CARE in the News
Get 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…
CUSTOMER 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…
Drug 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.
NCPA 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…
CARE Annual Member Meeting
CARE Annual Member Meeting Dates Announced: February 3rd – 5th, 2017, Williamsburg, VA. We look forward to seeing all of you there! More details to follow.
CARE expands reach, partnerships
CARE Pharmacies in 2015 saw its footprint expand into new states, while growing both the services it offers patients and its sales. It grew to have 82 stores – up fom 79 in 2014 – and the pharmacy cooperative’s CEO, Michael Wysong, said that by the end of 2016’s first quarter, it would have 90…
NACDS Foundation Assisting National Hepatitis Testing Push
Study in progress amid observance of May as Hepatitis Awareness Month, and of May 19 as Hepatitis Testing Day FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Arlington, Va. – As public health authorities target Hepatitis C awareness as a way to prevent liver damage and liver cancer, a study funded by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)…
NASP 2016: Save the date
The 2016 NASP Annual Meeting & Expo will take place Monday, Sept. 26, to Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Information on the meeting program, meeting support and exhibits will be available in January. Meeting programming will begin on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 27, and end in the afternoon…
DEA: Drug Take-Back Day is April 30
The DEA will promote April 30 as Drug Take-Back Day, giving Americans the opportunity to safely dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs in pill and patch form. The previous 10 take-back events collected more than 5.5 million-lbs. of pills, according to the agency. “This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.…
LOCAL PHARMACISTS PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FORUM OF NATIONAL PHARMACY ASSOCIATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:Care Pharmacies Cooperative, Inc.1-866-227-3797www.carepharmacies.com LOCAL PHARMACISTS PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FORUM OF NATIONAL PHARMACY ASSOCIATION ALEXANDRIA, VA (March 17-18, 2016) – Local CARE pharmacy owners George Garmer, Mike Kim, and Jake Olsen, and Mark Ey, Vice President of CARE Pharmacies Cooperative, participated in the National Community Pharmacists Association’s (NCPA) Steering Committee Forum. The annual…
CARE Corporate Office Moves to New Location
Effective March 23, 2016, the CARE Corporate office has relocated to: 857 Elkridge Landing Rd, Suite 630 Linthicum, MD 21090.
NCPA 2016 Congressional Pharmacy Summit
The NCPA 2016 Congressional Pharmacy Summit (formerly NCPA Annual Legislative Conference) will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, Crystal City, Va., May 24-25. This conference provides an excellent opportunity for your company to network with an elite group of independent community pharmacists, state pharmacy association executives, state board of pharmacies, NCPA decision makers, and representatives…