Two quick Telepharmacy updates

Photo by Tammy Lawson

First, Tammy Lawson of the Times Republican reports that the US government is building a new Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in Marshalltown, Iowa whose pharmacy will be serviced by remote pharmacists. This no doubt sprung from their other work in Iowa where they identified the program as one of their best and most efficient.

Second, an update on Comprehensive Pharmacy Services' newly acquired remote pharmacy division, now with a new name, comes from a small article buried in Memphis' Commercial Appeal online magazine:

Rx Remote Solutions

Comprehensive Pharmacy Services has renamed its newly acquired remote-order-entry division to Rx Remote Solutions.

Memphis-based CPS bought Napierville, Ill.-based RxKnights Inc. in June for an undisclosed amount.

Rx Remote Solutions employs pharmacists at a call center who answer calls from health care facilities including hospitals, nursing homes and behavioral health centers.

The pharmacists will have access to the facilities' patient files and will be able to review and approve medication orders even late at night.

It will be interesting to see how they do entering the remote pharmacy market around the US. You can bet the Telepharmacy Blog will be covering it.