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  • PDX, OmniChannel Health Media partner on patient diabetes education efforts

    FORT WORTH, Texas — PDX and OmniChannel Health Media on Wednesday announced a new partnership that will offer PDX Manufacturer Services retail pharmacy network customers new options to engage and educate patients with diabetes and prediabetes. 
     
    The two companies are working with commercial health insurers, digital health providers, manufacturers and the government to bring tools for diabetes prevention and management to pharmacy customers. 
     

  • New pharmacist nutrient depletion tool introduced by iMedicare

    NEW YORK — IMedicare introduced a nutrient depletion tool intended to help pharmacies increase profits outside of the annual Medicare enrollment period.

  • En-Vision America expands offerings

    Since it launched its ScripTalk audible labels, En-Vision America has worked to make prescription labels more accessible for patients who might be visually impaired and thus require an audible label, larger print label or Braille label. And this year, the company is expanding its accessibility by offering label translations into 17 languages.

  • 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. 
     
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