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Pharmacy Purchasing & Products, Vol 6, Number 6, (ISSN 1549-635X) is published twelve times per year byRidgewood Medical Media, LLC., 211 First Street, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, 07423 (201) 670-0077.
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Joanie Chesnutt
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Firouzan “Fred” Massoomi, PharmD,FASHP Pharmacy Operations CoordinatorNebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, Nebraska
Scott R. McCreadie, PharmD, MBAStrategic Project CoordinatorClinical Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Pharmacy ServicesUniversity of Michigan Health CenterAnn Arbor, Michigan
James T. WagnerPresidentControlled Environment ConsultingHellertown, Pennsylvania
Editorial Advisors
Appreciating Your Technicians
�Cover image courtesy of Terra Universal
In this month’s issue of Pharmacy Purchasing & Products, wehave some excellent coverage of products and services that willhelp bring your practice up to speed with today’s modern phar-macy. We will help you decide if and which compounding asep-
tic isolator is right for you, and give you a technician’s view of table-top unit dose packaging machines. We will also walk you through pharmacy’s role in investigational drug services, and show you theprocess for automating 340B purchases. All this comes with ourusual coverage of all things new and noteworthy in the realm of hos-pital pharmacy.
As we all know, engaged, informed, and motivated technicians bring significant valueto every pharmacy operation. It is the director of pharmacy’s responsibility to create anenvironment where technicians can thrive. PP&P wants to help bring valuable pharmacyinformation to your techs, and our new digital edition is the perfect solution.
PP&P Has Gone Digital – Sign Up Your Techs!We want to take this opportunity to announce our new digital edition of PharmacyPurchasing & Products. The digital edition is our electronic duplication of the print ver-sion, featuring interactive content to expand your experience with PP&P. This is a greatopportunity to bring PP&P to your technicians. To sign up, visit www.pppmag.com andregister your technicians today!
All the best,
R. Mitchell HalvorsenPublisher
P.S. Pharmacy Purchasing Outlook has announced its 13th Annual Pharmacy PurchasingNetworking Conference, focusing on techs and buyers. Running from August 17-20,2009, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, this year’s PPN Conference offers an estimated8-10 CE hours, including Pharmacy Law. With reps from over 80 pharmaceutical com-panies, this is an excellent opportunity for your staff to learn about all the innovations inthe industry. Go to www.pharmacypurchasing.com for more information.