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Around. Around. Around... Tired of the Same Old Carousel?

Seeing is Believing

Ready to stop going around best practice with your carousel system? Come see what the future of pharmacy looks like at the ASHP MCM in Orlando (Swisslog Booth #1113).

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BoxPicker Automated Pharmacy Storage System for High-Density Medication Storage and Dispensing Only BoxPicker provides secure, fully automated storage of ambient, refrigerated and narcotic medications in a single unit. No other pharmacy storage system allows access to multiple workstations at the same time, without losing control of medication safety or transaction security.

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Company Background Swisslog Healthcare Solutions (HCS) began as The Grover Company providing pneumatic tube systems for Detroit businesses. Serving the healthcare market since the early 1950’s, today Swisslog is the leading supplier of automation and software solutions for material transport and medication management in hospitals. Swisslog has installed facility-wide and pharmacy automation systems in more than 3,000 hospitals globally, including more than 2,000 in North America. Denver-based Swisslog HCS offers total system design, manufacturing, installation and customer support – providing an integrated solution for lean workflow and operations that enhances information access, patient safety and cost efficiency.

Product Overview The BoxPicker Pharmacy Storage System is the robotic replacement for vertical carousels, refrigerated drug storage and narcotic vaults. This integrated technology fully automates medication storage and retrieval steps to eliminate picking errors and increase safety at dispense. High-density BoxPicker Systems require no floor reinforcement and don’t expose users to internal moving parts. BoxPicker offers multiple workstations, providing opportunities to multi-task and speed up dispensing operations. Controlled access drawers limit users to one bin at a time. Its scan in and scan out practices optimize pharmacy workflow, while ensuring inventory control. Compared to carousels, BoxPicker has a 3-to-1 picking rate performance, enhancing pharmacy productivity and throughput. BoxPicker is part of an end-to-end, integrated solution of Swisslog equipment and software that controls and manages

medication from wholesaler to patient. Swisslog solutions for medication storage and dispensing were inspired by the need for a modern alternative to carousels to: • Improve legacy automation for medication storage and retrieval. • Reduce the risk of picking the wrong med. • Create a more efficient pharmacy workflow.

Testimonial “ In the first six months of using PillPick and BoxPicker, we have been able to decrease our inventory overhead by $350,000 and missing doses by 40% due to a change in the presentation to nursing. Furthermore, our cart fill can now be completed within four hours and our ADC fills take about an hour each. We are far more confident in the safety of our medication distribution and our pharmacists also have more time to spend in patient care.” — Nishaminy Kasbekar, PharmD, FASHP. Pharmacy Purchasing & Products. July 2013.

Additional Product Modules BoxPicker System modules are customized for your application, providing easy expansion as your pharmacy needs change and grow, including options for: • Multiple workstations • Dual-temperature (ambient and refrigerated) storage • Refrigerated storage • Controlled (narcotics) storage • Cleanroom pass-through Additional Product Lines Additional Pharmacy Automation Products: • ATP Series Automated Tablet Packaging System • MedPortal™ Inventory Management System • MedRover® Mobile Dispensing Cabinet • MedTower Automated Dispensing Cabinet • PillPick Automated Packaging and Dispensing System • TransLogic® Pneumatic Tube System • RoboCourier™ Autonomous Mobile Robot

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Robert Geiss, PharmD, CDE Pharmacist

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William Chen, MD Physician

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Michelle Kendricks, NP Nurse Practitioner

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Educate, Influence and Inspire through the celebration of accomplishment, education and continuous professional development.

• Educate and engage patients through credential transparency and accomplishment presentation.

• Inspire patient confidence and strengthen patient relationships through education and engagement.

• Impact clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction through stronger practitioner-patient relationships.

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MedCred Credential Online Portfolios by RXinsider Strengthen patient-practitioner relationships and promote your clinical services by sharing your MedCred portfolio with patients. President & CEO: Gregory Cianfarani, RPh Founded: 1999 Employees:

< 50 Stock Symbol: Private Company Toll-free Phone: (800) 972-2083 Address: 1300 Division Road West Warwick, RI 02893 Website: www.MedCred.com/www.RXinsider.com

Company Background RXinsider is a multimedia and technology company providing innovative solutions throughout healthcare and higher education. Our goal is to provide innovative and practical technologies that support healthcare practitioners throughout their continuum of practice. What is a MedCred Portfolio? MedCred Portfolios are online credential and achievement presentation portfolios designed to store and present an individual’s educational, professional, and experiential accomplishments. MedCred Portfolios serve to educate, influence, and inspire an individual’s viewing audience leading to stronger professional relationships and positive outcomes. MedCred Portfolios offer the flexibility, scalability, and portability to support an individual throughout their continuum of education and professional practice. These qualities empower healthcare practitioners, educators, professionals, and students to share their accomplishments with patients, colleagues, employers, students, mentors, and parents in a practical, secure, and accessible format.

Promote Your Clinical Skills and Training

Question: How are you educating your patients on your clinical skills,

training, and clinical offerings? Are your patients aware that . . .

• you are a certified immunizer? • you offer MTM services? • you are board certified in oncology pharmacy? • you perform many hours of continuing education annually? • you are a certified diabetes educator? • you are certified in specialty pharmacy? • you fit diabetic shoes?

Key MedCred Portfolio Features • 65+ standardized Content Modules to choose from • Your own personal Mobile App • Auto-generated QR codes for sharing on mobile devices • Additional sharing tools for business cards, email signatures, signage, name badges, social networks, etc.

• Flexible security and privacy options • User-friendly administration tools • See examples at www.MedCred.com/about

Next Steps 1) Create a MedCred account at: www.MedCred.com Discount Code (Save $20): 20WAYS2013 2) Build your MedCred portfolio. 3) Share with your patients, colleagues, supervisors, and family.

MedCred Vision Our vision is that every healthcare professional will maintain and share a detailed MedCred portfolio with their patients, leading to a greater appreciation of their profession by the public, strengthened patient relationships, and improved clinical outcomes. Improving Patient Adherence Trusting relationships between practitioners and patients can greatly affect patient outcomes. Sharing your MedCred portfolio will help build trust and strengthen your patient-practitioner relationships leading to an improvement in patient adherence. For details on MedCred’s impact on adherence, visit: www.MedCred.com/adherence

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One device. One device to take to a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bedside. One device to ring up a prescription. One device to collect payment (cash, check or credit) One device to capture signatures. One device to print a receipt. With EvolutionPOS from RMS, one device can solve your patient discharge needs. Contact us to discuss the best fit for your outpatient pharmacy.

The Leader in Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Innovation

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Only One Device Needed for Outpatient Bedside Discharge: EvolutionPOS by RMS Increase outpatient pharmacy revenue and patient compliance while reducing readmission rates and Medicare fines with EvolutionPOS! 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 Blvd. 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 pharmacy 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. EvolutionPOS helps hospital pharmacies participate more proactively in the discharge process.

Delivering the prescription to the patient bedside offers convenience for patients and their family members. EvolutionPOS is easy to use, and it places all the register functions in your hands. The mobile, handheld unit communicates immediately, wirelessly and securely with your POS server. A single device accomplishes the customer check-out, including:

• Customers sign on EvolutionPOS for all signatures traditionally captured at your POS (HIPAA, Prescription, Credit Card, etc.). • Print receipt on the spot. • Swipe their credit card at the time of delivery. • Processing payments, including FSA/HRA cards. • Real time communications with store POS for transaction and signature look up. • Documenting pharmacist counseling. EvolutionPOS for Pharmacy is based upon the success of our industry-leading POS offerings, Star-Plus, Star-Lite and Star-Link 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 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 real-time. • Swiping FSA/HSA benefit cards with real-time verification of funds. • Tendering options include debit/credit, cash, check & house charge. Management capabilities include: • Employee payroll deduction integration. • OTC Inventory management and wholesaler ordering right from the handheld. • Custom report builder to help understand the business.

Additional Product Lines Star-Lite; Star-Plus; Star-Link for real-time multi-location communication. Key Customers Client base: More than 1,000 pharmacy customers rely on RMS POS solutions.

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Same Reliable Performance ...Just a Smaller Size

Undercounter Medical-Grade Refrigerators Helmer Scientific Undercounter Refrigerators offer the same reliable performance youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to trust in a smaller size. The design is smart and efficient, offering a 5 cf capacity model and our all new 4 cf ADA model. Perfect for meeting the recommendations for storing vaccines and other medications, these refrigerators offer the perfect blend of efficiency, reliability, and accuracy needed to meet performance requirements. For more information, email: sales@helmerinc.com or visit: www.helmerinc.com

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Undercounter Refrigerators from Helmer Scientific Check “Proper Storage Equipment” off your list.

Standardize with Helmer and receive the same reliable performance for vaccine and medication storage in every location. President:

Bruce King

Vice President of Sales & Marketing: Lori Gabrek Direct of Strategic Partnerships:

Aaron Stout Founded: 1977 Employees: 200 Stock Symbol: Private Company Toll-free Phone: (800) 743-5637 Phone: (317) 773-9073 Address: 14400 Bergen Boulevard Noblesville, IN 46060 Website: www.helmerinc.com

Company Background Helmer Scientific is a manufacturer and worldwide distributor of cold chain storage and processing laboratory equipment. We have over 35 years of experience in providing high-quality temperature controlled environments. Our products are used in over 100 countries throughout the world. Helmer originated in the blood bank market where precise temperature control is essential to the successful storage and transfusion of products. These same principles have been applied to the design and development of our pharmacy products. Product Overview Undercounter refrigerators are available in i.Series® and Horizon Series™ lines. The design is smart and efficient, offering both a 5 cf capacity model and our all new 4 cf ADA model. Helmer Scientific refrigerators are purpose-built and designed specifically for storing medication and vaccines. They offer superior temperature uniformity, reducing fluctuations and hot/cold spots and providing quick recovery after door openings. They also feature precise temperature control and reliable monitoring, further ensuring the safety of the products stored within.

Features n Superior Chamber Temperature Uniformity table temperatures and quick recovery are achieved with the S heavy-duty, forced-air refrigeration system.

n Advanced Alarm Monitoring i.Series® models feature the i.C3® advanced user interface which offers constant temperature monitoring and control, access to multiple information logs, on-screen event acknowledgement for corrective actions, and downloading via a full-color touchscreen. Horizon Series™ models include an integrated alarm monitor with visual and audible temperature alarms.

n Bacteria-Resistant Powder Coating The use of bacteria-resistant powder coating on the interior and exterior provides security as well as aids in the cleaning process.

n Dry Storage Environment elmer has developed a refrigeration system that results in H reduced humidity levels creating a dryer storage environment ideal for storing boxes and other containers.

n Sustainable Insulation Sustainable, U.S. EPA and SHAP approved Ecomate™ insulation is used in all undercounter refrigerators.

n Designed for Convenience and Performance D rop-down access panels, front serviceability, and front ventilation all contribute to an easy-to-use, reliable storage environment.

iLR104-ADA

The ADA models are designed to fit under 34" ADA compliant counters. They will help meet compliance standards for new construction and remodeling projects. All undercounter models meet our outstanding performance standards for reliability and efficiency.

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Superior temperature pull down and immediate recovery

No need to carefully load product to allow air circulation

Maximum Âą1C (1.8F) temperature variation throughout cabinet

Additional features -

User-selectable F or C temperature display

Full-featured alarming and monitoring standard

Configurations offering shelves, drawers or baskets

Find out more at www.follettice.com/safety Follett has a full line of high performance countertop, undercounter and upright refrigerators and freezers

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Follett Transforms Technology into Patient Safety From the leader in medical-grade undercounter refrigerators and freezers – high performance upright refrigerators designed specifically for healthcare. CEO:

Steve Follett Founded: 1948 Employees: 300+ Toll-free Phone: (800) 523-9361 Phone: (610) 252-7301 Fax: (610) 250-0169 Address: 801 Church Lane Easton, PA 10840 Website: www.follettice.com/healthcare

Company Background

Founded in 1948, Follett Corporation is a leading manufacturer of innovative equipment for the healthcare market, including medicalgrade refrigerators and freezers, ice and water dispensing equipment, ice machines, and ice storage and transport equipment. Our continuing goal to reach 100% customer satisfaction has resulted in equipment that provides outstanding innovation and design excellence to meet the specific needs of each facility. Our entire company is dedicated to providing the most customer-oriented service in the industry. Follett occupies over 135,000 square feet of plant and office space in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Follett built its own manufacturing facility in Gdansk, Poland in 2005 to support global customer growth.

Our Purpose

To provide innovative solutions that promote health, safety, and well-being.

Product Line Overview

Follett medical-grade refrigerators and freezers maintain correct and consistent temperatures for your valuable medication, vaccines, and other critical products. n Follett upright refrigerators feature a powerful top-mounted refrigeration module and innovative back plenum air distribution system for quick temperature pull down and superior temperature consistency to protect your valuable products. • Custom-designed, modular refrigeration system with microprocessor controller provides a ±1°C performance throughout. • Industry-exclusive plenum air distribution delivers cold air at six different levels. • Frost-free and auto-condensate evaporation. n Full stainless steel cabinet and high quality components designed with the user in mind. • Stainless steel interior and exterior provide outstanding resistance to rust and corrosion. • Dished stainless floor contains spills for easy clean-up.

• Heavy-duty dual casters roll easily and lock securely. • 2.75" of CFC-free foam insulation throughout. n Heavy-duty glass doors provide ease of use and important energy savings. • Full view locking doors with ADA-complaint full length handle. • Energy-efficient, dual-pane glass with low-E coating reduces energy loss by 30-50%. • Superior glass pack designs remains condensation free to 26 C (80 F) 60% RH, making heated doors unnecessary for most applications (heated doors available as option). • Self-closing door locks open at 90 degrees to allow easy product loading. n Follett’s innovative single module design provides outstanding serviceability. • Top-mounted modular design allows the entire refrigeration system to be removed as one unit without cutting refrigerant lines. If needed, a spare system can slide into place, virtually eliminating downtime. n Choice of superior storage options. • Industry-exclusive “floating” basket system on pharmacy models. • 6 full extension, epoxy-coated “floating” baskets move with a gentle push or pull. • Shielded stainless steel bearings and stainless steel S-track design eliminate binding and uneven wear found with loose bearing systems. • Baskets and slide assembles lift out without tools for full cleaning access. • 4 heavy-duty epoxy-coated shelves, adjustable in ½" (1 cm) increments are standard on laboratory models. n High-performance countertop refrigerators offer superior temperature performance in space-saving configurations. • 1 and 2 cu ft refrigerators fit on standard 24" deep counters. • Forced-air cooling and “no heat” off-cycle auto defrost. • External digital temperature display in user-selectable F or C with integral high/low alarming and display sleep mode. n Powerful undercounter refrigerators and freezers are designed for use below standard and lower ADA-compatible counters. • Heavy-duty forced air cooling with auto defrost. • External digital temperature display in user-selectable F or C with integral high/low alarming and display sleep mode. • Keyless entry via keypad and electronic lock option.

Contact information

For more information, contact Follett Corporation at (800) 523-9361 or visit: www.follettice.com Follett is a registered trademark of Follett Corporation, registered in the US.

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800.331.2498 l pccarx.com

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PCCA is Your Quality Compounding Pharmacy Supplier Only PCCA member pharmacies bring the highest quality chemicals, bases and training to your patients.

President:

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

Company Background

At PCCA, we help pharmacists and prescribers create personalized medicine that makes a difference in patients’ lives. Our members solve some of their customers’ toughest medical challenges – all while running their own businesses. That’s why we provide more products, more education and more support than any other organization. We’re always working to help our members grow, and we’ve grown, too. What began in 1981 as a small network of pharmacists is almost 4,000 members strong, with 360 employees worldwide and five distribution centers serving the U.S., Canada and Australia. At PCCA, we’ve made it our business to support compounding pharmacists every step of the way – and then some. It’s all about bringing a level of service that makes you say, “WOW.”

Product Overview

While our members have access to over 4,560 active and non-active chemicals – more than any other compounding pharmacy supplier – the competitive advantage we bring our members is the industry’s most comprehensive quality control and assurance program we bring to those chemicals every day. Find out more at: www.pccarx.com/quality Here is the Quality Difference that PCCA Brings to Member Pharmacies Every Day: Every Lot – Not Just the Initial Lot – Is Tested

• We do not solely rely upon the USP or manufacturer’s label to ensure the quality of the chemicals received. • Every lot received is tested using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible analysis, melting point, specific gravity, solubility, and chemical identifications. • Additional testing of APIs is done using actual formulations.

14 Checks and Analyses are Performed on Each Chemical Lot

• Nine qualitative and quantitative analyses are performed on every incoming chemical lot before it is released for repacking or sale. • Each lot is tested against the certificate of analysis (C of A), including: USP, EP, NF, FCC, ACS and PCCA standards. • After initial testing, all results are reviewed for accuracy by a second QC analyst. • Chemicals are tested only by degreed Chemical Analysts. PCCA Rejects Almost 200 Chemical Lots Per Year

• PCCA is fully registered by the FDA, DEA and State of Texas as a manufacturer and follows current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). • Only FDA-registered and GMP-certified manufacturers are used for the purchase of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). • Exclusive, proven bases and formulas. Proven Bases for More Patient Options

With access to more than 50 proprietary bases – unavailable to other compounders – your PCCA pharmacy will have more options to treat your patients, from VersaBase® topicals, specifically designed for BHRT delivery, to Lipoderm®, the industry’s only transdermal proven to deliver four drugs simultaneously. Comprehensive Education is the Key to Compounding

Continuing education is the key to quality compounding solutions. Your PCCA pharmacy has access to more Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited continuing education than anyone else. In 2013, PCCA will conduct more than 115 ACPEaccredited sessions across the United States, Canada and Australia, as well as scores of other training sessions from clinical and technicianrelated topics to sales and marketing. Complete Support

Member pharmacies have access to the industry’s best support with more than 30 pharmacists and pharmaceutical chemists on-hand to answer the toughest compounding and clinical questions. PCCA has more pharmacy consultants on staff than any other competitor, answering more than 500 calls a day from members with an average response time of less than 30 minutes.

Testimonials

Find out how PCCA quality makes a difference in patients’ lives at: www.pccarx.com/qualitytestimonial

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The One-Container Pharmaceutical Waste Solution Simple, no worries, the highest level of technology, and best of all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; full compliance. Clinicians simply put both the non-hazardous and the RCRA hazardous pharmaceutical waste in the same black container.* Clean Harbors, the largest hazardous waste incineration company in North America, will pickup, transport, dispose of, and keep you in full compliance. We own every step of the process and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t broker your waste to someone else, like your red container medical waste provider has to. Ensuring compliance to waste segregation protocols can be difficult, both to train staff and to enforce. This can put your hospital at risk for regulatory action.

EXPERT IN - HOUSE PHARMACEUTICAL & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

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The Simplest & Most Compliant Pharmaceutical Waste Program Available - One Container by Clean Harbors A single container system that is simple to implement for clinical staff and is safer for the environment. It eliminates the need for waste segregation, and reduces RCRA hazardous waste disposal errors and potential liability costs.

Founder & CEO: Alan McKim Founded: 1980 Employees: 13,500 Stock Symbol: CLH Toll-free Phone:

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

Company Background Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America. The Company serves over 250,000 customers, including a majority of the Fortune 500 companies and numerous federal, state, provincial and local governmental agencies. For over 30 years, Clean Harbors has been helping pharmacies and healthcare institutions manage their environmental services, emergency response, and waste disposal needs. Our programs are designed to improve safety, achieve regulatory compliance and reduce your risk. Clean Harbors is the only environmental services provider that has the ability to manage 100% of your pharmaceutical and hazardous waste, spill cleanups, lab decontamination, and facility maintenance within a companyowned network of over 250 service centers, over 50 hazardous waste disposal facilities, and the largest hazardous waste incineration capacity in North America. We will also leverage our sophisticated recycling facilities to reduce the volume and cost of your hazardous waste. At Clean Harbors our mission is to help protect our customers and the environment.

Protection Agency (EPA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) waste disposal rules that can result from waste segregation disposal systems. The Clean Harbors One Container Program is a comprehensive collection system that is customized for each organization. Clean Harbors staff, of hazardous waste experts, work with healthcare facilities to design waste management systems that improve safety, compliance, and environmental impact. They will also develop schedules and procedures for the collection, transportation, management, documentation, and destruction of each unique waste profile. In addition to the reduction in liability, the One Container Program “blended” disposal cost is cost competitive and often cost neutral because Clean Harbors, as the largest hazardous waste incineration company in North America, owns and operates every step of the hazardous waste disposal process.

Testimonial “ Clean Harbors brings a lot of value to the relationship. I know that I can count on them to efficiently handle the collection and disposal responsibilities. I also know that Mellissa (Clean Harbors Project Manager) is always there to do the special projects that keep us moving forward in reducing our waste and finding new efficiencies.” — Crystal Saric, Coordinator of Waste Services and Waste Reduction, Fairview Health Service, Minneapolis, MN

Product Overview Clean Harbors offers the simplest and most compliant pharmaceutical waste program available - the One Container Program. Frontline clinicians at hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities simply put both hazardous and nonhazardous pharmaceutical wastes in the same black container.* This substantially reduces noncompliance with Environmental

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

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PHARMACY • LAB • USP 797

The Modular Pharmacy Solution Our team can help you with all aspects of your project, from initial space planning and selection of components through ﬁnal installation. Throughout every phase, we will work closely with you to create an environment that will make work a pleasure. Let us dispense a modular solution for you. To ﬁnd out more, call or visit us online at modularpharmacysolutions.com today.

dispensing productive spaces Corporate Ofﬁce: 337 East Mallory Avenue • Memphis, TN 38109 901-310-2616 • 901-774-2938 Fax

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Pharmacy Design & Casework, Modular Pharmacy Solutions

Pharmacy professionals spend years studying pharmacy. We’ve spent years studying pharmacists – how they work, the tasks they perform and what they need from their work environment. We bring decades of creative work-flow ideas to each of our projects. Designing and building each to fit your unique space and environment. Our pharmacy fixtures/casework is specially designed for pharmacy, making it work for you. President & CEO: Hunter Mitchell Director:

John A. Freels

Founded: Manufacturing 1925

Pharmacy Design 2013 Employees: 25 Phone: (901) 310-2616 Fax: (901) 774-2938 Address: 337 East Mallory Avenue Memphis, TN 38109 Website: www.modularpharmacy.com

Company Background While the name is new our experience is not. We have been designing pharmacies for more than 30 years and manufacturing for more than 90 years. This gives you the confidence of knowing you’re working with some of the industry’s most knowledgeable, most experienced professionals. When you want maximum productivity and comfort from your workspace, turn to the team that knows your workspace needs better than anyone – Modular Pharmacy Solutions.

Product Overview Our modular systems furniture gives you the productivity you need, combined with a high level of comfort for those long hours on the job. Designed with an emphasis on ergonomics, our systems help reduce fatigue so you can stay sharp throughout the day. With a wide range of finish options and color choices, Modular Pharmacy Solutions can deliver a work environment that performs well and you can show with pride. Features & Options High quality, pharmacy specific casework is our expertise. We have designed pharmacies all over the world that use our superior modular system that can be reconfigured as your needs change. We can also provide custom products to fit your needs and retain the modular features for future expansion. Additional Product Modules We don’t stop at furnishings. Our experience in pharmacy related trends put us a step ahead of our competition. One of our most vital products is our experience. When you work with us we bring ideas to the table that have been proven to work for more than 30 years.

Our experience goes even further than pharmacy, design and casework. To enhance your new pharmacy, we offer an array of equipment at competitive prices such as: • Refrigeration • Hoods • Environmental Monitoring • Modular Cleanrooms • Seating (Task and Cleanroom)

Additional Product Lines When USP <Chapter 797> first came out we were not caught off guard. We have been designing and building cleanrooms well before 797 came into existence. We knew your concerns for a optimally designed cleanroom were important then and we know how to get you compliant now. Modular Pharmacy Solutions can provide a turn-key solution to take the headache out of reaching compliance. Product Specifications Modular Pharmacy Solutions builds products with the utmost attention to detail. We use durable materials on all surfaces to ensure a long lasting product that meets the 24/7 demand of pharmacy. Every piece of hardware is of the highest quality in the current market. Modular Pharmacy Solutions products are manufactured using the latest state-of-the-art CNC software and machining, thus ensuring superior quality. Trends in the healthcare construction industry are headed towards more green initiatives. MPS participates and can offer points toward LEED certification.

Markets Served We serve anyone who has the need to store medication and a desire to improve their environment. Collectively, we have designed more than 3,000 pharmacies across the globe. From high volume Department of Defense outpatient pharmacies to the mega hospital inpatient to the small specialty pharmacies that have unique needs.

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Preceptor Recognitions

Thank You Preceptors!

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

Stan Edmundson, B.S. Pharm. Community Preceptor of the Year

Tim Lassiter, Pharm.D., M.B.A Hospital Preceptor of the Year

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

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

Thank you to our Experiential Education Advisory Board Jillian Barnes, PharmD, MS Maine Medical Center Ralph Cabana, RPh CVS Pharmacy Susan Fraser, PharmD Mid Coast Hospital Jamie Cronin, PharmD Eastern Maine Medical Center Courtney Oland, RPh, MBS, FASCP Waltz Pharmacy Long Term Care Leslie Ochs, PharmD, PhD UNE/Maine Medical Center Stephen Rolfe, PharmD UNE/Maine Medical Center

The College seeks to promote preceptor development through the Experiential Education Advisory Board to: • Promote excellence in the Experiential Education Program • Improve the delivery of experiential learning courses • Develop the educational expertise of preceptors • Facilitate networking opportunities among preceptors • Foster professional growth

Paige Brown: brownp@campbell.edu | Jean White: whitej@campbell.edu Valerie Clinard: clinardv@campbell.edu

It’s great to be part of the UConn team. Everyone wants to be a Husky! The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy

Susan Roarty

Susan Roarty began her work with Target Pharmacy a little over six years ago and has been committed to the UConn preceptor program, where students are given the opportunity to take part in a one-month rotation at Target Pharmacy.

What Roarty loves about Target is that although it is a chain store, the pharmacy strives to serve their customers with the same warmth and personal atmosphere of a small independent store. This is exemplified by Roarty, who has been described by students as exemplifying a superior pharmacist by being “the perfect blend of caring and concern, yet still maintaining the professionalism you’d expect from a corporate store employee.” This is one of Roarty’s core values, and although she has been a pharmacist for over thirty years her passion is still strong. Her own experiences as a student with an internship with New England Medical Center in Boston, inspired her to become a mentor herself. “My role models from this first job have always made me realize the importance of guiding our future pharmacists.”

Roarty has been able to extend her passion to others, and one of her students admitted that “I have no doubt that working with Ms. Roarty has reinforced my passion for pharmacy, and it has been an utmost conducive experience to my career.” Upon hearing about her recognition as a Preceptor of the Year, Roarty was shocked and incredibly humble. “I was absolutely stunned to get this recognition. I am most certain that there are many other deserving and committed pharmacists that have helped guide your students.”

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

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

Preceptor Recognitions

Nicole Clark, PharmD, BCPS, MCPHS Boston Institutional Preceptor of the Year Nicole Clark, PharmD, BCPS, graduated from MCPHS University and started her first job in a community pharmacy in 2004. At the time, she never imagined that in just five short years, she would become a Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Hallmark Health, which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford and Melrose Wakefield Hospital. She credits this evolution to her wonderful mentors who provided opportunities to grow and to learn all of the different skills that have made her into the respected pharmacist, preceptor, and mentor that she is today. Nicole was recently Nicole Clark, PharmD, BCPS voted MCPHS University’s Institutional Preceptor of the Year. She enjoys giving the Introductory (IPPE) students their first experience with a hospital pharmacy. She believes that IPPE students need exposure to a hospital setting, since the first time can be very stressful. After completing an introductory rotation with Nicole many students ask to complete their Advanced (APPE) rotations with her also. Nicole prepares her students for the next stage in their careers. She involves them in a leadership book club, and stages mock interviews for students who are planning on pursuing a residency. Nicole also was a driving force behind starting the residency program at Hallmark Health and its successful expansion. Next year, Hallmark Health will increase the residency program from three to six residents. All of us at MCPHS University would like to thank Nicole Clark for her devotion and dedication to our students.

Dr. George MacKinnon

The Class of 2014, which is the inaugural class of the Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy, recently completed their first APPE rotations. On this occasion, the Roosevelt College of Pharmacy would like to recognize the pharmacy team at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago for their dedication to teaching and going above and beyond to help our students succeed.

The student comments regarding the Northwestern Memorial team included the following: “They are all amazing … preparing us in different ways for what to expect while practicing both on APPEs and after graduation”, “They make this a great environment to learn in” and “The preceptor gave me a platform where I could be independent and progress yet feel comfortable enough to ask questions when I did not understand something”. Clearly, the team at Northwestern is committed to the success of pharmacy students, and thereby, the profession of pharmacy as a whole. Thank you to all of the preceptors on the pharmacy team at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for your time and dedication in providing our students with the opportunity to encounter and participate in innovative health care delivery through the pharmacy department. If you are a pharmacist interested in becoming a RUCOP preceptor for introductory and advanced experiential education, please contact: Joan Hardman, BPharm, RPh | Director of Experiential Education (847)330-4508 | jhardman02@roosevelt.edu www.roosevelt.edu/pharmacy

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Preceptor of the Year Chandra S. Gajulapalli, R.Ph.

Trent A. Beach, PharmD, MBA, MHA, BCPS, FASHP

2011 - 2012 Elective Preceptor of the Year

Trent A. Beach, PharmD, MBA, MHA, BCPS, FASHP is Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services with Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation. A graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Dr. Beach has over 25 years of experience in progressive healthcare leadership. Dr. Beach is active in many professional organizations including the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Performance Excellence Program, the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence, and the American College of Healthcare Executives. He currently serves on the Tennessee Regent’s Advisory Council. Dr. Beach’s nominators’ comments include: “He empowers students and treats them as peers” and “What makes Dr. Beach stand out from all of the other preceptors is his personal attention to the development of each student.”

We Thank You for Investing in the Future of Pharmacy Mr. Chandra S. Gajulapalli is the Supervising Pharmacist/Owner of Little Neck Drug Store and has been a preceptor with St John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences since 2004. Mr. Gajulapalli is an alumnus, and silver medal recipient of the class of ’91. He chose to become a preceptor “to give back“ to the profession. He has precepted shadowing, IPPE and APPE students. He is proactive in teaching students the skills they need to be a great community pharmacist.

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Good Preceptor, helped review different classes of drugs and disease states.

The rotation was absolutely wonderful; the preceptor was smart and informative, took time to go over important topics & never refused my questions. Definitely keep this site rotation, he was kind and understanding and makes an excellent role model.

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The College of Pharmacy at Belmont University is preparing a new generation of health professionals to meet the changing needs of pharmacy practice with a future oriented Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree, and offers an extensive experiential program designed to provide depth and breadth of knowledge and skills in contemporary pharmacy practice as well as specialized experiences in one of five areas of concentration - pharmacy management, information management, missions, pharmacotherapy or interdisciplinary care delivery. If you are interested in becoming a Belmont College of Pharmacy Preceptor please contact Mark Chirico, Pharm.D. at mark.chirico@belmont.edu or call (615) 460-8124. WINTER 2013

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Unit Dose Done Right

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Unit Dose Packaging by Medi-Dose, Inc. / EPS, Inc. 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 Fax: (800) 323-8966 Address: 70 Industrial Drive Ivyland, PA 18974 Website: www.medidose.com

Company Background Medi-Dose/EPS was founded in 1971 when Milton Braverman, a former pharmaceutical company Territory Manager, saw the need for inexpensive, manual unit dose packaging allowing a hospital to convert from traditional dispensing. He developed the Medi-Dose System to package, handle and dispense predetermined amounts of medication so they would be accessible for one regular dose. Comprehensive bar coding and labeling identification is accomplished using our innovative MILT 3.0 software. Because of the continued success of the Medi-Dose System, Medi-Dose/EPS expanded its product line to include the TampAlerT System offering tamper-evident liquid packaging, without the need for heat tunnels and accessory sealing equipment 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 & Moisture Resistance for One-Year beyond-use dating. Our MILT® 3.0 software maintains packaging logs and lets you design and print your Lid-Label® Covers, with color, Bar Codes, Tall Man Lettering, 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 & 2-D Bar Coding – Including NDC, Lot Numbers and Expiration Dating

• Tall Men 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 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, various state & regional pharmacy conferences. Ordering Information For additional information, please contact us at (800) 523-8966, visit our website at www.medidose.com or e-mail us at info@medidose.com.

Medi-Dose works well in any pharmacy operation and can be used with all classifications of drugs (chemo meds, 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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DISCOVER THE ADVANTAGES OF EPSON SECURCOLOR Prints color where you need it No preprinted labels required Prints variable length labels Prints auxiliary info on label Water and alcohol proof Reduces label costs

All in a small footprint.

SecurColor. The smarter way to print pharmacy labels. Epson’s SecurColor® prints color-enhanced pharmacy labels without the expense and hassle of pre-printed labels. It is an ideal solution for retail and compounding pharmacies for printing crisp, clear color labels of variable length, including warning information, barcodes, text and graphics. And the labels are alcohol and water proof when printed on qualified media. It also complies with USP 797 standards for sterile preparations. Best of all it features the quality and reliability that Epson is known for.

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SecurColor® Inkjet On-Demand Color Label Printers from Epson Epson’s SecurColor prints enhanced color pharmacy labels ondemand without the use of pre-printed labels. Unlike other label printers, SecurColor allows you to print color anywhere on a label and print variable length labels to meet your needs. President & CEO:

John Lang Founded: 1975 Employees: 70,000 Phone: (562) 290-5317 Address: Epson America 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA 90806 Website: pos.epson.com/healthcare

Company Background

Epson is one of the world’s leaders in printing and digital imaging technologies for a wide range of industries and applications. For over 40 years, Epson’s advanced technology has been at work in millions of retail, banking and healthcare organizations around the world. Epson’s products are known for their advanced technology, reliability and value. We have leveraged our expertise in printing and imaging to deliver highquality solutions for the healthcare industry from pharmacy label and wristband color printers to medical imaging devices and storage.

Product Overview

Now retail and compounding pharmacies have a fast, reliable way to produce color-enhanced labels with Epson's SecurColor inkjet printer. Unlike current cumbersome label printing solutions that use pre-printed labels or blank label sheets, SecurColor's on-demand color printer allows you to print a wide range of labels on the same media, greatly reducing the cost and hassle of printing labels. With SecurColor, you can generate labels systematically from popular software applications, increasing pharmacy labeling efficiency and accuracy with updated warnings and critical alerts printed directly on the pharmacy label, doing away with warning stickers. Because you can print one color label at a time or as many labels as needed, pharmacies gain all the benefits of color with the flexibility to support changing medication labeling requirements and volume. SecurColor prints vibrant, smudge-proof text and graphics with qualified label media from 1.2" to 4.4" wide. In addition, with SecurColor you can print variable length labels without any media changes. The SecurColor printer is compliant with USP <797> standards for clean room environments.

Features & Options

• Custom on-demand printing of color-enhanced pharmacy labels. • Can print color whenever you need it anywhere on the label. • No preprinted labels required. • Can print variable length labels to meet every need. • Can print auxiliary sticker messages directly on labels. • Automatic Nozzle Checking technology ensures color accuracy. • Pigment inks are water and alcohol resistant.

• Supports leading barcode formats. • High print speeds of up to 3.7"/second. • Handles wide range of media sizes and stock. • Reduces label costs. • Small footprint easily fits on desk or shelf.

Testimonial

“ We are very impressed with Epson’s SecurColor label printer. It has eliminated multiple steps for us. The quality of the labels is great and you can print barcodes and auxiliary information right on the label. And the labels are very durable. We have tried everything to destroy them, water, alcohol, vaseline, and we can’t.” — Billings Clinic and Hospital Billings, MT

Additional Product Modules SecurColor LT Label Printer

Epson’s SecurColor-LT features a high-speed CPU, an easy-to-use 12.1" TFT color LCD touch panel and a SecurColor high-quality color label printer all in one compact unit. And because no PC connection, keyboard or mouse is required, it is the perfect choice for locations where space is at a premium.

Additional Product Lines

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

Key Business Partners

n Product Resellers Baxter, Coridian, Digi-Trax Corporation, General Data, NEPS, PDC Healthcare, McKesson Automation n Media Partners Avery Dennison/Fasson, General Data Corporation, Neenah Paper Inc., PDC Healthcare, Shamrock Scientific Specialty Systems, Inc., TSI, Wausau Coated Products, WS Packaging Group, Inc. n Software Partners Niceware International, Seagull Scientific, Teklynx International

Markets Served

Hospital and Retail Pharmacies

Ordering Information

For more information on Epson’s SecurColor® On-Demand Color Inkjet Label Printers visit: pos.epson.com/healthcare e-mail: Kelly_Ng@ea.epson.com

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Clean Air Solutions by IsoTech Design

Cost effective, safe and USP <797> compliant clean air solutions for sterile and hazardous compounding. We protect life with contamination control, sterility assurance and containment management. Why build a constructed clean room? President & CEO: Magdy H. Moussa Founded: 1994 Toll-free Phone:

(800) 476-2010 Fax: (877) 476-1032 Address: 1320 Graham Blvd., Suite 120 Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3P 3C8 Website: www.isotechdesign.com | www.cae797.com

Company Background

Since 1994, IsoTech Design is a leading designer and manufacturer of USP <797> clean air solutions, such as isolators and clean rooms. We have been serving pharmacies for 20 years in sterile compounding, chemo compounding, hormone compounding, and sterility testing. Our mission is Protecting Life. Our clean air solutions protect the products that go inside the patients, protect the operators from the hazardous products and also protect the environment. We have over 1000 certified facilities across the United States & Canada, who are using our clean air solutions for sterile and chemo compounding while complying with the USP <797>, their state board of pharmacies, OSHA and NIOSH regulations and requirements. These clean air solutions, such as isolators or modular clean rooms, are cost effective when compared to traditional constructed clean rooms. Pharmacy facilities in 15 countries and five continents use our clean air solutions, which have been validated and certified according to their respective norms and regulations.

Product Lines

IsoTech offers the following products and services: CAIs, CACIs,

modular cleanrooms in positive and negative pressure, powder and fume hoods, clean air workstations, sterility testing isolators, fan filter units, total service plans, and USP <797> essentials. MicroSphereTM: Compounding Aseptic Isolator for sterile compounding. ChemoSphereTM: Compounding Aseptic Containment Isolator for chemo compounding. CleanSphereTM: Modular cleanroom. SafeAirxTM: Powder hood for hormone compounding. CleanFlowTM: Clean air workstation for sterile compounding in a clean room. MicroSphereTM-ST: RABS for small volume sterility testing. IsoSphereTM-ST: Isolator for medium and large volume sterility testing. DesignAirTM: Fan Filter units for clean rooms. TSP: Total service plans that include certification, extended warranty, technical support, updated SOP, training, and other services such as environmental monitoring. Clean Air Essentials <797>: All essentials such as cleaning and disinfecting products, sterile gloves, sterile IPA 70%, safety kits for hazardous compounding, sleeve kits for CAIs and CACIs, and environmental monitoring kits.

Features & Options

We offer standard and customized ergonomic clean air solutions, based on need assessment, regulations requirements, space availability and budget.

Product Specifications

MicroSphereTM: ISO 5, positive pressure, ergonomic, USP <797>

compliant CAI for sterile compounding; available in standard 4', 5', 6', 8' and custom design, IV pump integration and does not need to be put in a clean room.

ChemoSphereTM: ISO 5, negative pressure, USP <797> compliant

CACI for chemo compounding; available in 4', 6' and 8', ergonomic, custom integration and does not need to be put in a clean room.

CleanSphereTM: ISO 4 to ISO 8 positive and negative pressure

modular cleanrooms.

SafeAirxTM: Ductless powder, fume and vapor extraction, ergonomic,

USP <795> compliant enclosure with visual and audible alarms for toxic powder compounding, transfer and weighing, available in 3', 4', 6', custom integration and ergonomic.

MicroSphereTM-ST: ISO 5, positive pressure, ergonomic, cGMP, FDA

validated, RABS with custom integration for sterility testing.

IsoSphereTM-ST: ISO 5, positive pressure, ergonomic, cGMP, FDA

validated, isolator with custom integration for sterility testing.

Testimonial

“ All our Clean Air Solutions have been certified and validated according to their respective norms.”

— USP <797>; FDA; cGMP; State Boards of Pharmacy

Additional Product Lines

RadioSphereTM: ISO 5, negative pressure, USP <797> & cGMP compliant CACI with 1" lead shielding for radio and nuclear pharmacy compounding and research.

Key Customers

CTCA, UMASS, Stanford, FDA, Robert Wood Johnson, Duke University

Markets Served

Hospital Pharmacies, Compounding Pharmacies, Sterility Testing, Pharmaceutical Aseptic Filling

Trade Shows/Meetings Attended ASHP, IACP, Health Connect Partners

GPO Affiliations

MedAssets, Premier, Amerinet

Ordering Information

T/F: (800) 476-2010 | Fax: (877) 476-1032 | info@isotechdesign.com

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With talyst’s 340B expert solutions, We are saving an additional $2 million in the first year. Philip Almeter Director of Pharmacy Operations and Business Development University of Kentucky

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Talyst's 340B Contract & Specialty Pharmacy Solutions Talyst understands a pharmacy’s need to optimize its 340B savings. For almost 10 years, Talyst has supported over 400 health systems with their AutoSplit 340B software.

CEO:

Carla Corkern Founded: 2002 Employees: 100+ Toll-free Phone: 1-877-4-Talyst Phone: (425) 289-5400 Address: 11335 NE 122nd Way, Suite 200 Kirkland, WA Website: www.talyst.com

Company Background Talyst is a market leader in pharmacy automation and your partner in pharmacy operations. Our solutions provide enterprisewide medication management across your entire health system to offer greater inventory control, enhanced workflow efficiency, and improved patient safety. As of 2013, Talyst has installed automated system in more than 700 integrated healthcare systems, acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and correctional institutions. Product Overview With increasing complexity across the 340B program as well as growing numbers of HRSA and manufacturer audits, it’s critical to have the right solution. More than half of the top Health Care Systems utilize Talyst solutions such as our AutoSplit® Contract Pharmacy, and 340B Compliance Services. Our AutoSplit Contract Pharmacy program allows Covered Entities to affordably capture additional 340B savings from hospital scripts dispensed at retail and specialty pharmacies. Talyst has a number of unique program features that focus on making the process as easy as possible for the Covered Entity and the pharmacy. Features include immediate auditing, compliance, and detailed reports showing the total scripts captured, total 340B savings and the total cost. In addition, Talyst offers 340B Compliance Services, which is an end-to-end managed service to ensure 340B compliance.

Talyst's powerful AutoSplit® 340B software automatically monitors all pharmaceutical usage in 340B eligible healthcare organizations, optimizing returns on qualified transactions while maintaining compliance. AutoSplit's 3-way splitting is compliant with the recent HRSA policy. It works with multiple wholesalers simultaneously and has exportable reports to help maintain compliance. Talyst will assess and select 340B solutions and tools to help you develop a complete Audit Program that specifically addresses the following: 1) Patient Eligibility 2) Duplicate Discounts 3) GPO Exclusion 4) Contract Pharmacy Arrangements 5) Recertification

Additional Product Lines AutoPharm® Enterprise, AutoPharm® Mobile, AutoCarousel® HD, Refrigerated AutoCarousel® HD, AutoVault®, AutoPack®, AutoLabel®, AutoPack® TableTop, InSite® Remote Dispensing, AutoSplit® Fully Managed, AutoSplit® Contract Pharmacy, 340B Compliance Services. Ordering Information Talyst would like to partner with you to create the right 340B solution for your health system. For more information, please call: 1-877-4-TALYST x1

With Talyst’s AutoSplit Fully Managed Solution, Talyst experts manage all facets of your 340B program. This allows health systems, IDNs, and their contract pharmacies to boost savings by having dedicated 340B experts run the program and ensure audit compliance. WINTER 2013

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NO LIMITS

Any location. Any time. Any users.

Real-Time Analytics ®

An Enterprise Software Solution for Managing The Cold Chain

Sends Alarm Notifications by Cell Phone, e-mail or Text and has Temperature & RH Humidity Monitoring

Dashboard Control

Historical Analytics

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Marathon LoggerPulse™ Enterprise Software and Network Data Loggers for Monitoring the Cold Chain Marathon Products EDL-WiFi and EDL-Net temperature data loggers provide low cost, reliable, protection for drugs, vaccines, cell lines, refrigerators, freezers, incubators, and all storage facilities. LoggerPulse Enterprise Software provides Alarm Notifications and the ultimate easy access to your data anytime from anywhere.

Company:

Marathon Products, Inc. Founded: 1991 Employees: 15 in USA and 60 in China Phone: (510) 562-6450 Address: Marathon Products 627 McCormick Street San Leandro, CA 94577 Website: www.marathonproducts.com e-mail: web-inquiry@marathonproducts.com

Company Background

Since 1991, Marathon Products has been designing, manufacturing and distributing temperature recording data collectors for monitoring the cold chain. Our growth is due to our commitment to customer service and to continuous product improvement. Today, our customers are Fortune 500 companies including governmental laboratories, research organizations, pharmaceutical and drug discovery companies, hospitals, blood banks, IVF clinics, chemical manufacturers, the aerospace and semiconductor industries, the transportation industry and many others where obtaining accurate and reliable time and temperature information is critical for validating product and material safety. Marathon Products’ state-of-the-art technology delivers reliable data logging solutions for applications from cryogenics to high temperatures.

Product Overview

n EDL-WiFi & EDL-Net Loggers Real Time: Use our EDL-Net and EDL-WiFi data loggers to enjoy real-time

temperature data collection and monitoring with access at any time, from anywhere in the world over a local network or via an internet connection. Network Attached: Leverage your existing network with the built-in WiFi

b/g/n connectivity to avoid expensive installation costs for managing temperature data. Monitor multiple buildings, floors, rooms, and locations simultaneously. Alarm Notification: User programmable to detect high and low temperature

n LoggerPulse Location Independence: Data loggers located anywhere can be centrally

managed and monitored.

Flexible Hosting Options: From a single Windows PC to multiple servers

in multiple locations; local in-house servers to cloud-based services.

Alarm Notifications: Highly customizable alarm notifications ensure

that the right people are alerted when loggers detect a problem. Alarm notifications can be sent as a phone call to land lines and mobile phones, as e-mail to regular e-mail accounts, or to mobile phones as text messages. Web-based Software: Means hassle-free deployment for access by an unlimited number of users with a standard web browser. Dashboard Control: An intuitive and interactive dashboard makes it easy

to view status, manage, and program multiple loggers with ease.

Real-time Data & Analytics: Multiple users can concurrently monitor

data streamed in real-time from any number of loggers.

Bulk Administration: Programming, starting and stopping hundreds of loggers can be done effortlessly from a single web page. Concurrent & Secure Access: Enable multiple users to simultaneously

perform analytics and administration functions while constraining actions based on permissions.

Audit Trail: Individual actions and exceptions are logged to the database for

accountability and traceability. User notes are incorporated for explanation and follow up.

Historical Analytics: View aggregated logger data for any period in the

past in graphical or tabular formats. Export to Microsoft Excel for further analysis and reporting. Attribute Filters: A single click is all it takes to filter for specific status and

conditions, e.g. Alarms.

Multi-Sensor Inputs: Temperature, Humidity, CO2, N2, O2 (Pending). Support For All Popular Browsers: Flexible, intuitive interface ensures that LoggerPulse will work the same way regardless of your business browser standard.

excursions or power outages, trigger audible and visible alarms, as well as send alert notifications via cell phone and/or e-mail for management control.

Additional Product Lines

21 CFR Compliant: Marathon’s 21 CFR: Part 11 compliant software, with

Multi-Use USB Loggers.........................................................2ctemp-USB

secure supervisory controls, will allow database creations for products, part numbers, dates, locations, identification numbers, statistical analysis, and more. NIST Traceable: In the lab, our NIST-calibrated and traceable thermistor

probes have been tested sterile and can be used in incubators. In hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and blood banks, the EDL-WiFi and EDL-Net are perfect for quality assurance and quality control, monitoring low temperature freezers, blood storage, vaccines and biologics.

Multi Sensor............................................................................. EDL-8 WiFi Temperature & Humidity Loggers.............................................2ctemp-RH Cryogenic Dual Sensor Loggers..................................................EDL-LN2 High Temperature Dual Sensor Loggers................................... EDL-RTD2 Single-Use USB Loggers.........................................................ctemp-USB RF Loggers....................................................................EDL-RF2, EDL-M5

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Inventory Management for Inpatient and Outpatient Settings For the first time, your pharmacy will know the count of every pill, in every bottle, and when it expires at the touch of a button. Additionally, MedPickRx is faster, more accurate, and more configurable than any other solution on the market.

TYPICAL SAVINGS

Before TCGRx

After TCGRx

Labor

Inventory

Space

Accuracy

up to 30%

up to 50%

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MedPickRx for Complete Inventory Management by TCGRx Inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacies can fill prescriptions faster, maintain a perpetual inventory, lower operating costs, and save space with MedPickRx. President:

Duane Chudy Founded: 2006 Employees: 60+ Phone: (262) 279-5307 Address: N1671 Powers Lake Road Powers Lake, WI 53159 Website: TCGRx.com e-mail: info@TCGRx.com

Company Background TCGRx is a leading supplier of pharmacy automation. Our solutions can be scaled from simple packaging technology to enterprise-level perpetual inventory management. That means providing not just the tools to make your pharmacy more efficient, but also the thinking behind those tools. TCGRx provides design and consulting services for solution integration in all pharmacy markets. Established in 2006, our depth of management expertise spans more than 30 years in leading health care companies, with a keen focus on the current landscape and future needs of pharmacies. Product Overview MedPickRx is the latest in modular pharmacy automation. Innovative light-directed and barcode-verified technology handles the filling process for 100% of the pharmacy’s formulary. Perpetual inventory provides powerful reporting capabilities to identify areas for increased savings. MedPickRx guides the technician to an open bottle first, followed by those with the nearest expiration date. This intelligence nearly eliminates expired meds and reduces on-hand inventory. Barcodes and lighted shelves that track bottle location make restocking easier and reduce fill times. MedPickRx can be implemented with little disruption to your pharmacy and results in reduced inventory levels, improved efficiency, and increased accuracy. Additionally, MedPickRx uses less than half of the space while handling all of your inventory.

Available Features & Options n WillCallRx

bulk and refrigerated medications, guarantees the customer leaves with all prescriptions in hand. WillCallRx tracks the prescriptions with aging reports, alerting the pharmacists of prescriptions not picked up by the customer. The WillCallRx solution ensures that your pharmacists spend less time looking for prescriptions and that your patients go home with all of the right medications, all of the time. n Pharmacist Check Pharmacist Check, another optional feature, allows the order to be viewed electronically with an image of the medication and barcode validation. MedPickRx provides multiple checks and balances to ensure accuracy.

Testimonial “ Ultimately we were looking for a system that would free up valuable space and minimize the time that our pharmacy team spends on dispensing activities so they can spend more time with their patients improving health outcomes through such activities as immunizations, medication therapy management, and health screenings. TCGRx provided that and more.” –– Justin Heiser, PharmD, VP Pharmacy Operations Thrifty White, Plymouth, MN

Additional Product Lines ATP Automated Tablet Packager, MedStockRx, AVF-70, Beacon®, BullsEye®, AdherePac, PillTrak Ordering Information To learn more about how TCGRx inventory management solutions can improve your pharmacy’s workflow, please contact us at (262) 279-5307 or info@TCGRx.com.

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ASHP 2013 Midyear Clinical Meeting December 8 - 12, 2013 Orlando, FL www.ashp.org

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continued from page 38 AACP Annual Meeting and Seminars July 26 - 30, 2014 Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center Grapevine, TX www.aacp.org NCPA Annual Convention October 18 - 22, 2014 Austin Convention Center Austin, TX www.ncpanet.org CSHP Seminar 2014 October 30 - November 2, 2014 Hilton San Francisco Union Square San Francisco, CA seminar.cshp.org

HSCA 2014 Healthcare Supply Chain Expo TBD, 2014 www.supplychainassociation.org Innovatix + Essensa National Meeting & Exhibition TBD, 2014 www.innovatix.com New England Pharmacists Annual Convention TBD, 2014 www.nepharmacists.org

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

2014 ASCP Annual Meeting & Exhibition November 5 - 7, 2014 Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Orlando, FL www.ascp.com The unSUMMIT 2014 TBD, 2014 www.unsummit.com NCPA Annual Conference on National Legislation & Government Affairs TBD, 2014 Washington, DC www.ncpanet.org

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Humco Compounding Syrups & Suspensions For All Your Compounding Needs

Compounding Since 1872 humco.com/professionals

855.925.4736

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Humco Compounding Syrup and Suspending Vehicles

Humco Compounding - Your complete resource for oral pharmaceutical compounding bases and vehicles. We offer a full range of syrups and suspensions from cherry flavored, flavor-free, all-in-one, and sugar-free, to specialized vehicles for diabetic/hypersensitive patients. Our oral compounding vehicles are formulated for enhanced compounding efficiency while providing an elegant, uniform syrup or suspension that is physically stable and dependable.

President & CEO:

Greg Pulido Founded: 1872 Employees: 110 Toll-free Phone: (855) 925-4736 Phone: (512) 474-7400 Fax: (512) 474-7414 Address: 512 E. 11th Street, Suite 201 Austin, TX 78701 Website: www.humco.com/professionals

Company Background Humco Compounding is built on a proud history of more than 140 years manufacturing quality products for the pharmaceutical industry. Through our innovative spirit and continued investment in research and development, we have established a reputation for creating, developing, and manufacturing a diversified line of non-sterile topical and oral pharmaceutical compounding bases. Our compounding products range from ready-to-use topical creams and gels to oral syrups and suspensions. Our products are designed to provide the optimal delivery system for a specific formulation based on the desired route of administration and therapeutic intent. Our compounding products are tailored to meet your nonsterile compounding needs while reducing the compounding preparation time. Our goal is to help improve the therapeutic outcome for your patients. We stand on a foundation of specialized resources and exceptional customer service. We are proud to offer our compounding pharmacists a free Compounding Resource Center staffed by certified pharmacy technicians to provide formulation and technical assistance.

Product Overview • Flavor Sweet - Cherry flavored syrup • Flavor Sweet SF - Cherry flavored, sugar-free syrup • Flavor Plus - Flavor-free, white liquid suspension • Flavor Blend - Cherry flavored, all-in-one syrup and suspending vehicle • Versa Free - Dye-free, chemical-free, flavor-free, parabenfree, sugar-free syrup

• Versa Plus - Dye-free, chemical-free, flavor-free, parabenfree, sugar-free suspension • Buffer Cream - Sweetened buffering agent for compounding oral PPIs, free of milk and protein

Features & Options • Available in Pint & Gallon Sizes • Competitive Pricing & Bulk Quantity Discounts • Temperature Stable & Two-Year Shelf Stability • Free Shipping on Orders Over $100 Product Specifications We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative solutions to compounding pharmacists. For additional product information or to request our new compounding catalog contact our Compounding Resource Center at (855) 925-4736.

Additional Product Modules Humco Compounding offers a diversified line of non-sterile, topical and oral pharmaceutical compounding bases and vehicles. To see our full line of products go to: www.humco.com/professionals Additional Product Lines • Cherry, Raspberry and Simple Syrup • Sorbital • Syrpalta • Propylene Glycol • Polyethylene Glycol 300 Trade Shows/Meetings Attended • NCPA • ACA • IACP • Compounder’s on Capitol Hill Pricing Information

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PURE INNOVATION Next Generation Intelligent Dispensing • Introduces self calibration of medications • Maximizes prescription throughput • Provides technology growth path • Optimizes operational efficiency • Delivers in-depth analysis • Advances patient safety

Model 4 Dispenser The Cornerstone of All Dispensing Technologies

SmartCabinet

ROBOTx

Learn how the revolutionary Model 4 dispenser can transform your outpatient pharmacy or central fill operation. 607.624.3567 institutionalsales@innovat.com www.innovat.com

RDS ROBOTx

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PharmASSIST® Dispenser: Intelligent Automated Dispensing by Innovation The PharmASSIST Dispenser’s advanced intelligence self calibrates the counting of new medications, collects all prescription dispensing activity, and helps advance pharmacies’ patient safety and prescription throughput initiatives. n Advances Patient Safety • Eliminates cross contamination between drug classes by recording medication assignments and only allowing the same drug class to be assigned (e.g., penicillin medications). • Prevents dispensing of expired medications by tracking all medication lot codes and expiration dates.

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

n Optimizes Operational Efficiency • Dispenses all tablet/capsule medications with one dispenser model. • Tracks all medication inventory to improve inventory management and control.

Company Background

Innovation is the leading provider of Pharmacy Intelligence and pharmacy automation to the retail, hospital, government, and mail order pharmacy markets. Our PharmASSIST and RxSafe® families 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. Leveraging our unparalleled Pharmacy Intelligence, pharmacies can right-size their automation, map out an attainable growth path, and optimize their entire operation, all while developing a proven ROI that validates their decision before investing. ™

Product Overview

The intelligent PharmASSIST dispenser is the cornerstone of all Innovation’s dispensing technologies and a key component of our Pharmacy Intelligence initiatives. The new Model 4 is a wholly independent smart device that stores, counts, and dispenses ALL types of tablet/capsule medications – all simultaneously – within our cabinet-based, robotic, and high volume solutions. The simultaneous counting of prescriptions in each system increases the efficiency of your fulfillment process and drives prescription throughput, especially during peak filling periods. The smart dispenser employs end-to-end bar code scanning and high quality, strictly enforced software protocols for all dispensing, replenishment, and drug assignment tasks. n Introduces Breakthrough Falcon Detection™ Technology • Self calibrates the counting of new medications, enabling your staff to add new medications to dispensers immediately. • Delivers unmatched counting accuracy.

n Maximizes Prescription Throughput • Drives prescription volume as multiple dispensers count simultaneously. n Provides Technology Growth Path • Scales dispensing capacity by simply adding dispensers or by seamlessly migrating dispensers to the next level of PharmASSIST automation (e.g., PharmASSIST Symphony+® to PharmASSIST ROBOTx® to a PharmASSIST High Volume system).

Additional Product Lines

• PharmASSIST suite of pharmacy automation solutions – workflow management systems, countertop and cabinet-based counting technologies, robotic dispensing, and high volume/central fill systems. • RxSafe systems – high-density robotic storage/retrieval of all medications including narcotics/high-shrink inventory, and automated will call solutions.

Ordering Information

Learn how Innovation’s revolutionary Model 4 dispenser can transform your outpatient pharmacy or central fill operation. Call Institutional Sales at (607) 624-3567 or email institutionalsales@innovat.com.

n Delivers In-depth Analysis • Collects all dispenser activity in conjunction with our Symphony® database, and provides actionable data to our Pharmacy Intelligence initiatives. • Enables Pharmacy Intelligence to analyze and simulate processes and system designs, and provide answers to optimize your formulary, workflow, and automation. WINTER 2013

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For more information on how our solutions can help pharmacies and facilities better manage the impact of short cycle dispensing, contact us at 877-781-ABTG (2284), e-mail info@ abtg.com or visit us at www.ABTG.com. www.ABTG.com The AmerisourceBergen Technology Group® logo and AmerisourceBergen® are registered trademarks of AmeriSource Heritage Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. FastPak® is a registered trademark of AutoMed Technologies, Inc.

FastPak EXP FastPak Verify

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FastPak® Verify Ensures Patient Safety Through Efficient Medication Verification FastPak Verify recently launched as the ideal verification system enhancing FastPak EXP high volume packager to automate the verification process for unit and multi-dose medication packages.

Vice President/ General Manager:

Tony Guarino Founded: 1994 Employees: 250+ Toll-free Phone: (877) 781-ABTG (2284) Address: AmerisourceBergen Technology Group 1400 Busch Parkway Buffalo Grove, IL Website: www.abtg.com

Company Background

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

Product Overview

ABTG has provided reliable automation to the medication packaging industry for more than a decade. The legacy continues with our newest product offering, the FastPak Verify. FastPak Verify provides automated medication verification of oral solids in unit and multi-doses packaged by the FastPak EXP. It is designed to confirm the medications in the package based on the following criteria: • Pill quantity, shape and color • Number of pouches • Foreign objects The FastPak Verify is the first pouch verification system to work seamlessly with the FastPak EXP system. The system is designed to be able to work with up to two EXPs to provide medication verification and to increase accuracy and enhance patient safety. By analyzing the size, shape, quantity, and markings via image data from all angles of each pill in a pouch, the FastPak Verify alerts pharmacy personnel on its touch-screen monitor if there are any filling discrepancies or errors. The FastPak Verify’s on-screen monitor also identifies the location of any problematic package for quick review and retrieval. The camera and scan capabilities of the FastPak Verify are superior and can detect irregularities in the package and capture them for future review. The FastPak Verify also delivers cost and labor savings for the pharmacy by reducing staff time devoted to verification activities.

FastPak Verify Features & Options

• Seamless integration with FastPak EXP • Compact dimensions to conserve pharmacy space: 28" W x 25" D x 28" H • Advanced camera/scan capabilities • Accuracy rate: 97% • Speed: 50 pouches per minute • Supports narrow and standardwidth packages • Touch-screen monitor flags errors • Data capture to spot trends and identify potential risks to the pharmacy • Easy retrieval of flagged packages

FastPak EXP Product Overview

FastPak EXP high volume medication packaging system can accommodate any pharmacy’s oral solid dispensing needs and is capable of dispensing up to 65 pouches per minute with an accuracy rate of 99.5% for both unit and multi-dose dispensing. With a flexible configuration, compact design and efficient job processing, the FastPak EXP can keep up with the most pressing pharmacy demands. Smart canisters reduce the need to use the tray and increase the accuracy of dispensing. The workflow has been designed by ABTG to provide efficiency to the packing operations. The FastPak EXP’s batch filter system allows the user to filter data in and out based on a variety of patient-specific criteria. Batch queuing enables users to get the next batch ready for seamless work flow and speed next job processing. Flexible labeling and group canisters increase the efficiency of packaging operations. The system will integrate with virtually any pharmacy system to receive batch data.

FastPak EXP Features & Options

• F lexible configuration designed to meet pharmacy needs with a variety of additional components: FastPak Verify, Innovative Smart Canisters, Barcoding Station, and quick-change packaging units. • Universal tray with a fill-to-light technology holds 64 medications and is used for odd-shapes, slow-movers and partial tablets. • Barcoding formats: 39, 128, PDF417, and Data Matrix • Dispensing speed: up to 65 pouches per minute • Compact dimensions conserve pharmacy space: 41" W x 31" D x 82 ¼" H • Unique smart canister system offers a range of 128 to 320+ oral solids. • Affordable 100% barcoding solution. WINTER 2013

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State of the Art POS Solutions For Better Patient Care. MerchantSoftTM Addressing the unique needs of pharmacies by tracking prescriptions from dispensing to delivery or pick-up while maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations.

For more information about MerchantSoft from Emporos Systems Corporation, contact us at 877.716.2403, email sales@emporos.net or visit us at www.emporos.net.

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Emporos MerchantSoft Point of Sale Simplifies Retail for Better Patient Care MerchantSoft addresses the unique needs of pharmacies by quickly verifying prescriptions, providing state of the art checkout, and maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations. President:

Greg Phillips Founded: 2002 Toll-free Phone: (877) 716-2400 Address: 7504 E. Independence Boulevard Suite 107 Charlotte, NC 28227 Website: www.emporos.net

Company Background Emporos was founded in January 2002 by Greg Phillips through the acquisition of MerchantSoft from the Kyrus Corporation. Phillips who directed MerchantSoft development at Kyrus realized the need for a pharmacy retail point of sale solution. Under the Emporos name, Phillips began enhancing the product to meet pharmacy needs. After many years of success, the MerchantSoft solution continues to improve the customer shopping experience by re-engineering with the latest technologies. Enhancements assure patient safety while addressing complex HIPAA privacy and PCI security issues facing healthcare today. Product Overview MerchantSoft addresses the unique needs of pharmacies by quickly verifying prescriptions for sale, eliminating pricing mistakes, confirming that the right prescription is going to the right customer, and integrating e-signatures. All these features provide state of the art checkout while maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations. Clients are empowered by the ability to easily manage operations and track sales. MerchantSoft’s modular design meets your current needs and is positioned to grow with you. By offering the best patient shopping experience, we help you retain patients and keep them returning to your store.

Latest Technology • Intuitive touchscreen promotes rapid training and increased customer satisfaction. • Two-way integration with leading Pharmacy Management Systems. • Incorporates 2D barcode technology to assure patient safety and script security whether the POS is Online or in Offline mode. • Interface with PayLink and WebLink for direct secure access to payment processing.

• Payment terminals use hardware encryption to meet new PCI standards. • State of the Art Will Call management. • Real-time validation of Pseudoephedrine sales with ID scan and NPLEx integration. • Customer friendly display. • IVR integration allows credit card entry for Mailout.

Rich Features • Flexible design easily customizes to meet your workflow. • Streamlined integration for processing Flexible Spending Account (FSA) cards for Qualified Health Products (QHP).

• Electronic signature capture for Rx, counseling, safety caps, HIPAA, Accounts Receivable Charges and pseudoephedrine transactions.

• OTC inventory management/ replenishment.

• Enterprise-wide sales audit with optional G/L integration.

• Web-based reporting allows easy and secure access across the enterprise.

• History/Inquiry Reporting via secure web access allows quick and easy receipts and signature verification across the enterprise.

Additional Modules • Mobile Apps • Ability to deliver discharge scripts at bedside. • Drive-Through Signature within workflow. • Inventory Control • Secure Web Mailout Script Services leverage credit card tokenization technology. • Accounts Receivable (Optional Outsourcing of Print/ Mailing Service) • Payroll Deduction • Price Management • Inventory Control, Purchasing, and Inventory Replenishment (emporosAIR) • Loyalty integrations WINTER 2013

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Omeprazole + SyrSpend® SF Cherry Alka Kit

Fagron’s all-in-one omeprazole suspension compounding kit – It is that easy! The challenge1 Emma (2 years old) is frequently spitting up and crying after feeding. Her parents notice weight loss. After consultation with her pediatrician, Emma is diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Emma’s pediatrician wants to treat her with an omeprazole suspension, customized to Emma’s needs. Commercially manufactured preparations are not readily available.

Fagron’s innovative compounding solution A simple process of adding the pre-weighed omeprazole and 100 mL of water to the bottle of SyrSpend® SF Alka powder enables the pharmacist to prepare a stable2 and pleasanttasting omeprazole suspension in just minutes for Emma. The Fagron Omeprazole + SyrSpend® SF Alka kit provides the tools needed to compound this cherry flavored suspension.

Hypothetical case study.

Whaley PA, Voudrie MA, Sorenson B. Stability of Omeprazole in SyrSpend® SF Alka (reconstituted). International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding. 2012; 16(2): p. 164-166.

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Fagron US - 2400 Pilot Knob Road - St. Paul - Minnesota 55120 info@fagron.us - Tel. 1-800-423-6967 - Fax 1-800-339-1596

With focus on patient, prescriber and pharmacist, Fagron offers unique solutions that add significant value in the individualized treatment of patients with specific needs. Fagron’s all-in-one kit offers the pharmacist a convenient and time-saving solution to help patients like Emma. Visit fagron.us to learn more about Fagron and our innovative products, quality and concepts.

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Innovative Hospital Solutions by Fagron Providing tailor-made pharmaceutical patient care in just minutes? Fagron introduces convenient and time-saving compounding solutions.

General Manager:

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

Additional Hospital Solutions n SyrSpend® SF Family of Products The SyrSpend® SF family of products is an innovative line of oral suspension vehicles. This unique line of products is sugarand alcohol-free, and is formulated to minimize GI upset and laxative effects. Active Suspending Technology™ holds particles in suspension longer to allow for more accurate dosing.

• SyrSpend® SF is an all-in-one suspending vehicle buffered

Company Background Fagron, Inc. provides pharmacists in the United States with high quality products and solutions. Fagron continuously introduces innovative products, based on research done in our own R&D center. We work together with our customers, universities, physicians, and other care providers to provide optimized compounding solutions. We continuously perform studies on our products, dedicated to providing you the best quality possible. Fagron supports customers by offering complimentary professional support. Our staff of experienced pharmacists and technicians provide technical assistance and answers to any and all questions. Fagron, Inc. is part of the Fagron Group, the global market leader in pharmaceutical compounding, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. Fagron is active in 30 countries and employs over 160 pharmacists worldwide.

Product Overview n Omeprazole + SyrSpend SF Cherry Alka Kit All-in-one kit for omeprazole suspension compounding – It is that easy! We proudly introduce an all-in-one kit for compounding a pleasant tasting omeprazole suspension. Ready in minutes, the Omeprazole + Syrspend® SF Cherry Alka Kit provides you all the tools for preparation and administration. The simple addition of the omeprazole powder and 100 mL of water gives you an ideal alternative for patients with difficulty swallowing. Your benefits: • Time saving, simple compounding process • No more weighing – minimizes compounding errors • Contains no sugar, alcohol, sorbitol and gluten • Proven stability of 60 days1

to a pH of 4.2 for maximum compatibility with active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

• SyrSpend® SF Alka is an easy-to-use powder for reconstitution that provides an alkaline environment for acid-labile drugs such as omeprazole. Stability studies are being performed continuously to provide you with extended beyond-use dating. Currently we have 11 stability studies in SyrSpend ® SF. Visit www.syrspendsf.com for more details.

n LETS KIT Convenience Pack LETS – a solution of lidocaine, epinephrine, tetracaine, and sodium metabisulfite – is an economical, proven2, innovative, safe2, and effective2 alternative to provide rapid topical anesthesia without the use of a controlled substance. The easy-to-use LETS KIT by Fagron simplifies the compounding process by offering a convenient package containing all the ingredients. With the addition of water, each kit is designed to make 100 milliliters of anesthetic solution. Compact packaging allows the kits to be stacked easily for quick access and inventory control. n Drug Shortages Solutions Fagron carries a wide range of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to help you get through drug shortages. Our high quality APIs can be used to compound capsules, oral solutions, topical preparations, and parental preparations (USP <797>). Before switching your patients to alternative therapies, Fagron is your go-to source when it comes to drug shortages. Literature: 1: Whaley PA, Voudrie MA, Sorenson B. Stability of Omeprazole in SyrSpend® SF Alka (reconstituted). International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding. 2012; 16(2): p. 164-166. 2: Schilling CG, Bank DE, et al., Tetracaine, Epinephrine (Adrenalin), and Cocaine (TAC) Versus Lidocaine, Epinephrine, and Tetracaine (LET) for Anesthesia of Lacerations in Children, Ann. Emerg. Med., 1995, 25:2, pp203-208.

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DOES YOUR PHARMACY HAVE A BOARD CERTIFIED GERIATRIC PHARMACIST? Only one credential has been established to recognize pharmacists with expertise in the care of older adults and the provision of medication therapy management services to geriatric patients— the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP), administered by the Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy. BECOME A CERTIFIED GERIATRIC PHARMACIST The CGP credential is ideal for the pharmacist who serves older adults, regardless of practice setting. Hospitals need CGPs because:

More details are available at: www.ccgp.org/hospital

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Certified Geriatric Pharmacist Credential from CCGP Hospitals need board Certified Geriatric Pharmacists to manage the special needs of the increasing numbers of older adultsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;medication reconciliation, falls and other geriatric syndromes, and participating in geriatric teams (NICHE, ACE, etc.). President & CEO: Thomas R. Clark, RPh,

MHS, CGP

Founded: 1997 Employees: 2 Phone:

(703) 535-3036 (703) 739-1500 Address: 1321 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Website: www.ccgp.org/hospital Fax:

Company Background The Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy was created by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists in 1997. CCGP is a nonprofit corporation, autonomous from ASCP and with its own governing Board of Commissioners. CCGP offers a voluntary board certification examination for pharmacists in geriatric pharmacy practice and was accredited by the National Commission on Certifying Agencies in March 2012. CCGP is a member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence and the Council on Credentialing in Pharmacy. Product Overview The Certified Geriatric Pharmacist examination is computerbased and is offered at computer test centers throughout the United States and Canada and in a number of other countries around the world. The exam is administered in four test windows throughout the year. The test is 150 questions in multiple-choice format. The initial certification period is five years, and periodic recertification is required. This may be accomplished by retaking the examination or by the Professional Development Program, with continuing education of 75 credit hours over the five-year period. Features & Options With the rapid growth in numbers of older adults in hospitals, and recent changes in Medicare reimbursement, the need for hospital pharmacists with the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist credential is growing as well. Hospitals need pharmacists who understand the unique medication-related needs of the elderly, including Beers criteria, geriatric syndromes, prescribing cascades, and issues related to transitions of care and medication

reconciliation. Hospitals increasingly need pharmacists to participate in geriatric teams, including ACE, NICHE, HELP, and similar geriatric team-based programs. A pharmacist with the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist credential should be a part of every hospital pharmacy team.

Pricing Information The fee to register for the initial examination is $600, and the fee for periodic recertification is $400, either by exam or by CE. In addition, a certification administration fee of $250 per five years is required, payable after meeting requirements for certification or recertification. CCGP also offers a Self-Assessment Examination (practice test) of 150 questions, available in web-based format for $85 or print format for $99. Quarterly Registration Deadlines to Take the CGP Exam REGISTER BY:

TAKE EXAM IN:

December 15, 2013

January/February 2014

March 15, 2014

April/May 2014

June 15, 2014

July/August 2014

September 15, 2014

October/November 2014

A list of resources to prepare for the CGP examination is available at: www.ccgp.org/exam/prepare The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists offers an online geriatric review course, with continuing education credit, at: http://gprprep.ascp.com The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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Expectations are fulfilled here. In addition to the staff and management positions, 13 residency programs are also available. To join our talent network please visit www.kroger.com/careers or e-mail krogerresumes@kroger.com. EOE.

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Pharmacy Residency At Cleveland Clinic

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