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Pharmacy Choice Newsletter - January 2008

Pharmacy Choice Newsletter - January 2008
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January 2008 Volume 9, Issue 1 via RxPost.net
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Hello Member,

In this month's issue:
  • Sponsor - Bi-Lo Pharmacy Jobs
  • Featured Press Release - Rx EDGE Announces Strategic Alliance with Pharmacy Choice
  • RxSchool Live - NEW LIVE CE!
  • Featured Article - The Practical and Regulatory Perspectives of Bioequivalence
  • RxCareerCenter Hot Jobs
  • Marketplace Feature - Wellesse - Premier Manufacturer of Nutritional Supplements for Health and Wellness
  • Distance CE - The Practical and Regulatory Perspective of Bioequivalence
  • Disease Focus of the Month - Heart Disease
  • This Month's Quick Poll - Which one of the following generic releases had the biggest impact in 2007?
  • Last Month's Poll Result - Which of the following...
  • Industry Headlines
  • This Month's Palm Pilot Goes to... COLETTE HOUSMAN!

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Build your Pharmacy Career with an Employer who will...
  • Treat you with respect and partner with you to develop your pharmacy practice to be all that it can be for you, your working partners, and especially your patients and customers.
  • Be conscious of your need for time to communicate with your customers and patients in the friendly pro-active way that occurs in stores. We put a high priority on your ability to create, develop and maintain your relationships and friendships.
  • Reward your partnership with a substantial monetary and benefits package available for this special part of the country. Our stores have a long history of serving southern families and we want to continue to support our customers with pharmacy in our stores.
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 Featured Press Release - Rx EDGE Announces Strategic Alliance with Pharmacy Choice
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Jan. 8, 2008 - Rx EDGE today announced that is has established an alliance with Pharmacy Choice, Inc. based in Denver, Colorado. The partnership leverages the combined strength of both organizations to bring pharmaceutical marketers new opportunities for reaching pharmacy professionals. Through the formation of this strategic alliance, Rx EDGE will add Pharmacy Choice advertising and communications programs to its portfolio of pharmaceutical marketing products.  Read Entire Press Release

 RxSchool Live Upcoming CEs
RxSchool Live Why travel to conferences when the conference can come to you? RxSchool offers online Live CE on a monthly basis to accommodate the growing need for Live Continuing Education Credits. Inexpensive, easy to access, and excellent content all define the RxSchool Live experience. Go to our website and view the current schedule of CE available from RxSchool.

Course Name Date Time
The Pharmacist's Role in the Medication Therapy Management of Chronic Pain January 21, 2008 8:00 PM ET
Performance-Enhancing Supplements: Fact or Fantasy January 22, 2008 8:00 PM ET
The Practice of Pharmacy in Legal Terms January 27, 2008 8:00 PM ET
Tools and Techniques for Diabetes Care January 31, 2008 8:00 PM ET

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RxSchool offers monthly ACPE Accredited seminars available to RxSchool users.
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 Featured Article  -  The Practical and Regulatory Perspectives of Bioequivalence
This month's feature CE program focuses on practical considerations of therapeutic medication interchange. Special attention is given to providing pharmacists with the knowledge and tools needed to make proper decisions regarding the appropriateness of substituting one medication for its bioequivalent alternative. It is essential to this process, to provide practitioners with adequate, unbiased and scientifically rigorous resources to obtain the latest drug and regulatory information regarding proper drug substitutions.  Read Entire Article

 RxCareerCenter Hot Jobs
RxCareerCenter Each month this newsletter will spotlight several hot jobs that are attracting the most attention on RxCareerCenter.
Staff Pharmacist CVS Boston, MA  CVS Hot Job
Sign-on and relocation incentives are available for certain areas. Contact us today!
Clinical Operations Manager for Prestigious Organization Rx Pro Health Orange County, CA Hot Job
This team oriented pharmacy department operates with leading healthcare technology where attention to quality outcomes and reputation is paramount.
Pharmacist Food City Statewide, KY Hot Job
Great Work Environment!!!

 Marketplace Feature
 Wellesse - Premier Manufacturer of Nutritional Supplements for Health and Wellness
Wellesse believes supplementing out active bodies is vital to health. That's why, for over twenty years, we've been dedicated to producing a premium line of supplements that work to bring a natural balance to every part of your body. Wellesse specializes in liquid nutritional supplements including the best selling liquid glucosamine - Joint Movement Glucosamine and a Liquid Calcium.
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Enjoy life and move more freely, thanks to Joint Movement Glucosamine.  Glucosamine preserves your body's natural shock absorber - cartilage, which is crucial for proper joint performance and flexibility.*  Glucosamine and Chondroitin Study and Comparison Results

Liquid Calcium with Vitamin D
Calexcel Liquid Calcium with Vitamin D ensures your bones have what it takes to stay healthy with 1000mg of calcium, helping you preserve solid bones and teeth and preventing osteoporosis, the disease that causes many older people, particularly women, to suffer from collapsing spines and bone fractures.*
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* These statements have not been evaluated by The Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.  ** FDM IRI Data 26 weeks ending Sept 9, 2007
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 Featured CE Lesson - The Practical and Regulatory Perspective of Bioequivalence
The Featured CE this month is:
The Practical and Regulatory Perspective of Bioequivalence


This lesson supported by:
Acorda Therapeutics

ACPE UPN#: 200-000-07-001-H04-P
200-000-07-001-H04-T    
Expiration Date: 10/31/2009
Credits: 1.0 Fee: No Charge!
Release Date: 10/1/2007 Audience: Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians

Learning Objectives
After successfully completing this program, participants will be able to:
  1. Distinguish the difference between bioequivalence, bioavailability and therapeutic interchange
  2. Describe how to obtain drug information concerning bioequivalence
  3. Evaluate how factors such as dosage form, drug-drug and food-drug interactions affect the bioequivalence of a drug
  4. Describe the regulatory issues associated with drug substitution
For more information, visit the Course Information Page.
ACPE ACPE Accreditation Information
ArcMesa Educators, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

 Disease Focus of the Month: Heart Disease
Heart disease is a generic term for a variety of conditions affecting the heart and the blood vessels in the heart. These cardiovascular diseases include: coronary artery disease (CAD), heart failure, arrhythmias, and valvular disease to name a few. Unavoidable risk factors for attaining heart disease include genetic predisposition, age, sex, and race. Risk factors that can be modified with lifestyle change and medication therapy include obesity, diabetes, tobacco smoking, stress, alcohol, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and physical inactivity. Although we are unable to impact a patient's unavoidable risk factors, you can help your patients identify those risk factors that can be changed and assist them in prioritizing those modification to their lifestyles that can help minimize their risk of heart disease.

For more information about heart disease visit us at our heart disease page.

 Polls
Last Month's Poll Results
Which of the following are true regarding Medicare Part D?
  • 13.7% - Open enrollment started on November 15, 2007 and will close on December 31st, 2007.
  • 6.8% - The coverage gap (doughnut hole) in 2008 will rise to $4,050 from the 2007 gap of $3,850.
  • 6.8% - During the coverage gap the patient is responsible for 100% of their drug costs.
  • 72.5% - During the coverage gap the patient is responsible for 100% of their drug costs
This Month's Poll
Which one of the following generic releases had the biggest impact in 2007?
Quick Poll
Which one of the following generic releases had the biggest impact in 2007?
Ambien® (zolpidem tartrate)
Zoloft® (sertraline HCl)
Norvasc® (amlodipine besylate)
Toprol XL® (metoprolol succinate)

Can't fill out the poll?
CLICK HERE.


 Industry Headlines: Where Do You Get Your News?
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RxProHealth
www.RxProHealth.com


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 This Month's Palm Pilot Goes To...
Congratulations, COLETTE HOUSMAN, who will receive a Palm Pilot courtesy of Pharmacy Choice. Remember, to be eligible for our monthly drawing, all you have to do is refer a friend to us, forward this newsletter, take one of our short surveys or take the new Needs Assessment Survey viewable when you login at RxSchool. Please login to participate in one of our career surveys.

 Coming Soon
Live CE
  • Medications and Nutritional Supplements for the Maturing Woman: It's All About Choices
  • New Drug Approvals in 2007: The New & the "Me Too's"
  • Smoking Cessation: A Primer for Pharmacists
Distance CE
  • Type-2 Diabetes: Managing the Complexity of Current and Emerging Treatments
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