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Cardinal Rebounds After Turbulent Year
Forbes - USA
... The company - which distributes drugs and medical supplies to hospitals, grocery stores, pharmacies and other retailers - warned earnings for its fourth ...
Informed Decisions Launches Program to Assist Beneficiaries with ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... departments, BCE will access historical drug utilization data and compare the benefits offered by the plans to the medications and pharmacies currently used by ...
At least 300 Walgreens druggists back at work; strike still on
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
Walgreen Co. said 64 of its 400 Chicago-area pharmacies were back to normal hours, with a sizable portion of the striking pharmacists having returned to work. ...Attention Business Editors:
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... in the pharmaceutical supply chain, such as pharmacy benefit managers, managed care organizations, independent, chain and mail-order pharmacies and other ...Walgreen, pharmacists trade charges
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago,IL,USA
... The union says that 58 Walgreens pharmacies in northern Illinois have filled more than 20 prescriptions per hour per pharmacist. ...Rx for OT: Pharmacists rap fed plan: More work amid more errors
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA
... The concern comes as the state Department of Public Health investigates a growing number of alleged prescriptions errors at CVS pharmacies and other outlets. ...Arizona CoppeRx(SM) Card Reaches Savings of Over $10 Million
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... RxAmerica provides prescription benefits for more than five million individuals nationally, through a retail network of more than 53,000 pharmacies and several ...
Florida authorities arrest 10 in massive Internet drug sweep
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
... Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist said those arrested were using licensed pharmacies to get pills, then reselling the drugs on the Internet without ...
Law signed limiting cold-tablet sales
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... 15, shoppers at convenience stores and pharmacies will be restricted from buying more than three packs of nonprescription medication containing ephedrine or ...Arizona CoppeRx(SM) Card Reaches Savings of Over $10 Million
SALT LAKE CITY, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- RxAmerica and the State of Arizona jointly announced today that the Arizona CoppeRx(SM) program has reached savings of over $10 million since the program began in January 2003. The program offers discounts on prescription drugs to qualified Arizona residents."This is a tremendous landmark in this program," said Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. "As the cost of prescription drug coverage continues to rise throughout the country, this program has helped keep the costs down for Arizonians who need it most."
The CoppeRx(SM) Card Prescription Discount Program offers significant discounts to both senior citizens and disabled residents covered by Medicare. These groups often struggle with the high costs of prescription drugs. The program is free for all eligible members, and participants are able to purchase prescription drugs at discounts ranging from 15 to 55 percent.
"We are very proud to have partnered with the State of Arizona in providing the CoppeRx(SM) program," said John Gardynik, President of RxAmerica. "We have a wealth of experience in supporting guaranteed cost and government programs. The achievement of this milestone in Arizona validates the importance of prescription drug coverage and RxAmerica's ability to help organizations develop cost-effective programs."
About RxAmerica
RxAmerica is a leading pharmacy benefit manager that specializes in controlling costs, creating customized solutions and delivering best-in-class service for its clients. RxAmerica provides prescription benefits for more than five million individuals nationally, through a retail network of more than 53,000 pharmacies and several state-of-the-art mail order pharmacies. RxAmerica delivers innovative, targeted programs that improve the health of members while lowering drug benefit costs for its clients.
RxAmerica is a wholly owned subsidiary of Longs Drug Stores Corporation (NYSE: LDG - News), one of the leading drug store chains in North America. Information on Longs Drugs is available at www.longs.com.
For further information on RxAmerica or the Arizona CoppeRx(SM) program, call 1-800-770-8014 or visit RxAmerica's Web site at www.rxamerica.com.
Source: RxAmerica
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Drugs cost reaction
Melbourne Herald Sun - Melbourne,Australia
... Jim Howard, the managing director of friendly society National Pharmacies, which has 56 pharmacies and a wholesale network, said the threat by Sigma, API and ...Humana Pitching Medicare Plan at Wal-Mart
Forbes - USA
... Humana and Wal-Mart brands. The drug card can be used at other pharmacies besides those at Wal-Mart stores. It's part of an aggressive ...AmerisourceBergen National Healthcare Conference & Exposition ...
Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA
The Company is also unveiling a new direction for its Good Neighbor Pharmacy(R) network of independently owned and operated community pharmacies. ...
Pennsburg residents await pharmacies
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
Dueling pharmacies are expected to open soon within a half-mile of each other in downtown Pennsburg, and some residents are worried about traffic, while others ...
6 News discovers more trouble with prescriptions from local ...
WATE.com - Knoxville,TN,USA
KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- 6 News has uncovered yet another local claim of the wrong drug handed out at a local CVS Pharmacy. On Monday ...Walgreens Extends Chicago-Area Pharmacy Hours as More Than One ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
DEERFIELD, Ill., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Many Walgreens pharmacy departments in the Chicago area are back to normal hours with help from 409 union ...THEC approves ETSU pharmacy school
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Higher Education Commission voted Thursday for a plan to open a pharmacy school at East Tennessee State University. ...
New pharmacy coming to Waverly, NY
Towanda Daily Review - Towanda,PA,USA
... A new pharmacy will be coming to 316 Broad St. ... According to Saraceno, Don Sassman -- who could not be reached for comment - is the pharmacy's owner. ...
Waltz Pharmacy, Inc. buys Pitttsfield Pharmacy
Waldo Village Soup - ME,USA
By Staff. MIDCOAST (July 14): Waltz Pharmacy, Inc. recently purchased Pittsfield Pharmacy, bringing the total number of pharmacies ...
A solo drugstore no more
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA,USA
"It wasn't getting any easier to have an independent pharmacy," he said. ... "That's a load off," he said. "Managing a pharmacy is a big enough job.". ...Drug Bust At A Marshall County Grocery Store
State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA
... Store owner, David Melnick, is charged with four counts of delivering a controlled substance and his business is now shut-down. ...
Hardy woman charged with prescription drug fraud
The South Missourian News - Salem,AR,USA
A Hardy woman has been charged with fraud after she called a local drug store and allegedly claimed to be an employee of a physician's office to obtain ...
Residents continue to seek grocery store
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
... ``I think we need to complement the drug store and the various ethnic grocery stores that are in and near the downtown,'' said Julie Lovins, a resident who is ...
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Small pharmacies changing direction
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
WASHINGTON -- After facing near extinction in the past decade, independent pharmacies are riding a recent upswing in a drugstore market dominated by national ...
No new talks scheduled in Walgreens strike
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago,IL,USA
... have been set. Walgreens spokesman Michael Polzin said all affected pharmacies remain open, though many have reduced hours. "We're ...No trouble buying narcotics online
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
... Of a plethora of Internet pharmacies advertising Lor-tabs, I selected one for no particular reason other than it offered the product I wanted at a relatively ...More Walgreens Pharmacies Open As Strike Continues
NBC5.com - Chicago,IL,USA
Walgreens announced Monday that more pharmacies have resumed their regular hours, following the decision of some of the striking pharmacists to return to work. ...End of GP systems market predicted by Granger
EHI Primary Care - London,UK
GP systems suppliers and local pharmacies could both become endangered species within five years, as the NHS IT programme undercuts their market, Richard ...Walgreens Health Initiatives Reports 7.2 Percent Drug Trend
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... program complements our mail service offering by allowing members to obtain 90-day supplies through a vast network of retail pharmacies," continued Crawford. ...
Pharmacies warn citizens to prepare
Newszap Florida - FL,USA
By D. Hamilton, Okeechobee News. Local residents who endured last year's hurricanes will remember some of the difficulties they faced ...
A prescription for success
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
... As many as 45,000 prescription bottles can whirl around on Rx.com's elaborate mechanized conveyor system in a day, bound for homes and pharmacies across the ...
Congress of California Seniors Says Canadian Drug Option Sets ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... leading senior advocacy group, says suggestions in a recent news story that prescription drugs from licensed, registered Canadian pharmacies have diminished as ...
Healthnotes Adds Former J&J Exec to Management Team; Sees ...
Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA
... Building on its success in the health food and natural product markets, HNI is now growing its presence in mainstream supermarkets and pharmacies. ...
The right medicine
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
... By 2020, Americans age 65 and older -- the group that spends the most on prescriptions at Walgreens and other pharmacies -- are expected to top 16.7 percent ...
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Walgreens strike has little effect here
Pioneer Press Online - Glenview,IL,USA
... patients. Long lines are not to be found at any of the three drug store chain pharmacies in Elmwood Park and River Grove. Staff ...
Coffee shop brewing up culture, entertainment
Eden Daily News - Eden,NC,USA
... Starbucks.". The Corums got the idea for the shop soon after Sheryl's previous employer, Rite-Aid Drug Store, closed selling to Kerr Drug. ...
Coggins receives honor
Trumann Democrat - Trumann,AR,USA
... pursue pharmacy.". Coggins was stationed primarily in Texas and returned to Trumann to work at the Campbell Drug Store downtown. In ...
Pills can be donated
Baraboo News Republic - Baraboo,WI,USA
... "She's trying to decide which medications to take, because she can't afford all of it," said Fritsch, owner of Corner Drug Store in Baraboo. ...The drug store
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
Americans, whose taxes support much of the purely scientific research behind prescription medicines, shouldn't have to import the drugs they need from Canada. ...
Local residents sue to stop Walgreens
Ukiah Daily Journal - Ukiah,CA,USA
A group of Ukiah residents has filed suit in Mendocino County Superior Court to stop the Walgreens drug store project. Led by Al ...
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PHARMACIES: STORACE; SHOULD GIVE DISCOUNTS AGAINST SUPERMARKET
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - Italy
(AGI) - Palermo, Italy, July 9 - "Pharmacists should give discounts on medicines, otherwise those who are pushing for them to be sold in supermarkets will win ...
No progress reported in Walgreen strike
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago,IL,USA
... Walgreen Co. spokesman Michael Polzin said that all affected pharmacies remain open, though many have reduced hours. The pharmacies ...Local veterinarians shy away from online pharmacies
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA
... But local veterinarians say when it comes to online pharmacies, specifically PetMeds, there's no guarantee pet owners are getting either of those things. ...
Reporter discovers drugs easy to obtain online
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
... appeared as part of a series the newspaper did on illegal trafficking of painkillers in Clark County and access to painkillers through online pharmacies. ...
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MediSystem Technologies acquires Alberta's Central Care Pharmacies
Canada.com - Canada
TORONTO (CP) - MediSystem Technologies Inc. has signed a deal to buy Alberta's Central Care Pharmacies for $5.9 million in cash and stock. ...Pharmacies banned from interfering with dispersal of "morning ...
Newstarget.com - Taichung,Taiwan
The American Medical Association voted Monday to put its weight behind legislative initiatives around the United States that would require pharmacies to fill ...CEO of Leading Canadian Internet-Based Pharmacy Says Proposals by ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... "Licensed, registered pharmacies such as http://www.universaldrugstore.com have always met or exceeded the standards of the Health Canada," Uhl says. ...
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Walgreens Chicago-Area Pharmacy Operations Update: All Pharmacies ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
DEERFIELD, Ill., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walgreens (NYSE, Nasdaq: WAG - News) reports that all of its pharmacies will be open and serving patients ...Walgreens Pharmacies Stay Open During Strike
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
... Walgreens. While the company and the union try to settle the labor dispute, the drug store chain is keeping its pharmacies open. ...
Co-op Health Care buys regional pharmacies
Yorkshire Post Today - Leeds,Yorkshire,UK
... United has bought Sheard Group, which operates seven pharmacies across Leeds and Harrogate, as well as Saffer Chemists, which has two stores in the Headingley ...
Independents wedge niche among chain pharmacies
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA
... pop type of store.". Today he competes with 16 chain pharmacies in the same commercial strip of Northlake Boulevard. But he said ...
Pharmacies shut down
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
ABU DHABI -- Authorities have shut down a number of pharmacies in the capital for selling fake and expired drugs and storing unregistered products, among ...
PacifiCare Expands Prescription Solutions' Mail Service Pharmacy ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... serves members through a state-of-the-art mail service pharmacy in Carlsbad, California, as well as through a national network of 53,000 community pharmacies. ...High Drug Price Debate Hits Home
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... "You can save a lot by going to Canada," he said. In response, Stutheit received a list of more than 1,000 drugs he could purchase from pharmacies there. ...
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Longs Drug Stores Reports Preliminary June Sales
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... period a year ago. Pharmacy sales were 48.0% of total drug store sales compared with 47.0% a year ago. Preliminary June same-store ...Updates, advisories and surprises
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
... $445.1 million a year ago. Pharmacy sales were 48% of total drug store sales compared with 47% a year ago, the retailer said. Trans ...
Things to Do and See in Middle Tennessee - Shopping
Gallatin News Examiner - Gallatin,TN,USA
... more information, call (615) 446-9833. Don't let the sign for a hardware and drug store fool you. The old Mallory and Leech building ...
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Editor's Note
In this edition, we're including two submissions from blow-fill-seal technology providers. Combined, these pieces should have you pondering some of the key challenges of aseptic processing. These challenges include, of course, the need to keep contaminants out of the end product. The first piece, a featured technology update from Weiler Engineering, highlights process components that ensure a sterile result. Included is a step-by-step illustration of the automated molding, filling, and sealing of a container. The second, included in our Featured Products section, is a downloadable brochure on rommelag's aseptic system.
Technology Update Technical Advancements In Blow-Fill-Seal Technology Blow-fill-seal technology, originally developed in Europe in the 1930s and introduced in the US in the 1960s, has emerged as a preferred method for aseptic packaging of pharmaceutical and healthcare products due to flexibility in container design, overall product quality, product output and low operational costs. The Weiler design incorporates the multi-step process of blow moulding, aseptic filling and hermetic sealing of liquid products in one sequential operation on a compact, automated machine frame with fill volumes ranging from 0.1 milliliter (ml) to 1,000ml...
Featured Products Bottelpack® Aseptic System
If you are looking for large or small volume bottles, unit-dose containers, multi-dose containers and other ampoules take a look at rommelag's containers made by Bottelpack® Aseptic System...
Contact rommelag® USA, Inc. for more information on Bottelpack®.FT-NIR Analyzers Bridge The Analytical Gap
Nicolet Antaris FT-NIR Analyzers were designed to bridge the analytical gap between the lab and manufacturing environments...
Request more information from Thermo Electron Corporation on these analyzers.Flow Measurement
The HM turbine flowmeter was designed specifically for the sanitary market and uses the method of counting the rotation of a turbine within a flowing stream of liquid to measure flow rate...
Contact Anderson Instrument Company, Inc. for more information on this flowmeter.Roller Compactor - Large Scale
The Roller Compactor features a vacuum system and a separate control cabinet...
Request more information from Alexanderwerk, Inc. on this product.Ointments, Creams And Liquids (Oral And Topical)
DSM Pharmaceuticals Inc. manufactures and packages non-sterile ointment, cream, liquid and powder pharmaceutical products. Finished products are gravity fed from stainless steel storage vessels directly to the packaging equipment through the stainless steel pipes...
Contact DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for more information.Fluke Documenting Multifunction Calibrator, RS-232 & HART Communication
The Fluke Documenting Multifunction Calibrator displays pressure readings in any of 10 different pressure units you specify in the calibrator setup...
Request more information from Transcat on this product.Granurex
Granurex is a multi-functional rotor processor for granulating, coating and drying. A one-pot-system that produces uniform spherical granules or irregular shaped granules, applies coatings and dries the material...
Contact Vector Corporation for more information.Method Development/Validation
Avatar offers complete method development and validation services to meet client objectives for several analytical techniques including HPLC, Capillary Gel Electrophoresis and UV-Vis...
Contact Avatar Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated for more information.IMAGETEAM 3800LR Linear Imager
The IMAGETEAM 3800LR handheld scanner combines a bright, sharp aiming line with high resolution imaging...
Request more information from Hand Held Products on this imager.LabScan® XE Automated Spectrophotometer
The LabScan XE's automated functions include standardization, UV control, and change of zoom lens for 5 illumination areas [45mm (1.75") to 3mm (0.13")]...
Contact HunterLab for more information on this spectrophotometer.Quadro Ytron ZC Single-Pass, High Shear Powder Into Liquid Disperser
Three sanitary design models are available ranging from pilot scale up to 120gpm to provide single pass, air free and repeatable dispersion of difficult powders into liquids...
Request more information from Quadro Engineering on this product.1140mm Series Containers
The 1140mm Series is designed for shipping, storing, and processing liquids and viscous products up to 800,000 centipods...
Contact Sharpsville Container Corporation for more information on these containers.
Featured Brochures Brochure: Tablet Coating in the Novel SUPERCELL Coater SUPERCELL Coating Technology (SCT) was developed with the ability to uniformly coat small batches of objects having a diameter between 3 to 35 mm...
Brochure: Sartoclean CA Membrane Filter Capsules and MaxiCaps 
Sartoclean CA Filter Capsules and MaxiCaps offer defined retention by size exclusion and are for a broad range of prefiltration applications in the biopharmaceutical industry...
Featured Datasheets
Datasheet: AAI Manufacturing Clinical And Commercial Services 
AAI Development Services Manufacturing Division provides a single source for clinical or commercial small scale manufacturing, packaging, labeling and clinical distribution...
Datasheet: SuperPure Discovery SFC Systems 
The SuperPure Discovery series of analytical systems for chromatography utilizes CO2 as the mobile phase with a co-solvent, resulting in faster equilibration, lower pressure drop and solvent reduction...
Datasheet For B-COR (Smooth Bore Hose Of Teflon®) 
B-COR is Coreflex's flexible smooth tube hose of Teflon®. B-COR starts with an ultra-smooth extruded tube of Teflon made with Dupont T-62 PTFE resin...
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Editor's Note
Featured Article It Takes More Than An Active Ingredient To Make A Medicine
Just press the tablet out of the pack and wash it down with a drink of water - medicines are part of everyday life, whether taken to dispel headaches, lower blood pressure or combat infections. But not only the development of a new active ingredient requires intensive research activities. About 15 per cent of the price of a medicine is due to the tricks and techniques employed to ensure it reaches its intended destination in the body...
Featured Products Kollidon® VA 64 (Excipients)
Kollidon VA 64 Excipients is used in the production of granules and tablets, as a binder in direct compression, in tablet coatings, and as a film forming agent in sprays...
Contact BASF Corporation for more information.Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing Programs Curriculum
EduNeering's pharmaceutical sales and marketing programs curriculum is designed for professionals who interact daily with marketing, advertising, promotional, and communication issues regulated by the FDA's Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications...
Contact EduNeering, Inc. for more information on these courses.Gamajet Aseptic 6
The Gamajet Aseptic 6 provides germ and bacteria-free cleaning to meet the demands of the pharmaceutical industry...
Contact Gamajet Cleaning Systems for more information.General Purpose Incubator (Table-top / Undercounter Model)
This unit is constructed of heavy-guage steel with a baked enamel finish, has two adjustable shelves, and a single door with vinyl gasketing and magnetic enclosure for a tight, non-jarring door seal...
Request more information from Hotpack -- an SP Industries Company on this unit.Liquid Chromatography System
The systems are manufactured using .5" to 1" sanitary 316L tubing, dependent on the required size of the system, with flow controlled utilizing rotary lobe, peristaltic or diaphragm proportioning pumps...
Contact IPEC for more information on this system.Container Washing Systems
The Waschomat 1500 U container washer is capable of cleaning and drying various different types of containers while using small amounts of water...
Request more information from L.B. Bohle Inc. on this product.Clinical Trial Materials Manufacturing
You will receive expedited ANDA submission to the FDA in 12 to 15 months and one-on-one, direct communication with project scientists...
Contact Metrics, Inc. for more information on this service.Stainless Steel Pliers
This 8" two-position slip joint pliers is part of the Steritool group of "Ultimate Pliers" designed for critical environments where sterilization is required before use...
Contact Steritool for more information on these pliers.Analytical SFC With fractionation
The user can target an individual sample for collection thereby maximizing sample usage for analytical or method development purposes while collecting up to four fractions from that sample...
Contact Thar Technologies for more information.Membrane Processing Systems
Hollow fiber systems utilizing Microza* modules can be provided for every application at every scale, from raw water pre-treatment, through antibiotic depyrogenation to perfusion culture systems for insect cells...
Request more information from Pall Life Sciences on this system.
