RxSchool Offers Free Continuing Education in Celebration of National Pharmacy Week.

Health & Medical Editors

DENVER--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 24, 2001

Pharmacy Choice, Inc.:

New Web-Based Software Provides Complete Web-Based Continuing

Education Management for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

Pharmacy Choice, Inc. (http://www.PharmacyChoice.com) a Denver-based provider of web-based services for the pharmacy industry, announced the launch of its new RxSchool web site (http://www.RxSchool.net), an on-line education portal for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

The original version of the RxSchool web site was launched over a year ago and has already provided thousands of pharmacists and certified pharmacy technicians with access to continuing education courses. In addition, RxSchool is home to RxTechSchool (http://www.RxTechSchool.com), which offers the leading on-line training program for pharmacy technicians who are preparing for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. Some of the industry's largest chains are currently using the RxTechSchool program.

The new web site provides automated on-line assessments, instant printing of certificates and tracking tools for the management of continuing education credits and certificates. "Our goal was to build an easy-to-use web site with more than just quality educational content," said Steve Croke, President of Pharmacy Choice. "We analyzed feedback from our users and designed the new web site with their needs in mind. All of our products are specific to the pharmacy industry and RxSchool is no exception."

With the growing popularity of web-based continuing education in recent years, the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE), in conjunction with a task force appointed by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, has been working on developing new guidelines for Computer-Based Continuing Pharmaceutical Education Programs. "The RxSchool site has been reviewed by the ACPE and they have confirmed that RxSchool meets all of the proposed guidelines," said Rich Barnhart, Vice President of Pharmacy Choice. The ACPE's proposed guidelines for computer-based educational programs include securing user data and taking steps to reduce the user's ability to manipulate continuing education statements of credit. "The RxSchool instant certificate system was designed with the ACPE guidelines in mind and we are currently in compliance with those guildelines," said Barnhart. "The secure login area is SSL encrypted and our certificates are virtually fraud-proof."

Providing affordable continuing education and assuring state compliance are at the heart of the new RxSchool system. More and more companies are reimbursing their employees for education, and managing compliance with state continuing education requirements can be a daunting task. RxSchool provides custom solutions for any size company, from the local hospital to the largest national drug store chain. "Our customers want to provide their employees with quality education while making sure they are in compliance with state continuing education requirements," said Croke, "and our custom continuing education libraries are designed to meet these needs while reducing IT headaches and associated costs for the employers."

The RxSchool web site currently offers continuing education courses on a variety of topics ranging from "Drug Induced Nutrient Depletion" to "Pharmacy Spanish" - all accredited by ELF Publications, an ACPE accredited provider and publisher of Community Pharmacist journal. RxSchool and ELF Publications are committed to building the largest pharmacy continuing education library on the Internet with new courses available every month. In recognition of National Pharmacy Week, RxSchool is offering free CE to registered pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through the end of November. After November, users may continue to access their accounts and use the management tools for free.

About Pharmacy Choice, Inc.

The Pharmacy Choice web-portal provides pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with the most comprehensive suite of resources and web tools available, including career services, drug information, continuing education, Internet access and web based e-mail accounts. In addition to the RxSchool library of pharmacy continuing education, Pharmacy Choice offers timesaving applications and helpful industry resources related to careers and education for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and their employers. For more information, please call 720-941-9743, or visit the company online at http://www.PharmacyChoice.com.