CVS/pharmacy and Intramedicine Inc. Form Strategic Partnership to Educate Pharmacists and Consumers on Integrative Medicine.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K NOTE: An Intramedicine logo relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc this story will be available to journalists to download at www.newstream.com WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--July 17, 2000 Intramedicine, Inc. (www.intramedicine.com), the global source for integrative medical information, has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CVS), America's No. 1 drugstore, to become an integral part of CVS' internal pharmacist education program. Under the terms of the agreement, Intramedicine will provide CVS with access to its proprietary online integrative medical research database and to customized on-site professional training seminars. CVS will also feature intramedicine's consumer information on its Web site, www.cvs.com. In addition, Intramedicine has granted CVS an exclusive license in the chain drug store sector for the use of its professional vitamin, mineral, herbal, and nutraceutical monographs. "This exclusive partnership is groundbreaking because it is the first time that a major drug store chain has made a significant commitment to educate their pharmacists on integrative medicine integrative medicine combines conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies. integrative medicine The 'new medicine' A term for the incorporation of alternative therapies into mainstream medical practice. ," said Jeff Eisenberg, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Intramedicine. "CVS/pharmacy is proud to have intramedicine as its strategic partner to fulfill our educational needs. After evaluating several options, we found intramedicine to be the leading integrative medical content provider with the most extensive and reliable data, possessing the ability to customize information to our needs and the technology to deliver it quickly," said Bruce Taylor Bruce Taylor may refer to:
"The practice of integrative medicine is the future of health and it's the consumer who is driving its expansion. As a pharmacist and proponent One who offers or proposes. A proponent is a person who comes forward with an a item or an idea. A proponent supports an issue or advocates a cause, such as a proponent of a will. PROPONENT, eccl. law. of alternative medicine, it is great to see CVS take a leading role in educating pharmacists to respond to the needs of their customers," said James LaValle, R.Ph., Chief Clinical Officer of Intramedicine. "While we educate consumers and help them feel empowered, we also encourage them to work closely with their pharmacists and health care providers in developing integrative wellness and treatment programs." LaValle has been involved with natural medicine for the past fifteen years and is a nationally recognized figure in the field of natural therapeutics. LaValle was recently named among the "50 Most Influential Druggists" by American Druggist An individual who, as a regular course of business, mixes, compounds, dispenses, and sells medicines and similar health aids. The term druggist may be used interchangeably with pharmacist. magazine for his work in natural medicine. "This partnership with intramedicine represents another major step in CVS' strategy to achieve leadership in pharmacy care. It was developed in response to the needs of both consumers' and pharmacists' for ongoing education related to integrative medical breakthroughs and information," Taylor said. "We are getting an excellent partner in CVS, the leading drugstore in America," Eisenberg said. "By joining our cutting-edge and clinically validated integrative medical information with CVS' clicks and mortar Also called "bricks and clicks," it refers to businesses that offer online services via the Web as well as the traditional retail outlets (offline) staffed by people. Coined in 1999 by David Pottruck, co-CEO of the Charles Schwab brokerage firm, it refers to running the two divisions in a pharmacies, pharmacists will play a more vital role in pharmaceutical care which will result in improved patient outcomes." About Intramedicine, Inc. Intramedicine, Inc., a subsidiary of Infinite Axis.com Inc., is the global source for integrative medical information for the healthcare, pharmaceutical, pharmacy, and natural product manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation . Intramedicine researches the full range of scientifically validated complementary and conventional medical therapies available throughout the world and provides clinical data in support of how these medical disciplines work best in synergy. Key management consists of both leading Internet and integrative medical professionals, led by Internet veteran Jeff Eisenberg, Chairman and CEO. Eisenberg co-founded and formed 2CAN Media, an Internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. sales and marketing firm, which was acquired by and merged into the Adsmart Network, a CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) company in 1999. Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Jim LaValle, who prior to joining Intramedicine served as President and founder of Natural Health Resources, Inc., a leading research firm in the field of Integrative medicine. General information about Intramedicine, is available at our web site at http://www.intramedicine.com. About CVS Corporation CVS/pharmacy is the nation's largest retail provider of prescriptions. The Company is the No.1 drugstore chain in the U.S. with approximately 4,100 stores in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Midwest regions of the country. General information about CVS, including corporate background and press releases, is available at CVS' web site at http://www.cvs.com. |
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