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For Bronx, N.Y.-based Co-Op City Pharmacy’s Biana Makhover, Cardinal Health RBC 2017 kicked off with a surprise. Under the guise of filming stock footage, Cardinal Health had earlier visited her pharmacy and talked to her patients. They then screened the resulting video, “Heart of a Community,” at the RBC 2017 Opening Session on Thursday, July 27.  

During the opening-day evening activities at Cardinal Health RBC 2017, the spotlight was on Pedro Vanga, owner of Super Farmacia Vanga Inc. in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Vanga was honored with the 2017 Ken Wurster Community Leadership Award — accepting a $10,000 donation from Cardinal Health on his behalf to local organization, Iniciativa Comunitaria.

STAINES-UPON-THAMES, United Kingdom — Mallnckrodt on Friday announced its planned acquisition of InfraCare Pharmaceutical, a company focused on developing treatments for neonatal and pediatric patient populations.

McKesson ideaShare 2017 attendees had a lot to say about their favorite aspects of the show in New Orleans, including what they learned to help them improve pharmacy operations and patient care going forward.

McKesson ideaShare 2017 featured more than 30 continuing education courses with topics ranging from installing an expanded service offering like med sync or immunizations, to the how-tos in building a stronger front-end business, empowering pharmacy technicians in your practice or learning more about pain points such as DIR fees.

Connecting customers with industry experts and peers, McKesson ideaShare 2017 featured 30 CE courses and more than 100 educational sessions on the show floor. Ranging from theater sessions to small group seminars to “Do-it-with-me” workshops, the conference provided a record number of attendees with tangible information and best practices to put into action for immediate results.

FLINT, Mich. — EnvoyHealth, a Diplomat company, has teamed up with Compliance Meds Technologies to pilot a medication adherence program for CleverCap Lite.

CleverCap LITE offers medication monitoring and control for patients and providers. The compact, high-tech bottle cover:

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The NCPA Innovation Center today announced three mental health first aid training scholarships winners.