Pharmacy News

INDUSTRY WATCH: November/December 2014 Health Information Companies Merge PDR Network and LDM Group have completed a merger of the two companies. The combined organization will operate under the PDR name. PDR brings a long history of delivering drug information to providers, while...

INDUSTRY WATCH: November/December 2014 PioneerRx to Support Apple Pay PioneerRx users configured with an Equinox L5300 signature pad will now be able to handle the Apple Pay service. Apple Pay uses near field communication technology, and unlike a traditional credit-card purchase,...

INDUSTRY WATCH: November/December 2014 PrescribeWellness and APCI Expand Partnership The American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI), a member- owned group-purchasing organization with more than 1,300 independent pharmacy members, and PrescribeWellness have launched the APCI’s Pharmacy Retail Operations (PRO) Wellness platform. This platform...

INDUSTRY WATCH: September/October 2014 New Hampshire PDMP Now Operational Continuing her efforts to improve the health and safety of New Hampshire’s communities and families by addressing rising rates of prescription drug abuse, Governor Maggie Hassan today announced the launch of the...

INDUSTRY WATCH: September/October 2014 Kirby Lester Survey Shows User Satisfaction A survey conducted in July with Kirby Lester KL60 and KL100 robot users found overall improvement in pharmacy operations by 97% of those responding. Specific areas that the survey touched on,...

INDUSTRY WATCH: September/October 2014 QS/1 Enhances Billing Functionality QS/1 is now offering Veridikal intelligence and Veridikal’s reconciliation program to reduce billing errors. Included are pre- and post-editing, EDI support, X12N 835 processing, forensic auditing, and reconciliation. “The pre- and post-editing service evaluates...

The Epicor Eagle N Series is the company’s next-generation retail management software for independent retail businesses. The N Series extends Epicor Eagle’s feature set and advanced business intelligence tools with a completely redesigned and simplified user interface. The new software...

INDUSTRY WATCH: September/October 2014 Pharmacy Advantage Adds Mobile App  The new app, Pharm Adv, and its website operate on a secure network created by San Francisco-based mscripts, a leader in mobile pharmacy services. “We view mscripts mobile application as an opportunity...

INDUSTRY WATCH: September/October 2014 ScriptPro and TCGRx Form Exclusive  Partnership  The two companies have announced that they will be exclusive partners in a distribution and co-marketing agreement that will allow ScriptPro to bring TCGRx adherence packaging technologies to retail pharmacies throughout...