Aug. 10, 2023

APRx Vendor News

Check Our Spotlight Vendor, Unifine Ultra Needles, Imbue's New Portal & FPN Testing Partner SiteLabs

Owen Mumford, an American Pharmacies preferred vendor, recently launched its new ultra-premium Unifine Ultra pen needle with

an ergonomic, lower-profile design that improves skin contact and grip and features a new needle lock-out feature.

► View Unifine Ultra Flyer

There are Significant savings on Unifine Ultra needles compared to equivalent BD or NovoFine alternatives.

In ABC Order, the item price decreases to auto-substitute items:

• All Pentips options; one additional size of pen needles added to auto-sub list.
• All Unifine SafeControl options; one additional size added.
• Cick Here to see the Auto Substitution Tables.

Reminder: While it is to your benefit to dispense the better-priced Owen Mumford option, auto-substitution may be blocked before orders are finalized in ABC Order.

Better Commercial Insurance Coverage for Unifine Products

For pharmacies using Relay Healthcare or Change Healthcare as their switch, Unifine

products are covered by denial conversion before a plan block can occur. This “AutoRedeem eVoucher” happens behind the scenes, so there is no workflow disruption.

Our Spotlight Preferred Vendor: DATARITHM

Like most retail pharmacies in this era of shrinking reimbursements and DIR volatility, you are probably on a constant search for ways to improve your cash flow. That challenge should always start with optimizing the management of your single biggest investment and largest expense –― your drug inventory –― to take cash off your shelves and put it back in your bank account.

Datarithm’s inventory management solution is an intuitive, cloud-based platform that is effective for pharmacies of all sizes. Their automated system meshes seamlessly with most leading pharmacy management systems, using algorithms that forecast demand, recognize trends, automatically reset reorder points and display potential wholesaler returns and store-to-store transfers. Their simple dashboard frees your staff from time-consuming inventory tasks. Pharmacies using Datarithm typically experience stronger profits, cash flow, inventory turns and customer service.

Datarithm's three-step process optimizes your prescription drug inventory by forecasting usage, resetting order points to meet demand, and identifying surplus. You'll receive immediate benefits that pay for themselves in less than 3 months. You’ll get an action plan you can start on right away and will see financial results in less than two weeks,

Just click here to read how Datarithm helped Southside Family Pharmacy in Alabama reduce its inventory by 76% over six months, saving $124,000. Or how it helped multi-store operation SincereRx free up almost $700,000 over 12 months.

As an American Pharmacies preferred vendor, Datarithm meets our high standards for program value, outstanding customer support and demonstrated commitment to independent pharmacy.

To learn more about Datarithm's industry-best inventory management solution, call 877.273.5112 or email info@datarithm.co. To schedule an online demo, visit datarithm.co.

Imbue CBD: New Logo, Portal

with Direct-to-Patient Shipping

► Learn More About Imbue Botanicals

► Enroll as an Imbue Wholesaler

► See the New APRx-Imbue Portal

Imbue Botanicals is a California-based company that produces premium, organic CBD products that are distributed primarily through health-care practitioners. Imbue offers an extensive line of full-spectrum products produced from organically grown Colorado hemp, including CBD tinctures, lotions, salves and capsules, and more, for both people and pets.

American Pharmacies selected Imbue as its first (and only)endorsed CBD vendor after a rigorous review of the company's agricultural and manufacturing practices, corporate culture, commitment to quality and comprehensive, multi-stage testing practices. Never content to rest on its laurels, Imbue Botanicals ceaselessly researches and innovates to pioneer new products while improving its existing product line and customer support.

Imbue has launched a new customer portal for American Pharmacies members that greatly improves ordering convenience while reducing your inventory demands. The new APRx / Imbue CBD Marketplace is designed to fit the evolving needs of independents. Carrying CBD products is vital, but some products can require high inventory. The Imbue portal allows to you sell your patient the Imbue products they need, place the order online, and ship the product directly to the patient’s home or your pharmacy for pick-up –― all while placing your regular store orders.

With Imbue's new portal and ordering flexibility, you can stock high-selling and impulse products in your pharmacy while selling additional products without carrying extensive inventory and tying up capital. You can place individual patient orders and store inventory orders at the same place and time while enjoying high margins on all orders.

Imbue's premium Colorado-grown hemp products are non-GMO, cruelty-free and vegan. They have the most comprehensive product training and marketing support in the industry to ensure your success. And they perform some of the most extensive product quality testing in the industry. To learn more or get enrolled, visit imbuerx.com/aprx-home or call 844-864-6283.

Discounted Offerings

From 32 Companies

The Federation of Pharmacy Networks (FPN) is a cooperative created and owned by the nation’s leading independent group purchasing organizations (GPOs), including American Pharmacies. The combined membership of 17 independent GPOs offers pharmacy vendors access to more than 16,000 independent community pharmacies nationwide.

FPN provides its members a platform to exchange ideas and work cooperatively to help ensure the viability of independent community pharmacy to in an increasingly challenging marketplace. It administers 32 preferred vendor contracts with vendors covering a variety of categories, including:

• Greeting Cards & Gift Cards
• Front-End Merchandise
• Loans, Insurance & Financial/Retirement Planning
• Support of POC Testing & Clinical Services
• Vaccines
• Drug Returns Services
• Compliance Support
• Nutrition/Weight Loss
• Office Supplies
• Photo Kiosks
• Rental Cars and More

To check out all of FPN's vendor offerings, visit fpn.org/member-benefits.

FPN Monthly Spotlight Vendor: SiteLabs

SiteLabs offers a turnkey solution to help your pharmacy take advantage of point-of-care testing opportunities and expand your revenue base. SiteLabs sells a variety of rapid testing kits that can be used in the POC setting by CLIA-waived pharmacies, as well as approved at-home tests that you can sell over the counter without a CLIA waiver. You also can participate in PCR molecular testing with onsite patient sample collection supported by rapid lab processing and reporting of results to patients. (No CLIA waiver is required.)

The SiteLabs Platform handles every part of your testing and vaccination digital workflow with no monthly fees -- scheduling, payment, test administration and results reporting:

• Use with COVID-19 or any test or vaccine;
• Pay only for the tests or vaccines you administer -- no monthly fees;
• Integrate online scheduling and payments with simple links on your website;
• Easily connect patients with their results; and
• Meet all state and federal reporting requirements automatically.

To learn more or to create an account to access your discounted APRx pricing, visit sitelabsglobal.com.

► View SiteLabs Flyer