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CARE Pharmacies Ranked Among the Best Food, Drug, and Mass Merchants in the Country!
CARE Pharmacies Listed as 17th on 2018 Hot 100 Retailers
Hot retailers come in all sizes and formats, as witnessed by STORES Magazine’s 2018 Hot 100 Retailers report. CARE is proud to be listed on #17 on this year’s list!
Read MoreCARE Member Christine Lee-Wilson featured in Rx Ownership
Utilizing the pharmacy community for ownership success Read the Original article on rxownership.com here! An interview with Christine Lee-Wilson, Pharm.D. Owner of Professional Pharmacy, located in Baltimore, MD. What attracted you to the pharmaceutical industry? Christine Lee-Wilson: Patient care is what initially attracted me to the profession. I grew up in a small community and I…
Read MoreCARE Pharmacies Participates in Stakeholder Letter to Director of Health and Human Services
Download PDF Here July 16, 2018 The Honorable Alex M. Azar II Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave, SW Room 600E Washington, DC 20201 Re: HHS-OS-2018-0010 – HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs Dear Secretary Azar: We write to voice our strong support and appreciation for…
Read MoreCARE Annual Member Meeting 2018
CARE Pharmacies held its annual member meeting at the Fairfield Marriott Washington Dulles in Chantilly, Virginia on January 26, 2018. We were pleased to be joined by CARE Pharmacy members and their representatives from across the country; as well as, 43 of CARE’s preferred partners. The meeting theme was “Engage Change”, attendees participated in a…
Read MoreHometown pharmacy paves the way for future growth at new Main Street location in Laurel
Pharmacist Ali Thakkar, of Highland, says Laurel’s Main Street Pharmacy has been a growing operation since it opened under original owner Joan Kim in 2005. As its customer base multiplied and Thakkar took over the business, the India native said an inevitable facility expansion came to fruition last month when the pharmacy moved two doors…
Read MoreGet Smart About Antibiotics Week 2016
During November 14-20, 2016, the annual Get Smart About Antibiotics Week will be observed. The observance is a key component of CDC’s efforts to improve antibiotic stewardship in communities, in healthcare facilities, and on the farm in collaboration with state-based programs, nonprofit partners, and for-profit partners. The one-week observance raises awareness of the threat of antibiotic…
Read MoreCUSTOMER ALERT: 10/16 Fraudulent Recall Activity: Diabetic Test Strips
We have recently become aware of an industry-wide issue regarding the fraudulent recall of diabetic test strips. Some of our customers have received calls from perpetrators impersonating McKesson employees claiming there is a major recall of diabetic test strips, such as One Touch or Freestyle, asking how many boxes they have in their store and…
Read MoreDrug Take Back Day: October 22, 2016
DEA and its law enforcement partners are holding the 12th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in 6 years to collect unwanted medications Oct. 22. NCPA’s prescription disposal program, Dispose My Meds™, offers information and resources for pharmacies to create medication disposal programs to help their patients safely dispose of unused and expired medicines.
Read MoreNCPA Re-Engineering Your Pharmacy Practice Boot Camp August 12-13
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again, but expecting a different result.” – Albert Einstein NCPA can help you re-engineer your practice for new opportunities. Changes in health care delivery and payment have created important new opportunities for independent pharmacies. Shortages of primary care physicians and new interest…
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