Pharmacy Technology

MONTREAL, Canada — Synergy Medical is among Canada’s fastest-growing companies, according to the latest installation of the Canadian Business Profit 500. The ranking, published in the Maclean’s October issue and on CanadianBusiness.com, ranks 500 Canadian businesses based on their five-year revenue growth. Synergy Medical made the 2017 Profit 500 with five-year revenue growth of 78%.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy’s latest initiative is making medication management easier for patients with multiple prescriptions. The company has debuted the ScriptPath Prescription Schedule, which shows all of a patient’s current prescription information in one place. The schedule features easy-to-understand icons that indicated when a patient should take a medication and how much should be taken in each dose.

I recently read an interesting Washington Post article about efforts to prevent people from abusing pain-killers prescribed for their pets. In response to this disturbing trend, states like Colorado and Maine have passed laws allowing or requiring veterinarians to check the prescription histories of pet owners.

With specialty pharmacy marking a growing component of community pharmacies’ business, inventory monitoring — particularly for specialty medications that are meant to kept at certain temperatures — is becoming an added stressor for pharmacists. Temptime VP global customer development Christopher Caulfield spoke with Drug Store News about how the company’s temperature monitoring tools help pharmacies deliver value to patients and the healthcare system. 

With consumers taking greater control of their own health, pharmacy technology companies are playing a pivotal role in helping community pharmacists better engage patients through improved in-store experience and better communication. Drug Store News spoke to PerceptiMed chief business officer Frank Maione about how PerceptiMed is working to help pharmacies deliver on these goals. 

NEW YORK —  Decision automation platform iMedicare and healthcare technology company Mirixa are working together to integrate patient counseling opportunities into the workflows of their partner pharmacies.

The integration of iMedicare’s plan comparison platform into Mirixa’s MirixaPro platform will enable pharmacies to take advantage of medication-related opportunities within their everyday workflow by prioritizing available clinical interventions for each specific patient.

A recently introduced bill from Reps. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., has garnered interest from longtime proponents of e-prescribing in the retail pharmacy industry. The Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act would require all controlled substances to be electronically prescribed.

As the nation's healthcare system continues to evolve, community pharmacies are searching for new ways to attract patients and create new revenue opportunities. Because this has mostly meant expanding the services they offer, streamlining payment and reimbursement processes has taken on added importance.