Rite Aid Pharmacy Kicks off Grand Opening of Four ''Rite Care'' Locations with Free Health Screenings; Rite Aid Partners with University of Pittsburgh's School of Pharmacy to Offer Expanded Customer Medication Services.CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Today Rite Aid Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) is a United States retailer and pharmacy chain, operating over 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange , PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :RAD) announced the grand opening of four Rite Care pharmacy locations in the Pittsburgh area offering medication therapy management services by specially trained Rite Aid pharmacists. Rite Aid partnered with the University of Pittsburgh's School of Pharmacy to offer Rite Care, the first community pharmacy based program in the Pittsburgh area offering a new level of patient care and on-going medication management services. As part of the grand opening events, starting Monday, June 27, the Rite Aid pharmacies in Mount Washington, Shaler, Squirrel Hill and Banksville Road will offer free health screenings and an introduction to the new Rite Care services to the public. "Rite Care ensures our customers get the best results from their medications," said Greg Drew, Rite Aid vice president of pharmacy health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . "Each patient will receive an individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. care plan and have the review sent to their doctor. Rite Care is a beneficial program for anyone who may need a little extra help managing their medication regimen." Rite Care consultations are by appointment, are focused on customers' wellbeing, and are intended to help them take control of their healthcare. Each private consultation is with a specially trained Rite Aid pharmacist and results are shared with the customers' physician to ensure continuity of care. "Many Americans, especially seniors, are taking numerous medications. Rite Aid pharmacists have been specially trained by our faculty to help customers manage their medication needs and to communicate with the customers' physicians," said Dean Patricia Kroboth of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. "Rite Care pharmacists will work with individual customers to be sure that each is on the most effective drug therapy to meet therapeutic goals and avoid medication-related side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. ." Starting Monday, June 27th the four Rite Care Rite Aid pharmacy locations will offer free health screenings as part of the grand opening events. The screenings will take place throughout the week at the Rite Aid pharmacies in Shaler, Mt. Washington, Squirrel Hill and Banksville Road. --On Monday, June 27 the stores will host Diabetes awareness events at each store. Customers can receive a free blood glucose blood glucose Diabetology The principal sugar produced by the body from food–especially carbohydrates, but also from proteins and fats; glucose is the body's major source of energy, is transported to cells via the circulation and used by cells in the presence test and receive counseling on the results. --On Tuesday, June 28 the stores will host heart health events with free cholesterol tests and blood pressure screenings --On Wednesday, June 29 the stores will focus on fitness and offer free weight management assessments --On Thursday, June 30 the stores will offer an osteoporosis screening with a free bone mineral density bone mineral density n. See bone density. bone mineral density A measurement of bone mass, expressed as the amount of mineral–in grams divided by the area scanned in cm2. See Bone densitometry. test --On Friday, July 1 each store will offer free medication evaluations. Customers can bring in all their medications and sit down with a specially-trained Rite Aid pharmacist for review. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains with annual revenues of $16.8 billion and approximately 3,400 stores in 28 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press releases, is available through the company's website at www.riteaid.com. |
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