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  • University of Rhode Island pharmacy students take home coveted 'Pepto Bowl'

    KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy students Matt Lippertshauser and Ethan Melillo recently took home the "Pepto Bowl"  as part of the annual Student and Pharmacist Self-Care Championship, URI announced Tuesday.

    The pair represented URI in the “Jeopardy!”-style academic competition at the annual New England Pharmacy Convention Sept. 23. Their victory marks the third time in nine years that URI has won the contest, reported College of Pharmacy Clinical Professor Kelly Orr, but it didn't come easy.

  • Rite Aid opens balloting for its 13th annual 'Favorite Pharmacy Team Member'

     CAMP HILL, Pa. - To celebrate American Pharmacist Month, Rite Aid is asking customers nationwide to recognize their favorite pharmacy team member through its 13th annual Vote for Your Favorite Pharmacy Team Member Contest.

  • Walgreens donating $50,000 to Pantene Beautiful Lengths Fund

    CINCINNATI -- Walgreens is donating $50,000 to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Fund to help celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the program.

  • Bazooka introduces sugar-free bubble gum

    NEW YORK -- Bazooka Candy Brands is bringing innovation to the confectionery space once again with the introduction of Bazooka Sugar Free Gum. 

    This brand new product is packed with the flavor of classic Bazooka Bubble Gum, but in a brand-new sugar free form.  It is accredited by the American Dental Association and is the winner of the "Most Innovative New Product" in the Gum/Mints category at the 2016 National Confectioners Association Sweet & Snacks Expo.

  • Celebrating community pharmacy

    October marks the start of many festivities, including a month-long celebration focusing on pharmacists.

    American Pharmacist month officially began on Saturday with a call to action to help educate patients to “Know Your Pharmacists, Know Your Medicine.”

  • University of Rhode Island Foundation names former CVS chief Tom Ryan chairman

    KINGSTON, R.I. –  The University of Rhode Island on Tuesday elected former CVS Health chairman and CEO Tom Ryan as chairman of the University of Rhode Island Foundation Board of Directors. Ryan was elected to the volunteer post at the Foundation’s Board of Director’s meeting held Sept. 22.

  • Thrifty White gets URAC specialty pharmacy accreditation

    PLYMOUTH, Minn. — Thrifty White Pharmacy recently announced that it had received specialty pharmacy accreditation from the URAC, the Washington, D.C.-based health care accreditation organization. 
     

  • BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy gets ACHC oncology accreditation

    ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy announced Tuesday that it had received accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) with a distinction in oncology. 
     
    The distinction recognizes BioPlus’s abilities to deliver medications for cancer-specific conditions, identifying the toxic nature of the medications and collaborating with the physician and patient for best outcomes while containing costs. 
     
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