be safely administered based on a weight or age range. In this situation, batching of doses and repackaging in corresponding aliquots is not only financially beneficial (i.e. repurposing individuals to perform other tasks), it is preferred.

For Enrico Ligniti, Pharm.D., Director, Pediatric Pharmacy Service Line for Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Queens, New York, utilizing the Auto-Draw® and AutoWrap® Oral Syringe Filling Labeling System to batch-fill weight-range–based doses seemed like a potential opportunity for increasing efficiency and improving safety in his pediatric pharmacy.

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CASE STUDY THE AUTO-WRAP® SYRINGE LABELING SYSTEM Medical Packaging offers a companion system designed to pair perfectly with the Auto-Draw®.

The Auto-Wrap® Syringe Labeling System automates the syringelabeling process and is compatible with nearly any kind of oral or injectable syringe from ½ mL to 60 mL. It provides all the information that is required on a label and is extremely legible, while still allowing visualization of the amount drawn in the syringe.

THE DECISION Most oral liquid medications are manufactured in bulk-sized bottles that must be divided into single-unit doses. Cohen Children’s Medical Center is part of Northwell Health’s extensive network of 21+ hospitals and provides care for a high volume of patients. “We typically administer 900 to 1,000 oral doses a day,” Ligniti said, “and about 70% to 75% of those are either in oral-dose liquid form or solid oral-dosage form.

The majority have to be repackaged for use.”

Cohen Children’s places a significant emphasis on building their clinical informatics technology to reflect formulary decisions in two main areas – the provider order-entry and clinical decision support tools, which offer suggested weight-range dosing and dosage-range checks.

“We created clinical decision support within our clinical informatics environment,” said Ligniti. “When a provider goes in to search for a medication, the system will make a recommendation based on patient-specific parameters such as age and weight.

When a pharmacist verifies an order, they have the ability to accept a default dosage form or perfect to another one. Embedding age or weight-based dosage range methodology, when clinically appropriate, will allow item perfection to a select group of predetermined items, thus allowing the advantages that come with batching and pre-drawn dosage forms."

Ligniti saw that the Auto-Draw® system could contribute to streamlining the process of adopting standardized weight-range–based doses by more efficiently and reliably preparing syringes ahead of time. Additionally, barcoded labels allow for scanning at the bedside, thus enhancing patient safety at the point of medication administration.

Part of the Auto-Draw’s® success is its simplicity. “It’s very intuitive,” said Ligniti.

“Quite frankly, it’s taken very little time to train the staff in order to utilize the technology.” The Auto-Draw® system features a user-friendly touch screen.

Setup involves drawing an empty syringe to the desired graduation mark and then tapping the syringe to the screen; this accurately sets the draw to be repeated for the duration of that filling session.

“Our goal is the provision of exceptional pharmaceutical care to all of our neonatal and pediatric patients,” Ligniti said. “Care can only be optimized when we harmonize evidence-based clinical practice standards, informatics, and operational capabilities.

[We chose] the Auto-Draw® [because it] is one of those important pieces of equipment that helps us operationalize practice standards and marry them to information technology and patient safety practice expectations.”

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CASE STUDY Cohen Children’s Administers

900 to

1,000 Oral Doses A Day

For select items, preparation time has decreased by

25%

allowing for repurposing of staff members.

THE RESULTS The Auto-Draw® technology optimizes care by providing efficiencies in several ways.

“We no longer have to spend time [in the pharmacy] drawing up individual doses,” Ligniti said. “For select items, we are able to generate and turn around product much more quickly compared to what was previously a slow manual process.”

A stock of pre-drawn, pre-labeled doses also enables Cohen Children’s to utilize automated dispensing cabinets with greater efficiency. “We can reduce the number of patient-specific doses in patient medication cassettes, which were formerly filled with a day’s worth of medications.” Ligniti said. “Now, we fill the automated dispensing cabinet once a day with the required amounts of standard doses, thus alleviating some of the cart-fill burden.”

In addition to enhanced patient safety, more accurate bill-upon-dispensing functionality is also possible via barcode through the companion Auto-Wrap® Syringe Labeling System. The filled syringes are automatically labeled with barcodes, so the nurse can scan the product at the bedside for product confirmation, which accordingly populates the eMAR and subsequent charge capture.

THE CONCLUSION For select items, repurposing of staff members, secondary to implementation of this technology, has resulted in a 25% decrease in preparation time. “In essence, we are able to repurpose some technician time to other departmental needs,” Ligniti said, “and that time is now redirected to other responsibilities in the department, which is fiscally beneficial.”

Cohen Children’s has integrated the Auto-Draw® system, and Ligniti is working toward adopting this technology to benefit Northwell’s network of more than 21+ hospitals. “We are in the beginning stages of rolling out the Auto-Draw® system locally,” said Ligniti, “and we are also in the process of expanding it to our affiliated system hospitals, where we anticipate seeing similar gains in efficiency across the network.

Disclosure: The author whose name appears on this article has no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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The Perfect Solution The Auto-Draw® Oral Syringe Filling System is an easy-to-use solution that automates batch filling of oral syringes with speed, accuracy and repeatability. The Auto-Wrap® Syringe Labeling System automates the process of labeling syringes by producing a printed label and automatically wraps the label around a syringe in one single motion. Whether you use one or both systems, MPI produces high-quality pharmacy packaging products that deliver the ultimate precision and perfomance for your oral liquid packaging solutions.

Auto-Draw® Oral Syringe Filling System works with most brands of oral slip syringes and is capable of filling up to 50mL in volume of varying viscosities.

It is ideally used for oral liquid medication doses 1mL or greater.

Benefits

• Compact footprint • Easy-to-navigate touchscreen interface • Automates batch filling of syringes with speed, accuracy, and repeatability • Works with most brands of oral slip syringes • Use of inexpensive & disposable tubing makes for easier clean-up between batches • Minimal amount of disposable materials required • Cost-effective packaging

Auto-Wrap® Syringe Labeling System is an easy-to-use solution that automates the process of labeling syringes. The label design is managed through MPI’s Pak-EDGE™ UD Barcode Labeling Software. Labels are exclusively for use in the Auto-Wrap® system and are available in three different sizes.

Benefits

• Assists in increasing throughput • Significant time savings - Up to twenty (20) syringes per minute • Accommodates any type of oral or injectable syringe (½ mL up to 60 mL) • Open face design allows for easy loading of label stock and access to all controls • Cost saving - low cost per dose (CPD) • Reduces the incidence and likelihood of Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSI)

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Company Background Founded in 2002 Verity Solutions provides 340B software and services to hundreds of integrated healthcare systems, acutecare hospitals, pharmacies, and other 340B-eligible covered entities throughout the United States. Verity Solutions is located in Kirkland, WA with remote employees stationed all across the nation to best serve our widespread customer base.

Product Overview Verity Solutions strives to provide best-in-class software, service, and support. Our account managers and support team work closely with covered entities to ensure maximized 340B savings and compliance. Verity offers a host of solution based product offerings designed to help you foster compliance, respond quickly to changing regulations, and maximize your savings. We partner with customers over the long-term to support on-going compliance and audit readiness. In addition, details about your orders and cost savings are always at your fingertips.

From our comprehensive split billing and contract pharmacy software to our audit and compliance services, we have complete 340B solutions that can be tailored to fit your covered entity’s needs.

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Key Business Partners 340B Health, National Rural Health Association, NAVEOS Data Analytics, ESI Healthcare Business Solutions Markets Served Eligible hospitals and clinics inclusive of the following: Disproportionate Share Hospitals, Children’s Hospitals, Cancer Hospitals, Sole Community Hospitals, Rural Referral Centers, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHC’s, FQHC Look-alikes, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantees, Hemophilia Treatment Centers, Tuberculosis Clinics, Black Lung Clinics, Family Planning Clinics, Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics, Urban Indian Clinics, and Native Hawaiian Health Centers.

Trade Shows/Meetings Attended 340B Coalition Winter/Spring Conference — Pinnacle Partner, Spring/Fall Health Connect Partners — Hospital Pharmacy Conference, National Home Infusion Association, Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit, World Congress 340B Summit, National Hemophilia Foundation, Pharmacy Society of WI Annual Meeting, Fall IDN Summit, Minnesota Pharmacists Association, National Rural Health Association — Pipeline Partner, National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, Pharmacy Systems Inc. NW Regional Primary Care Association Fall Primary Conference, California Primary Care Association Fall Conference, Oklahoma Annual Convention and Tradeshow, ASHP, 340B Health Round Tables GPO Affiliations Amerinet (Intalere), Ascension Graphs & Charts

Ordering Information Verity Solutions would like to partner with you to create the right 340B solution for your health system. For more information, please call (800) 581-1378 or email sales@verity340b.com.

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TCGRx is a complete pharmacy solutions provider for inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacies. We stay on the cutting edge of technology by providing products that are efficient, reliable, and patient-safety driven.

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Duane Chudy Founded: 2006 Employees: 90+ Phone: (262) 279-5307 Address: N1671 Powers Lake Road Powers Lake, WI 53159 Website: www.TCGRx.com Email: info@TCGRx.com

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

Product Overview The ATP® Mini enables pharmacies of any size to launch and maintain an adherence program without sacrificing their space, features, and accuracy. ATP Mini is fully scalable while maintaining all of the major benefits of AdherePac™ while providing advanced cost savings and customer satisfaction.

The small footprint of the ATP Mini provides advanced packaging technology for Adherence and Unit Dose packaging. Four pouch sizes allow for more flexibility in providing a solution to any patient population. The ATP Mini's state-of-the-art printing on pouches includes various font sizes and styles, logos and icons for visual recognition and pharmacy branding, and extended barcodes including 2D and Linear.

Additional Product Lines n InspectRx® Mini® InspectRx® Mini enables pharmacies of any size to begin an adherence program without sacrificing their workflow, labor efficiency, and patient safety. Inspect Mini is a high-speed imager that helps facilitate the checking process, with less space than a traditional medication imaging device. The Mini allows a pharmacy to grow as business increases, and afford the staff to spend more time with their customers than manually checking medications.

Markets Served • Hospital — Inpatient • Hospital — Outpatient • Central Fill • Specialty

• Independent Retail • Retail Chain • Long-Term Care • Nutraceuticals

Ordering Information

To learn more about how TCGRx pharmacy automation can improve your patient’s medication outcomes, please contact us at (262) 279-5307 or info@TCGRx.com.

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FFF’s commitment to Guaranteed Channel Integrity™ ensures that products are purchased only from the manufacturer and shipped only to licensed healthcare providers, with additional steps taken to safely store, handle and ship products to ensure patient safety is never compromised. FFF’s proprietary systems - Verified Inventory Program-Consignment (VIPc™) and Lot-Track™, provide verification of this secure channel; BioSupply® online ordering system offers an easy-to-use and convenient platform to order products; and MyFluVaccine™ is a revolutionary vaccination program that has added a new level of safety, convenience and reliability to both healthcare providers and patients.

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Company Background

FFF Enterprises was founded on our commitment to Guaranteed Channel Integrity™, our pledge to purchase product directly from the manufacturer, and ship only to a licensed healthcare professional.

With a perfect safety track record of counterfeit-free product distribution since 1988, FFF continues to set the standard for patient safety, product efficacy, and fair pricing for the critical-care products that improve the quality of life for the patients we serve. Our mission of Helping Healthcare Care® is the benchmark by which we measure all our actions.

We consider this not just the FFF way, but the only way.

Product Overview

FFF Enterprises is the largest and most trusted specialty distributor of flu vaccines, plasma products, adult and pediatric vaccines, biosimilars, and other specialty biopharmaceuticals and pharmaceuticals. Our customers, who include hospitals, physician practices, homecare companies, and other healthcare providers, receive products through an interactive allocation process. Additionally, we have the technology and equipment to place pharmaceuticals on-site at providers’ offices under our consignment program, which enables providers to keep products readily available for their patients’ needs. Our strength is to build communities with patients and physicians by providing information regarding disease states and healthcare trends through our award-winning publications and other media.

Guaranteed Channel Integrity™

FFF’s commitment to Guaranteed Channel Integrity™ ensures that products are purchased only from the manufacturer and shipped only to licensed healthcare providers, with additional steps taken to safely store, handle, and ship products to ensure patient safety is never compromised.

Verified Inventory Program-Consignment (VIPc ) ™

Verified Inventory Program-Consignment (VIPc™) is a product consignment program featuring specially equipped systems that continuously monitor critical-care product inventory and replenish products as they are used. Offering time and cost-savings among other benefits, VIPc streamlines inventory management so that you can worry less about inventory and spend more time on patient care.

Through MyFluVaccine™ our revolutionary online vaccine ordering platform, we provide advantages that our competitors simply cannot match: 1.) CHOICE: comprehensive all-products portfolio from the industry’s top manufacturers, 2.) CONVENIENCE: pick your preferred delivery dates, and 3.) SAFETY: Guaranteed Channel Integrity™ ensures a safe supply. With MyFluVaccine, you can take control and manage your flu inventory with ease by selecting multiple presentations from multiple manufacturers, thus mitigating the inherent risks associated with purchasing flu vaccine.

BioSupply®

BioSupply® online ordering system makes ordering your products easy, fast, and convenient. This easy-to-use demand-based product distribution platform is your online portal for ordering FFF’s full portfolio of criticalcare biopharmaceuticals, including: • Adult Vaccines • Albumin • Ancillaries • Antithrombin • BioSurgical • Coagulation

• Hyperimmune Globulin • Influenza Vaccines • Immune Globulins • Pharmaceuticals • Pediatric Vaccines

Lot-Track®

Lot-Track® service tracks products by lot number and provides recall notification within four hours directly to those affected. Lot-Track electronically captures and permanently stores each product lot number, matched to customer information, for every vial of criticalcare product we supply. Our Lot-Track team monitors manufacturer and FDA information sources for important product safety or recall notices. In the event of an FDA or manufacturer initiated recall, LotTrack searches for the affected lot numbers, retrieves the customer data, and begins automatic notification, immediately upon receipt of a recall announcement.

Ordering Information

n Place an Order Through our Wow! Customer Care Team P: (800) 843-7477 | Emergency Ordering Available 24/7/365 F: (800) 418-4333 E: customerservice@fffenterprises.com

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Preceptor Recognitions

The faculty and staff of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy would like to extend a hearty congratulations to the following alumni and faculty members who were selected by the Class of 2017 for a Preceptor Excellence Award in recognition of their commitment to our APPE students and to the profession.

Dr. Max Weiler, Class of 2014 CVS Pharmacy inside Target

Dr. Trevor Beal, Class of 2012 Walgreens

Community Pharmacy Practice

Alternative Practice

Dr. Andrea Wooley Centreville Health Center

Dr. Miranda Wilhelm Schnucks Pharmacy

Faculty Award

Capstone Mentor Award

If you are interested in becoming a preceptor for SIUE School of Pharmacy, please call us at (618) 650-5126 or email eeoffice@siue.edu

Congratulations APPE Preceptor of the Year, Roger Nutt!

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy is proud to name Roger Nutt “Preceptor of the Year” for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Roger has had a huge impact on the future of our students. Not only does he go above and beyond as a preceptor and teacher, he genuinely enjoys being a part of it all. Not to mention the students think so much of him as they voted for him to win our Preceptor of the Year award for 2017. Roger also volunteers his time for the experiential’s High Honors Award Program.

Roger has served as a preceptor since the initiation of the program for fourth year students. He says he has always enjoyed this aspect of his job, taking pride in teaching the next generation of pharmacists. The way he sees it, he learns just as much from the students as they learn from him. He is able to bestow knowledge from years of experience in the management of community and hospital pharmacy and the students Roger Nutt keep him on his toes in all the new medications coming down the pipeline and the ever changing practices of pharmacy. Teaching the pharmacists of tomorrow is not a responsibility that Roger takes lightly and this is made obvious by his passion and dedication to precepting!

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Preceptor Recognitions

Manchester University would like to congratulate Jaymee Gaspar, 2017 APPE Preceptor of the Year!

Excerpts from Jaymee’s student nomination include: “Jaymee wasn’t only a great preceptor, but also a great mentor. Her commitment to teaching/mentoring, empowered me to do more and build myself in a pharmacy setting that I wasn’t confident with. Jaymee built my confidence in ambulatory care by letting me sit in her seat on the first day to see patients. You rarely see any preceptor who could trust a student from the first day by letting them do their job, but Jaymee did.

Jaymee strived to utilize every available opportunity she got to teach me, even if it was during a patient appointment. Her teaching technique is to let a student practice pharmacy while she is there to guide them. Jaymee always had questions for me about each patient. She cared about my therapy decisions and corrected me when I was wrong by asking me to look it up. After I come back with an answer, she will spend more time discussing it with me. Jaymee was available to help me whenever I had a question during my rotation hours or after. Because of these efforts, Jaymee has earned not only the preceptor of the year award, but also the respect and gratitude of those for whom and with whom she served, her students, her patients and her peers at the VA clinic.”

Recipients receive a trophy and an 18-month membership to the Indiana Pharmacists Alliance.

Their names are also added to a plaque displayed in the Experiential Education office.

We would like to thank all of our preceptors for their hard work and dedication to our students.

We appreciate you!

Thank you to our Preceptor of the Year Mallory Sherwood, PharmD Pharmacist, Portsmouth Regional Hospital

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

Pictured left to right: Dr. Sharon Cross (Class of 2017) and Dr. Mallory Sherwood

“Dr. Sherwood consistently pushed me to think on my feet and apply my knowledge in an acute care setting. She gave me real-time feedback after every patient encounter so that I could improve my skills as a future pharmacist.

After finishing five out of my six rotations, I can confidently say that I learned more than I could have imagined with Dr. Sherwood and I feel very fortunate to have had this rotation and her as a preceptor.”

MCPHS Congratulates the 2017 Preceptors of the Year!

Anna Santoro, PharmD • Cathy Simonian, PharmD Rachel McGarty, PharmD • Joel Itzkowitz, BS Pharm Stephen Seigler, BS Pharm (Award accepted on Stephen’s behalf by Joshua Maher, PharmD)

The College of Pharmacy is fortunate to have affiliations with many impressive Institutional Healthcare Systems in the Chicagoland area. These sites offer outstanding Hospital and Acute Care Medicine Rotations for our Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) students.

Dr. Kuntal Patel, Sinai Health System - 2017 APPE Preceptor of the Year This preceptor was described by his students as, “passionate about teaching, even in a high-stress environment.” His talent for encouraging the students to be more confident and his patience with students was also noted. The students all echoed what an excellent teacher he is, and they appreciate his teaching style, which includes drawing images for increased comprehension and asking questions on key concepts about medications and disease states throughout the day to ensure retention. This preceptor is very special to Roosevelt College of Pharmacy, as he is a member of our 2014 Inaugural Class, and the first alumnus to receive a Preceptor of the Year Award from us. Students repeatedly refer to him as a true mentor. We are extremely appreciative of what he has given back to Roosevelt College of Pharmacy.

The Mission of Roosevelt College of Pharmacy is to embrace a patient centered approach to learning that will produce graduates who are competent, committed and compassionate. The Office of Experiential Education partners with an outstanding group of clinical faculty who precept our APPE students on their various rotations, and ensure that the College of Pharmacy is living this mission.

Dr. Kelli Covington - 2017 APPE Faculty Preceptor of the Year Students have acknowledged her as an amazing preceptor and mentor. Her constant support of students in their endeavors to obtain a residency can be summarized in one student’s statement, “she has gone above and beyond to help me achieve my dream.” This faculty member is an extraordinary role model and her compassion for her patients and the students that she precepts is evident by the following student statement. “I hope that one day I can advocate for patients with the kindness and compassion that she displays every day. Not only does she care about her patients, she cares about her students as well.”

If you are a pharmacist interested in becoming a RUCOP preceptor for introductory and advanced experiential education, please contact:

If you are interested in joining the UNE team as a preceptor, please contact the Office of Experiential Education at (207)221-4500 or preceptorinfo@une.edu

Joan Hardman, BPharm, RPh | Assistant Dean of Experiential Education (847) 330-4508 | jhardman02@roosevelt.edu | www.roosevelt.edu/pharmacy

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ISO-MED, Inc. — Creating ISOlutions for Your Cleanroom Your one-stop-shop for all your USP <797> and USP <800> needs.

President:

Davie Lowrie Founded: 2010 Toll-Free Phone: (800) 797-1405 Fax: (951) 547-1681 Address: 1275 Graphite Drive Corona, CA 92881 Website: www.iso-med.com

Company Background ISO-MED, Inc., a medical supply distributor, was formed to supply quality products for pharmacy cleanrooms and other medical industries in the United States. You will find ISO-MED as your one-stop-shop for all your USP <797> and USP <800> needs.

Product Overview ISO-MED's brand of products are manufactured at the highest quality levels and meet or exceed USP <797> and USP <800> standards for labs, compounding pharmacies, homecare, and more. ISO-MED provides an unparalleled level of service and convenience, and as a result, we offer a unique opportunity to provide top-quality products, responsive customer service, and highly cost effective purchasing options for all of our valued customers!

Additional Product Lines • Pharmacy Labels • Akro-Mils Storage Bins • Pill Crushers and Splitters • Tamper Evident Locks and Tape • Safety Containers • Skin and Wound Care • Unit Dose Packaging Markets Served • Hospitals • Compounding • Infusion • Retail Ordering Information

Contact us by phone at (800) 797-1405 or email sales@iso-med.com for additional information.

ISO-MED, an industry leader for all of your USP <800> needs, provides an unparalleled level of service and convenience for all medical industries. Whether it’s for the pharmacy cleanroom environment, laboratory, or homecare, ISO-MED is known for developing and distributing products that meet or exceed USP <800> compliance. We offer a unique opportunity to provide topquality products and are driven to help healthcare organizations save money. n Our USP <800> Compliant, Innovative Products Include: • Sterile Chemo Prep-Mats • Sterile and Non-Sterile Chemo Gloves • Wipes • Sterile Alcohol • Apparel (Both Sterile and Non-Sterile) for Compounding Hazardous Drugs • Chemo Technique Testing Kits • USP <800> Compliance Wipe Kits

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Unit Dose Done Right

Unit Do se Bar Cod , ing, Pharma cy & Nursing Supply Experts !

• Ultraviolet Inhibitant • Moisture Resistant • Reduces Cross Contamination • Ideal for Meds Covered by USP 800 • Tamper-Evident • Cold Seal • 6 and 12-month Beyond-Use Dating • 1-D and 2-D Bar Coding • Flexible Label and Report Formatting • Multiple Sizes to Fit Your Meds and Storage Needs

Simple. Reliable.

800.523.8966

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Medi-Dose, Inc./EPS, Inc. Delivers Bar Coding, Packaging, and Labeling Pharmacy Solutions Improve your Solid Oral Unit Dose needs with our comprehensive Bar Coding, Packaging, and Labeling Solutions — designed by healthcare professionals, for healthcare professionals.

President:

Robert Braverman

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

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

Company Background Medi-Dose/EPS was founded in 1971 when Milton Braverman, a former pharmaceutical company territory manager, saw the need for inexpensive, manual unit dose packaging 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. Comprehensive bar coding and labeling identification is accomplished using our innovative MILT 4 software. Because of the continued success of the MediDose 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, as well as a full line of supplies and disposable products designed specifically for the pharmacy and health care professional.

Product Overview Medi-Dose provides Tamper-Evidence as well as UV and Moisture Resistance for one-year beyond-use dating. Our MILT® 4 software maintains packaging logs and lets you design and print your Lid-Label® Covers with color, bar codes, tall man lettering, and graphics. You can format the labels any way you want, directly from your own computer and printer!

Features & Options

n Packaging and Labeling Solutions

• Simple to use — no extensive training needed.

• 1-D and 2-D bar coding — including NDC, lot numbers, and expiration dating.

• Ideal for hazardous medications and USP 800 drugs.

• Tall Man Lettering and dynamic formatting options.

• Built-in NDC lookup database and extensive image library.

• Packaging logs and error reporting.

• Six-month and one-year beyond-use dating.

• UV and moisture resistance.

• Tamper-Evidence.

• 13 styles of blisters to accommodate virtually all meds.

• No machinery or space requirements.

• Inexpensive — no capital outlay required.

Product Specifications

n Accompanying Labeling Software

• MILT 4 • MILT 3.0 • MILT 2.6 • Medi-Dose 2000

Trade Shows/Meetings Attended ASHP Midyear, ASHP Summer, Joint Forces Pharmacy Seminar, National Pharmacy Purchasing Association, EAHP, and various state and regional pharmacy conferences.

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

Medi-Dose works well in any pharmacy operation and can be used with all classifications of drugs (chemo meds, meds covered

by USP 800, compounded drugs, controlled substances, etc.).

It’s affordably priced for all pharmacy budgets. For the best in manual unit dose packaging, check out Medi-Dose!

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CASE STUDY Follett Upright Medical-Grade Refrigerators Cabinet-wide temperature consistency is a game-changer for critical pharmaceutical cold storage needs.

John Bury, Pharm.D., BCPS, MBA Director of Pharmacy Residency Program Director

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~ Oklahoma State University Medical Center

Another big benefit: Even when you are using the units continuously and going in and out, they are able to get back to temperature right away.”

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PRIMARY INTENDED OUTCOME(S) Extreme temperatures and temperature changes can have negative effects on pharmaceutical products that range from reduced efficacy to toxicity, rendering the drugs unusable. Of particular concern to hospital pharmacy managers is the degradation of high-cost chemotherapeutics, biologics, and factor products.

Pharmacy managers have long relied on refrigerators to safely store temperaturesensitive medications. But even dedicated refrigeration units require vigilant monitoring, since swings in temperature can result from opening a door too frequently or for too long, and because different shelves in a particular unit may vary in degrees.

To answer the need for stable, reliable, and uniform temperature control, Follett, a leader in medical-grade refrigeration, has developed high-performance, plenumcooled upright units designed specifically for pharmacy use.

THE CHALLENGE Oklahoma State University Medical Center (OSUMC) is a 195-bed teaching hospital located in downtown Tulsa. When John Bury, Pharm.D., stepped into the OSUMC Director of Pharmacy role in 2014, the refrigeration equipment he inherited was functional, but clearly older.

“The units had been there probably 25 years or more. They were solid, but then one gave out,” Bury recalled. “I knew we could manage being down one refrigerator, but if we were to lose another — well, you’re talking about a lot of high-dollar items subject to loss.”

CASE STUDY VACCINES FOR CHILDREN (VFC) In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued vaccine storage requirements to ensure that the low- or no-cost vaccines provided through the federally funded Vaccines for Children (VFC) program are properly managed and stored.

In 2012, the CDC issued additional guidance regarding all vaccine handling and storage.

The Oklahoma State University Medical Center is proud to be a VFC provider.

Follett helps them easily comply with the requirements.

“One of the reasons we chose the medicalgrade units is our involvement in VFC,” said pharmacy director John Bury. “They have certain requirements for storage including continuous temperature monitoring.”

Follett refrigerators meet and exceed the CDC’s stipulations for participation in the program, including the use of: • Stand-alone, dedicated vaccine-only refrigerators and freezers • Temperature measurement with an accuracy of ± 1 °F (± 0.5 °C) • Option for a detachable ISO 17025 calibrated product temperature probe with certificate of calibration testing Constant internal monitoring records can be downloaded, and detailed data logs are automatically compiled for easy reference by date and time, making compliance with any regulatory standards a zero-effort endeavor.

THE DECISION Bury thoroughly researched the available options on the market — as well as the practical matter of upkeep. “Early on, when we were doing the analysis, I talked to our maintenance group. They would be the ones servicing the units,” he said, “and Follett came up very high on their list.”

Other departments in the hospital had previously adopted Follett refrigerators.

The OSUMC maintenance team, familiar with the brand, cited the ease of working on the units and their known longevity. A key feature that set Follett apart from a maintenance standpoint is the ability to remove the entire top-mounted refrigeration module for routine service or repair. This design allows a replacement module to be easily installed if needed, essentially eliminating unit downtime.

THE RESULTS Beyond the maintenance and reliability plusses, choosing Follett resulted in notable upgrades to features that benefit the pharmacy every day.

Perhaps the most powerful advantage of the Follett units is their superior ability to maintain consistent and precise temperature control. “One of the things you notice looking at the older logs with staff tracking temperatures two times a day, is that you can see fluctuations,” Bury said. “With the Follett products, there is very little fluctuation.”

Temperature recovery is another strong advantage, particularly for a busy pharmacy department. “On the old units, you would grab your items and the unit would start to alarm because of temperature drop, and it would only slowly recover,” Bury said.

“If I’m in the fridge now, and I’m batching, I don't worry as much about temperature fluctuations as I know the unit is quick to recover.”

This caliber of temperature consistency and recovery doesn’t happen by accident.

Follett upright refrigerators and freezers feature the industry’s most advanced airflow design, utilizing unique plenums that deliver cold air directly to each storage level.

Multiple pathways for cool air ensure consistent temperature throughout the unit, regardless of loaded shelves, drawers, and large or odd-sized packaging.

Follett’s unique design places the cooling system external to the cabinet. Cooled air is distributed simultaneously to multiple levels and locations throughout the unit, as opposed to being pumped in via one primary entry point and reliance on dissipation.

This comprehensive delivery of cool air to every point within the unit removes any concerns about temperature consistency, leaving more focus for other tasks.

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CASE STUDY THE PLENUM AIRFLOW DIFFERENCE Cold-air pathways located throughout Follett refrigerators deliver superior temperature performance by: • Eliminating the need to carefully load product to protect air circulation • Increasing true storage by eliminating hanging evaporator designs • Holding ±1 C (±1.8 F) temperature at all levels in the cabinet

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Now, the temperature that the unit is set for is the temperature throughout the cabinet.

I’m able to trust my equipment.”

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"The temperature that [the Follett unit] says it is, is the temperature throughout the whole machine,” Bury said. “This offers peace of mind more than anything. When [a refrigeration unit] is working like it should, it just makes your life so much easier.

When you have a system that doesn’t work, you have to spend a lot of time trying to mitigate fluctuations.”

Other Follett features include modern technological functionality. Intuitive, full-color, 7-inch touchscreens allow users easy access to programmable tools and settings, such as temperature alarming. Some Follett units also offer WiFi connectivity, which allows for easy remote monitoring. The 24/7 visibility of temperature excursions gives pharmacy managers the ability to make any necessary corrections before sensitive inventory is affected.

THE CONCLUSION OSUMC ended up replacing all of their pharmacy-dedicated refrigerators, including three upright 25-cubic-foot units and 19 smaller units. “All of the units that store medications in our hospital are now medical-grade,” Bury said, “and, specifically, they are all Follett units.”

New practice and quality standards for handling hazardous drugs in healthcare settings, known as USP 800, are slated for official implementation on December 1, 2019.

These standards require dedicated storage for hazardous medications in order to promote patient safety, worker safety, and environmental protection. “We don’t do a ton of chemo, but enough to need a stock on hand,” Bury said. OSUMC now has a 5-cubic-foot undercounter Follett unit on site, already addressing the new requirement for secure, separate storage.

The medical center is also participating in beta testing of Follett’s newest double-door refrigerators. The double-door units are larger, providing more flexibility for storing expanded inventory without sacrificing efficiency. The plenum airflow feature is just as reliable in the larger units. “Even though the double-door unit is bigger, it’s still excellent at maintaining consistent temperatures,” Bury said.

Temperature consistency on every level

New Double door models follettice.com/double

Ever see shelves loaded heavily or unevenly? Blocked airflow in other manufacturers’ refrigerators and freezers could leave areas out-of-temperature.

Protect your valuable temperature-critical items with Follett’s industry-exclusive plenum air delivery system, which distributes air evenly at every level to keep the entire cabinet in-temperature.

See our full line at follettice.com/upright or call 800.523.9361 for more information

H+H SYSTEM

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H+H STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION CARTS

H+H WORKTABLES AND WORKSTATIONS

H+H DRUG & DISPOSABLES STORAGE

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H+H System, Inc. Brings Standardization, Security, and Control to Your Facility Organization systems for carts, shelving, refrigeration, and bulk storage help manage stock levels and support your lean management initiative.

General Manager: Mitch Bernett Toll-Free Phone:

(800) 477-2123 Phone: (412) 922-4437 Fax: (800) 477-9364 Address: 760 Beechnut Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Website: www.hhsystem.com/en_us

Company Background

H+H System, Inc. has been providing the healthcare industry with storage solutions in the United States for over 20 years. Our products are now distributed in more than 50 countries either directly or via our partners. H+H System is now used by a large range of people from the healthcare sector to shop fitters of all types of businesses. We work with pharmacy, anesthesia, operation, and emergency room personnel to ensure they have the specific storage solution they require. The original concept of flexible storage dividers has now been incorporated in our shelving, FlexModul, and FlexShelf product lines.

Product Overview

Our family of H+H System products organize your inventory and help with workflow efficiency. Flexible storage systems can be adapted to changing inventory needs. Labeling options are available to help with inventory counts and product expirations. The H+H System brings the standardization, security, and control that the joint commission expects!

The H+H System offers shelving organization for pharmacy stock, (movable) shelves, nursing stock, bulk storage, and unit dose storage.

Sliding dividers provide a place for everything and keep everything in its place. Dividers and attached label holders slide into position along with stock. Compact storage assures instant recognition of missing items and guarantees: • Clear visibility, easy access, and better security.

• Increased efficiency of inventory and restocking.

• Improved accuracy and reduce the risk of med errors.

Additional Product Lines

n Picking Stations and Work Stations Picking stations organize and simplify the restocking of drugs for your exchange trays. By having the storage of items (both small dosages and bulk) in close proximity to the work surface, increased efficiency is achieved. Different height trays with customizable divider configurations allow the picking station to fit your specific needs. Our work stations, with an IT Configuration or work top, are ideal compliments for your scanning stations.

n Exchange Trays H+H System exchange trays give hospital personnel the ability to standardize their medication storage in all medical carts and drawers. Standard heights include 1⅜", 2 5⁄16", 4", and 5". Standard size trays are available, but custom sizes can be produced for any quantities. Flexible dividers on the inside of the tray allow the end user to compartmentalize the tray based on their needs. If the need for more storage space arises for a particular item, just slide the divider and a larger storage compartment is now created. Trays can be produced in different colors, which allow it to be quickly identified for different hospital departments. n FlexModul The FlexModul product line is designed to give the user ideal storage for bulk goods. Our side panels can be mounted inside an existing casework and allows the trays to be hinged 10 or 30 degrees for viewing while still being stored horizontally. This allows for the storage to be optimized in the existing space. Trays are available in 2", 4", and 8" heights in either gray ABS plastic or clear polycarbonate plastic. FlexModul dividers can be added to the inside of trays to further divide the space. Labeling options are also available so the items are easily and quickly identified. n FlexShelf FlexShelf is an expandable open rack storage system that allows for products to be stored in a viewable manner. When accompanied with the FlexModul trays, the system can be adjusted as your storage needs change. Accessories such as fixed shelves, pull-out shelves, pull-out drawers, and solid worktops allow for numerous configurations and the perfect solution for any need. Additional storage columns can be added at any time, as needed. For a mobile storage option, castors can be used instead of the adjustable leveling feet. This can be used as a distribution cart when restocking exchange trays on your medical carts.

Upcoming Trade Shows

• 2017 American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Midyear Meeting & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, Booth #2227

• 2018 Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Surgical Conference & Expo, New Orleans, LA, Booth #3539

• 2018 Association for Healthcare Resource & Material Management AHRMM18, Chicago, IL, Booth #400

Ordering Information

Please contact H+H System by calling (800) 477-2123 or by emailing our sales department at salesus@hhsystem.com. Inquiries can also be faxed to (800) 477-9364.

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Pharmaceutical Inventory Experts:

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Why Outsource Your Inventory Needs?

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Teams of experts conduct the inventory within a few hours.

Teams conduct inventories daily-not annually.

Minimal interruption to the pharmacy staff and operation.

Teams work seamlessly around the pharmacy staff ensuring that the “snapshot” is a true representation of the inventory on-hand.

Eliminate the need for overtime or coordination of staffing to accommodate inventory.

Expert valuation and pricing of the inventory by an independent party.

Competent inventory specialist that can work with finance and/or external audit firm to validate the inventory.

Collaboration with the pharmacy to provide an accurate report in a timely manner.

To learn more about Capital Inventory and how we can help you with our inventory services please contact 1-800-345-0849 or Info@capitalinventory.com.

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Capital Inventory is Your Health System Pharmaceutical Inventory Experts The nation’s leader in pharmaceutical inventory service providing inventory data that is accurate and dependable.

Founder:

William Straub Sr. President: Duran Dunn Founded: 1979 Employees: 75 Toll-Free Phone: (800) 345-0849 Phone: (770) 928-7202 Fax: (770) 928-2287 Address: 9725 Main Street Woodstock, GA 30188 Website: www.Capitalinventory.com

Company Background

Capital Inventory, Inc. was founded by William Straub Sr. during the late 1970’s in Alexandria, VA. The company relocated to Georgia in the early 1980’s and serves the entire nation, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands from our office in the Atlanta, GA area.

Capital Inventory, Inc. has been in business for over 38 years, providing service to thousands of hospitals, university medical centers, regional medical centers, and health systems. Capital Inventory exclusively services hospital, outpatient, and infusion pharmacies. Our inventory experts are in pharmacies daily and year round. Employees of Capital Inventory are employed full-time and receive complete benefit packages.

Employees undergo extensive and continuing education including pharmacy practices, drug information, HIPAA regulations, and blood borne pathogen. Feel confident and secure as all of Capital Inventory’s employees undergo an extensive background check including felony, misdemeanor, and sex offender. Employees are 12 panel drug tested regularly and at a minimum of twice a year. All testing is conducted by third party specialty companies. Additionally, employees are required to be current with all vaccinations including yearly Influenza and TB testing.

Product Overview

Our people are the difference. Our teams speak “NDC fluently”, are CPhT’s and understand the dynamics of pharmacy operations.

The physical inventory process is seamless and unobtrusive as team leaders strategically place the team in locations throughout the pharmacy to ensure accuracy and efficiency. Before completion of an inventory service, our teams actively work with finance and/or independent auditors while on-site to validate the accuracy of the inventory data collected. Beyond the physical inventory, the data is then received, analyzed, and formatted into a report that includes all pertinent information to allow for accurate and precise analysis of the inventory data. Let our team of experts provide your next inventory valuation with precision, accuracy, and confidence.

Now is the time to get to know Capital Inventory, Inc. The following will briefly explain our procedures and service capabilities. n What to Expect On Inventory Day Upon arrival the Capital Inventory team will be introduced to the pharmacy and staff. Our team leader and a pharmacy representative will map the pharmacy and its respective areas.

Team members are then assigned to the designated areas and proceed entering each NDC number and QTY into a hand-held data gathering computer.

Once all areas are completed, the raw inventory data is then transmitted to an independent team for review and analysis. n What to Expect Post Inventory Day Items will be priced according to GPO/ Wholesaler Cost Data and Direct Purchase/ Secondary Wholesaler Cost Data. Upon review the data will be adjusted, compiled, and valuated.

Finally, the inventory data will be delivered electronically as an Excel file. n What to Expect After Receipt of Inventory Data If it is identified that adjustments are needed we have an easy step-by-step way to apply the indicated changes. When submitted the adjustments can be made and returned within 24-48 hours. Unlike other companies that do not allow adjustment to the inventory data we will make adjustments to the data as requested to ensure the final value is a true representation of the on-hand inventory.

GPO Affiliations • Premier • Vizient • Amerinet

• MHA • ROi • The Resource Group

• Health Trust

Ordering Information

To learn more about Capital Inventory and how we can help you with our inventory services please contact us at (800) 345-0849 or Customerservice@capitalinventory.com.

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Bacterial Endotoxin Testing USP Chapter <85> Compliant Associates of Cape Cod, Incorporated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Product Overview Associates of Cape Cod, Inc., (ACC) is pleased to introduce Pyrosate®, a new FDA licensed version of our rapid endotoxin detection kit. Pyrosate is well suited for performing endotoxin assays in full compliance with the Bacterial Endotoxins Test, USP chapter <85>. Pyrosate has been developed as an easy-touse Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) gel-clot test that enables rapid testing and does not require special laboratory supplies.

The easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrated instructions allow the user to set up assays within minutes.

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

Performing the Test

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

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

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

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

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

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We’re in it to win it.

He had a heart condition, his medication was delivered accurately, now he’s back on the team!

This win was made possible by ARxIUM and the pharmacy teams we support. For end - to - end solutions; improving patient safety; for managing inventory and workflow; and for enhancing operational performance, we’ll keep you, and your patients in the game.

Learn how ARxIUM can deliver measurable value today.

888.537.3102 ARxIUM.com info@ARxIUM.com

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ARxIUM – The Leader in Innovative Pharmacy Solutions ARxIUM delivers best-in-class technology and unparalleled expertise, focused on helping pharmacies of all sizes improve safety, productivity, and efficiency. We provide scalable, comprehensive pharmacy solutions for every segment of the pharmacy market.

President & CEO: Dr. Niels Erik Hansen Founded: 2015

Employees: 200+ Toll-Free Phone: Phone: Address: Website: Email:

(888) 537-3102 (847) 808-2600 1400 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 www.ARxIUM.com info@ARxIUM.com

Company Background

ARxIUM was formed in 2015 when Intelligent Hospital Systems, Inc. acquired AutoMed Technologies, Inc., creating the most integrated pharmacy solutions company in the industry. Both companies were recognized as leaders in pharmacy technology, offering numerous bestin-category products and software solutions. By integrating the two companies’ products, resources, and expertise into a seamless offering, ARxIUM provides customers in all pharmacy environments the broadest range of pharmacy technology available, helping to improve patient safety and workflow efficiency, and lowering operating cost.

With customers, distributors, and partners around the world, ARxIUM has a global presence with international headquarters in both Canada and the United States.

Product Overview

n RIVA™ RIVA, a fully-automated IV compounding system, allows hospital pharmacies to compound aseptic preparations in a United States Pharmacopeia USP <797> compliant environment while outputting admixtures in either syringes or bags. The automation of repetitive and complex tasks reduces the incidence of errors and contamination.

RIVA can prepare both chemotherapeutic and non-chemotherapeutic doses.

Whether your main focus is to improve the safety of IV admixtures, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of pharmacy operations, or meet regulatory compliance, RIVA addresses your unique concerns and challenges.

Features & Options

n Safety RIVA enhances the care of patients and health of your pharmacy team by improving the safety and accuracy of IV admixture compounding.

By using state-of-the-art safety features and practices, detailed electronic auditing, and integration to current hospital systems, RIVA ensures that hazardous and non-hazardous doses are accurate for pediatric, neonatal, and adult patients.

n Efficiency and Effectiveness RIVA will save your pharmacy money and allow you to redeploy work resources by integrating into your pharmacy, completing orders rapidly, reducing drug and consumable waste, and lowering the need for prefilled admixtures. n Regulatory Compliance RIVA is designed to meet USP <797>, NIOSH, OSHA, and other regulatory requirements. In addition, RIVA provides a complete electronic audit trail of all prepared doses.

Additional Product Lines

n OptiFill™: Custom-designed for virtually any market, including mail

order, central fill, government, specialty, corrections, hospitals, and more, OptiFill can manage every aspect of your physical fulfillment process, from host system hand off to order delivery. But more than that, it employs advanced validation and digital imaging processes that help ensure every patient receives the right medication, at the right time — every time. So whether you want to process 1,000 or 100,000 prescriptions per day, ARxIUM can design a custom high volume solution for you.

n RxWorks™ Pro: RxWorks Pro software allows the health system pharmacy to implement a system of integrated tools to manage the business of the pharmacy and automate inventory functions. Whether the pharmacy uses a primary supplier or many suppliers, RxWorks Pro helps automate the purchasing, receiving, and invoicing processes to maintain accurate, real-time inventory and help buyers make informed, data-driven decisions. n MedSelect™ Flex: MedSelect Flex, the cornerstone of the ARxIUM

automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) solution line, offers hospitals and long-term care pharmacy providers a modular and scalable solution that helps reduce medication errors, control costs, comply with regulatory agencies, and increase staff productivity. This is accomplished through multiple levels of security, best-in-class data storage, robust reporting capabilities, true unit dose dispensing, and single item access capabilities.

n FastPak™ Elite: FastPak Elite, a versatile oral-solid medication pouch

packaging system that provides modular configurations and limitless formulary capabilities. The system’s utilization of smart canisters, which can be placed anywhere in the device, enables pharmacies to automate every aspect of oral-solid medication packaging. The dynamic bag sizing function selects correct pouch sizes based on the contents being packaged and results in significant savings on consumables. Innovative printing capabilities allow for the inclusion of graphics and specific dosing instructions for improved patient safety and compliance.

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IACP Educational Conference

January 24 - 27, 2018 Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach Fort Lauderdale, FL www.iacprx.org/page/CCEduCon2018

ECRM Specialty Pharmacy EPPS

February 11 - 13, 2018 Hilton Houston Post Oak Houston, TX ecrm.marketgate.com/Events

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February 22 - 24, 2018 Orlando Convention Center Orlando, FL www.pdsconference.com/2018

American College of Apothecaries: ACE Annual Conference & Expo 2018 February 28 - March 3, 2018 El Conquistador, A Waldorf Astoria Resort Puerto Rico www.acainfo.org/ace

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Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit

April 29 - May 2, 2018 Wynn & Encore Las Vegas, NV www.asembiasummit.com

Veterinary Pharmacy Conference May 31 - June 2, 2018 Jackson, WY www.vetmeds.org/vpc

ASHP Summer Meeting June 2 - 6, 2018 Denver Convention Center Denver, CO www.ashp.org

ECRM Hospital and Alternate Site Pharmacy EPPS

June 19 - 21, 2018 Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Tampa, FL www.ecrm.marketgate.com/ Events

IACP Annual Compounders on Capitol Hill

June 23 - 26, 2018 Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel Washington, DC www.iacprx.org/page/CCH2017Home

McKesson ideaShare

July 8 - 12, 2018 Las Vegas, NV www.mckessonideashare.com

2018 TPA Conference & Expo

July 13 - 15, 2018 The Woodlands Waterway Marriott The Woodlands, TX www.texaspharmacy.org

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IGNITE TRANSFORMATION in pharmacy practice Swisslog Healthcare and Talyst solutions change the way you work – transforming your pharmacy operations. · · · ·

Streamlining your workflows to improve efficiency Empowering pharmacy through advanced health system data analytics Advancing your ability to deliver quality care and enhanced patient safety And improving patient outcomes with fully integrated automation

Our unmatched portfolio of inpatient pharmacy, transport automation and mobile robotic solutions transition your focus from dispensing to patient care.

Swisslog Healthcare—working together to transform pharmacy practice so you can deliver your best performance.

Spark your transformation at swisslog.com/ignite Experience transformation—contact Swisslog Healthcare at healthcare.us@swisslog.com for more information.

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Swisslog Healthcare and Talyst Medication Supply Chain Management Solutions Ignite Transformation in Pharmacy Practice Unmatched portfolio of inpatient pharmacy, transport automation, and mobile robotic solutions streamline workflows and advance patientcentered care.

CEO:

Stephan Sonderegger Founded: 1915 (U.S.) Employees: 1,000+ Toll-Free Phone: (800) 396-9666 Phone: (303) 373-7800 Fax: (303) 307-3800 Address: 10825 E 47th Avenue Denver, CO 80239 Website: www.swisslog.com/healthcare

Company Background

Leading change for better care, Swisslog Healthcare delivers customer value by improving workflows and reducing the time clinicians spend doing routine and repetitive tasks — giving them more time to care for their patients. Our history is rich with technology firsts, from the first pneumatic tube system installed in a hospital to the first integrated system for automated packaging, labeling, storing, and dispensing of unit-dose medications and many others. Together with Talyst, Swisslog Healthcare is a market leader for automated material transport and pharmacy automation solutions in health systems, leading transformations through automation technology advancements across the globe.

Product Overview

Swisslog Healthcare and Talyst drive process improvement and chainof-custody through medication management automation, bedside medication management automation, automated material handling, and customer service solutions throughout healthcare systems.

We offer integrated solutions from a single source — from consulting to design, implementation, and lifetime customer service. Behind our success are 1,000 employees worldwide, supporting over 3,000 customers in more than 20 countries.

Features & Options

Swisslog Healthcare and Talyst provide integrated services and solutions across the continuum of care, giving you the visibility, certainty, and security to improve the patient experience. Key solutions include: • AutoCarousel® Automated Pharmacy Carousel Storage System — award-winning, heavy-duty secure medication storage. It enables comprehensive, accurate tracking, and control of all stored items.

• AutoPharm® and Pharmacy Manager Pharmacy Management Software — enterprise-wide medication management across the health system to provide greater inventory control, enhanced workflow efficiency, and improved patient safety.

• AutoSecure® and AutoSecure Mini Cabinets provide secured medication management, according to your storage requirements, with seamless integration with AutoPharm Pharmacy Management Software.

• AutoStore® Automated Storage and Picking System — optimizes material movement for med-surg supplies, supporting storage and retrieval, and expediting order fulfillment for consolidated service centers supporting multiple locations within a hospital system.

• BoxPicker™ Automated Pharmacy Storage System — expedites medication picking through fully automated, modular, high-density storage and retrieval. Multiple workstations improve workflow.

Options support storage of ambient, refrigerated, and narcotic medications in a single system.

• InSite® In-Facility Medication Packaging and Delivery System — enables secure, on-demand and in-facility packaging to support short-cycle dispensing and eliminate waste in alternate-site pharmacies.

• PillPick® Automated Packaging and Dispensing System — automates medication packaging, storage, and retrieval in a fully integrated unit-dose packaging system. Part of an end-to-end medication management portfolio, it eliminates opportunities for medication errors during packaging and dispensing.

• Nexus™ Stations for TransLogic® Pneumatic Tube Systems — enhances the medication distribution process with secure transaction management and active order processing to reduce pharmacy wait times and improve workflow. Next-generation technology, Nexus improves turnaround times and supports delivery traceability.

Testimonials

“ Using the Swisslog [Healthcare] system, we’ve significantly reduced the staff needed for lower level tasks, moving them to higher, patient-centered activity to increase the overall level of care.”

— Pharmacy Informatics Manager, Large Academic Medical Center in California

“ T he benefits of Swisslog pharmacy automation are safety and identification/ traceability to the bedside of the meds using barcode technology for patients with reduced staff involvement.”

— Cheryl Wood, Director of Pharmacy, Humber River Regional Hospital

Ordering Information

Ignite your pharmacy transformation with Swisslog Healthcare and Talyst.

Contact us at (800) 396-9666.

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Time to cross the

Central Fill chasm

Your patients have new expectations.

They expect you to provide personalized care, MTM, clinical services, wellness and medication adherence programs, and an improved overall experience.

Our forward-thinking Central Fill technologies help you meet those expectations head on.

By deploying Central Fill, you redirect large volumes of Rxs out of your outpatient pharmacies, optimize Rx fulfillment, lower your cost to fill Rxs, and reduce wait times.

Most importantly, you reposition your pharmacists as true care providers.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to cross that strategic technology chasm and deliver the services your patients expect.

Call 607.798.9376, email sales@innovat.com, or go to www.innovat.com.

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PharmASSIST® Pharmacy Automation Solutions

by Innovation Enabling pharmacies to enhance retail workflow and prescription dispensing, capture employee prescription business, and free up staff to deliver patientfacing care that positively affects patient outcomes.

CEO:

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

Company Background

Innovation is the leading provider of pharmacy automation and Pharmacy Intelligence™ to the retail, hospital, government, and mail order pharmacy markets. Our PharmASSIST® suite of pharmacy automation and process optimization solutions enable all types of pharmacies to increase operational efficiency, enhance patient safety, and provide a higher quality of patient care. With Pharmacy Intelligence, we analyze your data, simulate your workflow and proposed automation, map out an attainable growth path, and optimize your entire operation.

We help you develop a proven ROI that validates your technology decision before investing.

Product Overview

Your organization may have one or more outpatient pharmacies serving your communities and employee prescription benefit program.

Our breadth of technology and professional services offerings provide a holistic platform that addresses your complete healthcare network’s prescription fulfillment activities. We deploy “right-sized” workflow management and dispensing technologies at the outpatient pharmacy level, and deliver our next-generation PharmASSIST High Volume Solutions for central fill/mail order environments.

PharmASSIST High Volume Solutions are a completely integrated and configurable collection of high-volume robotic dispensing, workflow and operations management, conveying, collation, and packaging technologies. Whether your central fill/mail order aims to fill several hundred or several thousand prescriptions a day, our scalable solutions address the entire range of prescription volumes, physical space, staffing, workflow, and other pharmacy-specific requirements. n Reduces Costs Across the Board • Achieves measurable labor savings and decreases Rx processing costs.

• Encompasses a small physical footprint with a high throughput-tospace ratio.

• Provides a definitive financial return on investment through compelling data and quantifiable results in a defined time period.

n Advances Patient Safety • Delivers unmatched dispensing accuracy with our PharmASSIST dispenser.

• Provides barcode-driven quality checkpoints throughout your entire pharmacy workflow.

• Prevents dispensing of expired medications by tracking all lot codes and expiration dates. n Enables Complete Transparency and Total Process Control

• Tracks virtually every event and provides customerspecific dashboards that display real-time status throughout your highvolume environment.

• Delivers full visibility into your daily activity, helping you tightly manage and optimize your formulary, workflow, staff, and automation. n Delivers Unmatched Versatility • Offers the complete range of order transport (vials, totes, and pucks), dispensing (robotic, cabinet-based, scale-based), collation, packaging, and workflow and operations management technology tailored to your specific requirements. n Provides Technology Growth Path • Facilitates a clear path for expansion by building on your initial technology investment regardless of your ever-growing Rx volumes and enterprise complexity.

Additional Product Lines

• PharmASSIST pharmacy automation solutions — PharmASSIST

Symphony® workflow and operations management system, PharmASSIST SmartCabinet® counting technology, PharmASSIST ROBOTx® robotic dispensing, PharmASSIST RxCollect™ robotic collation system, and PharmASSIST Light-Way™ storage and retrieval technology.

• Unit-of-use automation and tabletop counting technologies.

• Professional Services — wide range of services to help pharmacies optimize their pharmacy operations related processes.

Ordering Information

To learn how our PharmASSIST High Volume Solutions can transform your pharmacy operation, call (607) 352-2146 or email sales@innovat.com.

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USP <800> Hazardous Drugs - Handling in Healthcare Settings Wipedown 1-2-3®’s three unique sterile saturated wipes deactivate, decontaminate, and disinfect/ clean to address exposure to most cytotoxic drugs. Their 12” x 12” & 9” x 12” size provides optimal saturation & coverage.

“Cleaning” the surface may just transfer the hazardous drug residue to other sources. “Deactivation” as indicated in USP <800>, renders the hazardous drug inactive. Be safe and deactivate.

USP <797> Compounding Sterile Preparations Compliant to USP <797>, these non-shedding premium wipers are manufactured sterile for specific use in ISO 5 Cleanrooms.

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Sterile 3 Step Applicator Kit Step #1: Deactivate with HYPO-CHLOR® Wipe (5.25% Sodium Hypochlorite) Step #2: Decontaminate with THIO-WIPE® (2% USP Sodium Thiosulfate) Step #3: Disinfect/ Clean with ALCOH-WIPE® (70% USP IPA)

Come see us at asHP BootH #1850

www.sterile.com • Veltek Associates Inc. 15 Lee Boulevard, Malvern, Pa 19355-1234 • Phone: 610-644-8335 • Fax: 610-644-8336 Patents: www.sterile.com/patents

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Veltek Associates, Inc. — WipeDown® 1-2-3 Deactivate hazardous drugs from compounding surfaces for USP <800> compliance in a simple, three-step applicator kit.

President & CEO: Arthur Vellutato Jr. Founded: 1981 Employees: 150 Toll-Free Phone:

(888) 4-STERILE (610) 644-8335 Fax: (610) 644-8336 Address: 15 Lee Boulevard Malvern, PA 19355-1234 Website: www.sterile.com Phone:

Company Background

Veltek Associates, Inc. (VAI) is the leader in contamination control for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and USP <797> industries worldwide. VAI designs innovative solutions to address the control of particulate and microbial contamination while striving to develop meaningful technical relationships with our clients. VAI has been an industry leader since 1981 and owns numerous USA and foreign patents.

VAI’s comprehensive USP <797> contamination control program provides a guide to assuring patient protection in compounding sterile preparations. Our full circle approach addresses the practices and conditions required by USP to maintain safe and compliant aseptic compounding. For each condition and practice required, VAI has an answer.

VAI is committed to continual innovation and improvement of our products to satisfy current and future regulatory requirements.

Our industry experience and corporate capabilities provide the framework for continuing our leadership in contamination control. VAI’s product lines include: environmental monitoring equipment, laboratory services including antimicrobial testing, saturated wipers, dry wipers, a USP <800> compliance wipe kit, sterile disinfectants, sterile sporicides, cleaning agents, cleaning application equipment, personnel gowning, and consulting and training services.

Product Overview

VAI’s WipeDown® 1-2-3 has been specifically designed to address the risk of occupational exposure to most hazardous drugs during compounding sterile preparations, and administering, as outlined in USP <800>. WipeDown 1-2-3 is a sterile three step application wipe kit, that when used in sequence, provides deactivation, decontamination, and disinfection/cleaning of sterile compounding surfaces from most hazardous drugs. WipeDown 1-2-3 satisfies both USP <797> compounding sterile preparations and USP <800> hazardous drugs — handling in healthcare settings.

n Each Sterile WipeDown 1-2-3 Kit Includes: • Packet #1: HYPO-CHLOR®, 5.25% Sodium Hypochlorite for Deactivation • Packet #2: THIO-WIPE®, 2% USP Sodium Thiosulfate for Decontamination • Packet #3: ALCOH-WIPE®, 70% USP Isopropyl Alcohol for Disinfecting/Cleaning All three packets consist of premium wiper material that is, non-woven, non-shedding, and 12"x12" (#1) or 9"x12" size (#2 and #3) for optimal use and saturation. Each chemical component is formulated with water for injection and filtered at 0.2 microns with sterility assurance via aseptic fill into gamma irradiated sterile components or through gamma irradiation. Individual kits, containing all three packets, are individually bagged and packaged into a liner bag for easy transport into sterile areas.

Each kit is individually labeled with lot number and expiration and each shipment of WipeDown 1-2-3 is supported by lot specific documentation.

Product Specifications

n Quality and Manufacturing • Lot sterility tested according to current USP compendium.

• Formulated with water for injection.

• Filtered at 0.2 microns.

• Completely lot traceable.

• Double bagged sterile.

• All three chemicals are assayed according to current USP compendium.

• Gamma irradiated or aseptically filled into sterile components.

• Delivered with lot specific documentation. n Features and Benefits • Packaged neatly folded for easy removal.

• Easy tear perforations on each wiper packet for easy open.

• Designed to comply with USP <797> Sterile Kit. • Ready-to-use.

• 12"x12" (#1) or 9"x12" size (#2 and #3).

• Wiper material is low in particulate shedding and soluble extracts.

• Deactivates most hazardous drugs present on compounding surfaces.

Trade Shows/Meetings Attended

VAI will be attending ASHP’s Midyear 2017 Meeting in Orlando, FL from December 3rd-7th. We will be displaying our WipeDown 1-2-3 and other USP <797> compliance products. Please come visit us at booth #1850!

Ordering Information

Contact VAI or one of VAI’s numerous healthcare distributors for ordering information on WipeDown 1-2-3 or any of our other USP <797> contamination control products.

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BETTER FOR PHARMACY. BETTER FOR PHILLIP.

At Craneware, we enable healthcare providers to improve margins, so they can continue to raise the quality of care they provide, which ultimately enhances patient outcomes. So what’s good for providers becomes even better for patients. Learn more about how we can help you optimize your value cycle and improve your hospital’s long-term financial health at craneware.com

Better Outcomes For All. Chargemaster Toolkit® is ranked No.1 in the Chargemaster Management category for the eleventh year in a row (2006 – 2017) as part of the “2017 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services” report, published January 2017. Data © 2016 KLAS Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved. www.KLASresearch.com For the past 12 years, HFMA staff and volunteers determined that Craneware’s Chargemaster Toolkit® meets specific criteria developed under the HFMA Peer Review Process. HFMA does not endorse or guarantee the use of this product.

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Craneware Pharmacy ChargeLink® Pharmacy ChargeLink is a powerful software solution that ensures pharmacy data is accurately represented in both the chargemaster and the hospital pharmacy system so hospitals receive optimal reimbursement for their pharmaceuticals.

President & CEO: Keith Neilson Founded: 1999

Employees: 250+ Stock Symbol:

AIM: CRW.L (877) 624-2792 Phone: (404) 364-2032 Fax: (404) 364-2033 Address: 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 850 Atlanta, GA 30326 Website: www.craneware.com Toll-Free Phone:

Company Background

Founded in May 1999 by CEO Keith Neilson and co-founder Gordon Craig, Craneware launched its first product in October 1999 after signing its first customer contract the previous month. By the end of 2000, more than 20 customers were signed, establishing the strong growth pattern that continues today. In September 2007, Craneware was listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

Today, Craneware is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, with U.S. offices in Georgia, Massachusetts, and Pittsburgh. Employing over 250 staff, Craneware serves more than one quarter of all registered U.S. hospitals and is respected as a healthcare business partner known to deliver value, quality, and outstanding customer service as evidenced by KLAS results*.

In June 2017, Craneware launched its new Trisus™ platform enabling the next generation of innovation for the value cycle. This new platform is designed to be versatile and expandable, growing along with our customers as the healthcare industry continues to evolve. Trisus provides an environment to gather, process, and deliver data across the continuum of care allowing for synergies between multiple applications.

Craneware continues to provide innovative solutions to healthcare providers allowing them to identify and address risks related to revenue, cost, and compliance. These value cycle solutions help providers improve margins, so they can invest in quality patient outcomes.

Product Overview

Pharmacy ChargeLink software audits data to provide analytics to integrate the various sources of pharmaceutical information from the distributor or wholesaler, the pharmacy, clinical departments, and financial systems. Validating and auditing the relationship between the pharmacy and charge data master (CDM) gives hospitals the ability to Chargemaster Toolkit® is ranked No.1 in the Chargemaster Management category for the eleventh year in a row (2006 – 2017.) in the "2017 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services" report, published January 2017.

Data © 2017 KLAS Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved. www.KLASresearch.com

accurately validate HCPCS codes with National Drug Codes (NDCs) in the formulary, correct the formulary NDC units and costs, identify chargeable drugs in appropriate billable units of measure, ensure enforcement of policy pricing markups, and ensure adequate margin and charge capture. Pharmacy ChargeLink also identifies regulatory compliance risks that may cause Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) audit issues.

Features & Options

n Identify Missing, Inaccurate, and Incomplete Codes: For optimal

reimbursement, hospitals must enter the correct HCPCS and revenue codes for drugs. Pharmacy ChargeLink automates this process and audits against the most current and accurate reference data. n Identify Charge Capture Issues: Volume reconciliation analytics identify differences between the volume of drugs purchased and the volume of the same drugs that have been billed. Large discrepancies are often traced back to charge capture issues. Due to the differences in dispensed units and billed units, these issues can occur frequently.

Volume reconciliation helps ensure optimal reimbursement for the drugs that have been dispensed. n Find Newly Purchased Drugs that are Missing from the Formulary or Chargemaster: Quickly and accurately identify visibility into purchases of drugs. With new and specialty drugs frequently coming onto the market, it is imperative to have visibility into these purchases. With one click you can access descriptions, HCPCS, revenue codes, and billable units of measure to add drugs to both the formulary and chargemaster. n Determine Correct Multipliers: Since medication dosages are often different than billable units, hospitals need to ensure multipliers are correct for optimal reimbursement. Pharmacy ChargeLink automates this analysis to identify exceptions and provides the correct multipliers along with the potential dollar impact for corrective action. n Ensure Correct NDCs are Captured on Claims: Accurate NDCs improve cost management and claims processing. NDCs set up in the formulary can become out-of-sync with purchases, and the NDCs on the claim eventually do not match what was purchased and administered.

Pharmacy ChargeLink identifies these areas of compliance risk for correction, which also ensures the quality of the data used for clinical efficacies in population health management.

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LESS IS LESS. We’ve refined our FDA-licensed PTS™ cartridges to require 20 times less raw material than conventional assays, so that responsibility, rather than demand, can continue to guide our operations. Continuing our commitment to conservation, this technology allows us to support humane practices and optimize our resources while reducing the impact on horseshoe crab populations. Gain immediate access to LAL and reliably test for endotoxins in just 15 minutes – ultimately decreasing investigations, variability and retests.

Discover how to do more with less at www.criver.com/nexgen-PTS.

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Microbial Solutions for Compounding Pharmacists From Charles River Charles River offers FDA-licensed products and GMP-compliant services for compounding pharmacists to help maintain control and reduce risks associated with manufacturing in an aseptic environment.

President & CEO:

James C. Foster Founded: 1947 Employees: 11,000+ Worldwide Stock Symbol: CRL Toll-Free Phone: (877) CRIVER-1 Fax: (978) 988‐9236 Website: www.criver.com Email: askcrl@criver.com

Company Background

Charles River is a global provider of comprehensive, innovative microbial QC product and testing solutions. We can help you meet the necessary global regulatory requirements to get to market and get your products to the patients and consumers that need them the most. We offer full-service solutions, including rapid endotoxin testing, microbial detection and identification, and strain typing to ensure safe manufacture and timely product release. We are committed to providing precision, confidence, and robustness in QC testing and methods to help manufacturers meet their standards for product safety and customer confidence. Our investment in new product research and development is matched by our high-quality standards and dedication to client-focused problem solving.

Product Overview

We lead the market with products and services that meet the diverse needs of the compounding pharmacy industry. Our unique combination of Endosafe® endotoxin testing, Celsis® rapid microbial detection, and Accugenix® microbial identification and strain typing services keeps your manufacturing operations running efficiently and smoothly, lowers your cost to manufacture, and protects your reputation.

Additional Product Lines n Bacterial Endotoxin Testing

The BET detects unsafe levels of microbial cell wall debris from live or dead Gram-negative bacteria that cause fever and symptoms of septic shock. Until now, BET required skilled analysts and manipulation of cumbersome reagents.

The Endosafe® nexgen-PTS™ is a handheld spectrophotometer that utilizes FDA-licensed LAL cartridges to deliver accurate, real-time endotoxin results in 15 minutes at the point of sample collection. The USP/BET compliant cartridges require no microbiology training, eliminate the need to prepare endotoxin standards, and are compatible with suitable dilutions of all common compounded sterile products.

This rapid, on-site solution eliminates bottlenecks, improves sample

management, and most importantly assures that products are free of endotoxin (pyrogen) within limits set by the Pharmacopeia. To ensure that our clients get the most out of the Endosafe® nexgen-PTS™, Charles River offers additional support through method development and training. n Microbial Identification for Environmental Monitoring Programs Confident microbial and particle measurement is critical for an environmental monitoring program to ultimately confirm the security of the compounding area. Accurately identifying an organism to the species, and many times to the strain level, facilitates tracking of the potential origin of the contamination and prevents delays in product release and completion of investigations.

Charles River offers comprehensive contract microbial testing services from our FDA-registered, cGMP-compliant laboratories.

We have supported QC testing for over 1,000 global facilities within the biopharmaceutical, medical device, and nutraceutical industries with our Accugenix® bacterial/fungal identification and strain typing services. Offering a 98% accurate identification rate and 99% on-time delivery, we have tested and identified more microorganisms than any other company or service laboratory in the industry. n Sterility Testing Sterility testing is used to demonstrate the presence or absence of extraneous viable contaminating microorganisms in samples. This testing should be applied to substances, preparations, or articles which, according to the Pharmacopoeia, are required to be sterile.

Charles River provides sterility testing through our Celsis® ATPbioluminescence technology that is compliant with the requirements of the USP, EP, and current FDA regulations. Sterility testing is conducted by direct inoculation or membrane filtration methods and can be performed in an isolator or cleanroom environment. In conjunction with the sterility test, a bacteriostasis/fungistasis test is performed to assess whether the test article is inhibitory to the growth of microorganisms. n Microbial Limits Testing Microbial limits testing is performed on pharmaceutical products and medical devices in order to monitor the levels of microbial organisms present during processing and handling. The information provided by this test can be used to help determine the sterilization dose for the product or device. This assay is designed primarily to allow quantitative enumeration of bacteria and fungi that may grow under aerobic conditions. Our Celsis® rapid microbial method reduces the long incubation times necessary for a quantitative assay with a qualitative, ATP-based bioluminescence automated analysis, a proven gold standard for product screening and rapid release.

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Your source for products to support compliance with USP 797, USP 71, USP 800

Hazardous Drug Handling Validation Surface and Fingertip Testing Sterility Testing Media Fill

www.qimedical.com info@qimedical.com

Tel. 800.837.8361 Fax 530.272.8702

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Q.I. Medical, Inc.™ Your Partner for USP <797> Compliance For over 25 years Q.I. Medical, Inc. has been providing quality assurance products to hospitals and pharmacies practicing sterile compounding. Our full line of products can help any risk level pharmacy comply with current USP guidelines.

President & CEO: Brady K. Schwarz Founded: 1992 Toll-Free Phone:

(800) 837-8361 Phone: (530) 272-8700 Fax: (530) 272-8702 Address: 1415 Whispering Pines Lane, Suite 150 Grass Valley, CA 95945 Website: www.qimedical.com

Company Background Q.I. Medical, Inc. was founded in 1992 with a focus on providing the sterile compounding industry with testing kits and products to assure proper technique and quality is maintained in their facility.

We have a broad network of distribution partners throughout North America, Canada, and other international markets. These distribution partners provide in-person servicing and education to accounts to comply with USP guidelines.

Additional Product Lines Additional products are available for validation of hazardous drug handling, automated compounder manipulation validation, filter integrity testing, and vial adaptors.

Support equipment includes: • Incubators • Sterile Filters • Vial Blocks • UV Lights

Ordering Information

To learn more about how Q.I. Medical, Inc. can help your facility, please contact us at (800) 837-8361 or email info@qimedical.com.

Product Overview Our cost effective disposable products are available for various needs in the compounding pharmacy. Aseptic technique validation kits are available for low, medium, and high risk settings. We also sell multiple ala carte sizes of vials, bags, tubes, and syringes of growth media for facilities looking to create a custom media fill test that mimics their day to practice. In regard to environmental monitoring/gloved fingertip sampling, our EnviroTest™ paddle is ideal for both. The rectangle shape and built in hinge allow for testing critical areas such as edges and corners of a hood and behind latch handles. Sterility testing products are available in both USP 71 approved methods of testing. For the full filtration method, the QT Micro™ and QT Junior™ systems work for both small and large volume solutions. For the direct inoculation methods, our TuffTest 2™ product is ideal.

All Q.I. Medical growth media is challenged with a battery of USP specified organisms and lot specific Certificate of Analysis (CofA) are available for download.

All products are sold through regional stocking distributors in order to provide fast local service and support.

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Expanding our Commitment to Patient Safety INTRODUCING!

LIQUID UNIT DOSE CUPS From American Health Packaging You know AHP from our industry-leading barcoded line of unit dose oral solid products. Our line stands at nearly 600 items across all major therapeutic groups.

Customers have also asked us to deliver barcoded liquid UD that offers the same safety and efficiency benefits.

AHP is pleased to announce our NEW line of Liquid Unit Dose Cups!

We’ve had many customer conversations and conducted thorough research in order to introduce products to best meet the dispensing needs of hospitals and LTC facilities nationwide.

• Pull-tab label for ease of opening and administering product • Thicker gauge cup with excellent label seal integrity to avoid costly damage and clean up • Color-coded labels utilizing “tall man” lettering provide visual guidance to distinguish between sound-alike, look-alike drugs where applicable • LUD cup and storage trays designed for limited pharmacy storage space • Growing formulary of products Initial launches to be announced in the coming weeks!

Visit us at booth #2141 during ASHP Midyear 2017!

A Story In Every Dose With every AHP unit dose dispensed, there is a patient depending on us to “get it right.” You could say there is a “story in every dose.”

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