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Pharmacy Technology

  • Tech companies look to drive outcomes

    Pharmacies and their staffs are under increased pressure. Not only are they filling more prescriptions — almost 4 billion were filled by retail and mail pharmacies in 2015, according to IMS Health — but their job has moved beyond dispensing into a more active role in delivering improved patient outcomes.

  • Conair courts millennials with new approaches to displays, messaging

    Millennials present challenges to marketers. They use multiple devices, sometimes simultaneously, making them harder to reach than individuals in other demographic groups. They engage with social media to a higher degree than any other demographic group. This audience wants to be heard; social listening, as well as conversational marketing, can provide insights for product functionality and messaging.

  • Innovation intros RxCollect robotic collation tech for mail-order, central fill pharmacies

    JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Pharmacy technology solutions company Innovation on Wednesday introduced RxCollect, a robotic prescription collation technology that allows central fill and mail-order pharmacies using Single Piece Flow Processing to automate the collection of patient-specific group, as well as multi-vial orders.

  • IMS Health study finds adherence boost among Medisafe users

    WASHINGTON — Medication management platform Medisafe recently released data from an IMS Health study examining Medisafe’s impact on medication adherence that was presented at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 21st Annual International Meeting here. 
     
    The study looked at Medisafe users taking medication to manage cholesterol and hypertension and found respective 19.5% and 8.4% increases in adherence after sixth months compared to non-users. 
     

  • Report: Smart bottle delivery startup looks to improve medication reminders, adherence

  • Zipnosis named U.S. virtual care innovator by IDC

    MINNEAPOLIS — Telemedicine provider Zipnosis was one of four companies recognized in a new report from IDC Health Insights highlighting innovators in U.S. virtual care solutions, the company announced Wednesday. 
     

  • PrescribeWellness opens new headquarters

    IRVINE, Calif. — PrescribeWellness on Tuesday announced the company’s relocation to a new headquarters to accommodate its growing clinical services and client-facing teams. The 25,000-sq. ft. facility features 34 private office suites, 85 work stations and three training centers. 
     

  • Study highlights Remind-a-Cap's adherence impact

    NEW YORK — A new report from Remind-a-Cap is highlighting the device’s impact on patient adherence. The cap, which shows patients when to take their next dose, had its efficacy examined among 263 records at two Benzer Pharmacy locations in Florida and one in North Carolina. 
     
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