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  • High-tech tools, systems elevate pharmacy

    Increasingly, pharmacies are turning to automation as a way to increase efficiency and free up their pharmacists — employing everything from lower-cost, in-store automation to sophisticated robotics systems that help make central fill operations more efficient and reduce dispensing costs.

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  • McKesson augments pharmacy offering with CoverMyMeds acquisition

    SAN FRANCISCO  — McKesson on Tuesday entered into an agreement to acquire CoverMyMeds for approximately $1.1 billion, the wholesaler announced Wednesday during its third-quarter conference call.

  • PerceptiMed names new VP sales and marketing
    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Pharmacy technology company PerceptiMed on Monday announced the appointment of Terry Cater to the position of VP sales and marketing. 
     

  • Parata plans new Durham HQ
    DURHAM, N.C. — Pharmacy technology company Parata Systems on Thursday announced the beginning construction of its new Durham headquarters that the company’s manufacturing, distribution and corporate office to a single location.
     
    The 100,000-sq.ft., two-story space is designed to promote collaboration among Parata employees across departments. It features a greater number of conference rooms than its current headquarters, larger collaboration areas and a central breakroom aimed at enabling company-wide events, Parata said. 

  • iMedicare reports saving patients $363 million in 2016
    NEW YORK — Medicare plan comparison platform iMedicare on Wednesday announced that it had saved Medicare beneficiaries $363 million. The number comes from 315,398 patients at more than 5,000 pharmacies, saving an average of $1,150 in prescription costs. This surpasses the 250,000 patients who saved a total  od $287.5 million in 2015 from using iMedicare. 
     

  • McKesson Health Solutions enables cloud-based implementations for InterQual Criteria

    NEWTON, Mass.— McKesson Health Solutions on Tuesday announced that InterQual Criteria is now accessible on-demand through new cloud-based implementations of InterQual Online, InterQual Anonymous Review and InterQual Transparency. This transition brings the benefits of cloud computing to InterQual customers, including multi-tenant access via popular web browsers, automatic updates and reduced maintenance requirements.

  • FlavoRx names new COO
    COLUMBIA, Md. — FlavoRx’s board of directors has named Michael Seay the new COO of FlavoRx and FillPure, the company announced Thursday. Seay has worked as an executive on the company’s leadership team for 15 years. 
     
    In his new role, Seay will work to drive more FlavoRx and FillPure operations and sales marketing programs, with particular focus on expanding the lines of business, among them the new FillPure in-pharmacy technical services product line and the company's West Coast operations.
     

  • Discount Drug Mart to offer patients iMedicare plan comparison
    NEW YORK and MEDINA, Ohio — Discount Drug Mart and iMedicare on Thursday announced their new partnership that will bring iMedicare’s Medicare plan comparison platform to patients at all 73 Discount Drug Mart Locations. 
     
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