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Judy Lane

Washington Congresswoman Rodgers

Comments on NACDS’ RxIMPACT Day

Following the National Association Chain Drug Store’s (NACDS) highly successful RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill, held June 16-17,  Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) inserted a statement about the NACDS RxIMPACT Day into the Congressional Record — a publication of each day’s official Congressional proceedings. The statement also recognizes pharmacy as the face of neighborhood healthcare and the critical importance of pharmacies to their local communities.  Read more on Publisher's Letter page...


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Survival of the Fittest by Dave Wendland

Recently some retail experts have used the term “Retail Darwinism” to refer to the current circumstances of the industry. Retailers unprepared to weather the incredible pressures placed on their operations are quickly becoming extinct. Consider the fate already met by many of the country’s once-leading operators — Circuit City, Sharper Image, and Linens & Things, just to name a few. In this uncertain new landscape, paying attention to every aspect of the retail supply chain has become a requirement for survival.  Read more on the Profit ideas page..

 

Special Feature

Record-Breaking Internet Pharmacy Prosecution

Nets Millions for Iowa Law Enforcement  

Six-Year Federal Investigation Results in 26 Convictions, Forfeiture of Over $7 Million, and Sharing of Over $4 Million in Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines Areas.  Read more on the Special Feature page..

 

Robot Speaks Many Languages - Improves Pharmacy Patient Outcomes

Language is sometimes a barrier for patients when it comes to understanding instructions for taking medications. A prescription label language barrier increases the risk that a patient will use medication improperly and fail to obtain the benefit or suffer an adverse drug event, says a recent news release from ScriptPro, headquartered in Mission, Kan., which develops, provides and supports state-of-the-art, robotics-based management and workflow systems for pharmacies.   Read more on the Special Feature page..

 

Pharmacy Profile

Hamilton Installed as APhA President

Ed L. Hamilton, PharmD, FAPhA director of pharmacy at the Regency Medical Center in Winter Haven, Fla., was installed as president of the American Pharmacists Association (APHA) at the closing session of the association’s 157th Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Antonio, Texas, earlier this year. Read more on the Pharmacy Profile page..

 

Action Words by Chris Decker

When I was a pharmacy student I recall listening to pharmacists address our class. These were successful people by my measure; all were leaders within the pharmacy profession. I remember questioning myself whether these people were “involved” because they had been successful or, rather, had they been successful because they were actively involved within the profession? I have since learned the answer. Read more on the Pharmacy Profile page..


 


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