AmeriSource Announces Alliance with Rx-Pro.com; HealthCare Organizations Leverage Technology to Provide Quality Care to the Terminally Ill.MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999-- AmeriSource Health Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AAS), one of the nation's leading wholesale pharmaceutical distributors, today announced that it has entered into a joint marketing alliance with Rx-Pro.com, Inc.'s Hospice Pharmacy Alliance, a manager of information and medical records for hospice and long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. medical professionals. Rx-Pro.com is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Park Pharmacy Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: PPRX PPRX Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange ). This alliance will enable AmeriSource's Family Pharmacy Family Pharmacy is a network of 2,100 independently owned and operated pharmacies. The servicemark Family Pharmacy is owned by AmerisourceBergen. AmerisourceBergen also supplies Good Neighbor Pharmacy, a similar but distinct network. It can be considered a retailers' cooperative. (R) members the Company's community pharmacy network, to benefit from Rx-Pro.com's Hospicerx.com, a Web-based software tool that includes patient treatment information for individuals providing care to terminally ill Terminally Ill When a person is not expected to live more than 12 months. Notes: Any gifts given out by the afflicted person at this time may be considered as a dispersion of the estate rather than a gift. patients, including physicians, nurses, case workers, clinicians and pastors. "Our alliance with Rx-Pro.com emphasizes AmeriSource's commitment to putting quality care first," stated Bruce Kneeland, Vice President, Family Pharmacy(R). "This program leverages the sophisticated technology of Hospicerx.com to provide the most complete care to individuals in their last days and months, as well as controlling the costs associated with this critical care. Our Family Pharmacies are uniquely situated to provide comprehensive, personalized service to hospice patients." This agreement will also provide AmeriSource's Family Pharmacy(R) members with the opportunity to become an HPA (1) (High Performance Addressing) Refers to a variety of earlier addressing techniques that improved the quality of a passive matrix (LCD) screen. (2) (High Power A network provider. Participation in this program includes pharmacist training designed specifically for comprehensive care of terminally ill patients, 24-hour availability, home delivery, and an ability and desire to provide for the demanding level of service required for hospice care, with the associated medical and technology knowledge base to support it. Additionally, this makes it possible for Family Pharmacy(R) members to join the HPA buying group, which contracts with local pharmacies in the Hospice Company's marketing area to provide medications under contractual terms. With the understanding that these medications will be used exclusively in hospice care, some manufacturers provide HPA member pharmacies with medications at a significantly reduced cost. "We welcome the opportunity to extend our services through AmeriSource's Family Pharmacy(R) network," said Thomas Baker Thomas Baker or Tom Baker is a name shared by several notable persons: British people
"This partnership enables us to expand our network to 2,500 independent pharmacies across the country and work together in a common goal to provide quality care to the terminally ill. The combination of our technology and training programs paired with AmeriSource's expansive Family Pharmacy(R) network positions us uniquely in the marketplace to provide this critical care." About AmeriSource Designed with the needs of independent retailers in mind, Family Pharmacy(R), a division of AmeriSource Health Corp., provides group-purchasing power, and improves efficiency in advertising and operations to more than 2,500 independent pharmacists across the country. AmeriSource Health Corporation is a Fortune 200 company with revenue of $9.8 billion for fiscal year 1999. The Company is one of the nation's leading wholesale pharmaceutical distributors and serves the healthcare industry from a nationwide network of 25 strategically located distribution centers. News and additional information about the company are available at www.amerisource.com. About Rx-Pro.com Rx-Pro.Com, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Park Pharmacy Corporation of Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. (OTC BB: PPRX). Rx-Pro.com is an Internet-based information source for health professionals and patients. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals and institutions can have partial or full-access to Rx-Pro's extensive databases. Complete drug information including indications, contra-indications and side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. are available. There is also full and partial patient charting available through this highly secured web site. Additional information on Rx-Pro.com and Hospicerx.com is available at www.rx-pro.com. |
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