Toprail Pharmaceuticals, Intuity Medical receive ECRM Buyers’ Choice Awards
Toprail Pharmaceuticals won the Drug Store News Buyers’ Choice Award for its Gluco-To-Go oral glucose gels during ECRM’s Diabetes, Diagnostics & Clinical Session held earlier this month in Kansas City. Intuity Medical was a finalist for its POGO Automatic Blood Glucose Monitoring System.
Both products were selected from dozens of entries submitted by participating suppliers and displayed in the hospitality area of the session. Attending buyers evaluated each entry and voted based on product packaging and innovation.
“Diabetes is increasingly prevalent among consumers and suppliers have stepped up to help make life easier for those suffering from it,” said Michael Castillo, senior vice president of pharmacy/medical markets for ECRM. “Whether it's measuring glucose levels or helping to prevent low blood sugar, each of our winners has come up with innovative solutions for diabetics. We congratulate them on their Buyers Choice Award win.”
Founded in 2019 by industry veteran Ted Zaller, Toprail Pharmaceuticals strives to provide therapeutically effective and economically-priced branded products manufactured responsibly and safely. Committed to innovation, it crafts unique brands with premium ingredients, catering to the diabetes, pain care, skin care and wound care markets.
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In 2023, Toprail introduced its Gluco-To-Go product line, offering cost-effective, user-friendly oral glucose gels and tablets to support those managing low blood sugar. Gluco-To-Go 15 (three units per pack), a lemon-flavored oral gel, contains 15 grams of carbohydrates in a convenient squeezable tube for easy administration.
Additionally, Gluco-To-Go is available in 4-gram raspberry flavored tablets, and the company plans to launch new flavors, including cherry and orange, as well as additional sizes and strengths in 2025.
Intuity Medical was founded with the mission of making life easier for people with diabetes. Its FDA-cleared POGO Automatic Blood Glucose Monitoring System simplifies testing with its innovative all-in-one design, eliminating the need for separate strips and lancets. Designed in the U.S., its automatic cartridges are manufactured in the company’s headquarters in Fremont, Calif.
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Everything customers need to test is in this One-Step fully automatic monitor. Checking glucose with the POGO Automatic Blood Glucose Monitoring System is simple: users just turn it on and press once, making it easier for those who have challenges handling test strips or lancets.
POGO Automatic Cartridges have 10 lancets and test strips built in; there are no separate lancets or test strips to handle. And with its compact size, patients can check their glucose anytime and anywhere they choose.
