"There's more to truly caring for the needs of pharmacy patients than the medications that are administered and managed. Sincere patient advocacy is at the heart of specialty pharmacy and Diplomat is driven by the hearts of their patients."  - Todd S. Eury 

In Diplomat’s second Pharmacy Podcast episode, special guest Brenda Hawkes joins Pharmacy Podcast’s Todd Eury to discuss all things patient advocacy. Brenda, Diplomat’s patient advocacy manager, goes over the beginnings of Diplomat’s patient advocacy initiatives, current internal and external activities, and describes why the nation’s largest independent specialty pharmacy makes it a priority to take good care of the patient first. 

About Diplomat

Diplomat serves patients and physicians in all 50 states as the nation’s largest independent specialty pharmacy. Headquartered in Flint, Mich., the company focuses on medication management programs for people with specialized, long-term medical needs, including cancer, HIV, Hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis and many other serious or chronic conditions. Diplomat opened its doors in 1975 as a neighborhood pharmacy with one essential tenet: “Take good care of patients, and the rest falls into place.” Today, that tradition continues — always focused on increasing adherence and improving outcomes. Diplomat is accredited by URAC, PCAB, VAWD, ASHP and ACHC. Learn more at diplomat.is.

Reaching nearly 2-MILLION Healthcare Professionals:

Today's #RxChat Pharmacy Podcast Show is our very first Twitter discussion about the Pharmacy Industry's newest forum. #RxChat is co-hosted today by Andy Berg and Todd Eury. 

Pharmacy Professionals are welcome to join the Twitter-Chat conversation every Wednesday at 12:30PM ET.

We Twitter-Chat about the “Business of Pharmacy” and your participation is greatly welcomed.

Guidelines:

1. Be sure to use the hashtag #RxChat during participation in the Twitter-Chat Conversation
2. Answer the questions by identifying the numbers presented by the moderator
   1. #RxChat Q1 / #RxChat A1
   2. (Q = question A = Answer)
3. Have Fun!
4. You can support your answers with links too
5. Be polite & courteous to fellow Pharmacy Professionals

#RxChat is a collabroation between the Pharmacy Podcast Show and RxWiki 

Here's the statisitics for today's #RxChat: 

675 Tweets. 85 Participants. 1,907,911 Twiiter Account Impressions. 

Ron Lanton with True North Political Solutions interviews Maine State Representative Henry Beck. 

Henry Beck has served as a State Representative for Waterville and Okakland since 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Henry was a member of the Waterville City Council representing the neighborhood where he grew up. Henry’s family has lived in the central Maine for over one hundred years, and runs a successful roofing company, CO Beck Roofing, located off College Avenue in Waterville.  Henry is a graduate of Mt. Merici Catholic School, Waterville Senior High School, and Colby College. Henry is also a George J. Mitchell and American Legion Scholar.

FOLLOW HENRY on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HenryBeckMaine 

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Knowledge isn't power, applied knowledge is power! For more information visit us at PestlePackingSales.com. Enrollment begins February 5th and the program starts Monday, March 3rd, 2014.

As a special bonus, Pharmacy Podcast listeners who sign up between February 5th & 8th will receive a FREE iPad Air! Visit us at PestlePackingSales.com to learn more.

About Apothecary by Design - Combo Pharmacy Services, a design to Succeed 

At Apothecary by Design, our priority is your health, and nothing else.

Our mission is to help people get – and stay healthy by coordinating care between health care providers, patients, and our pharmacists; advocating on our patients behalf; and by integrating conventional and alternative pharmacy services supported by our dedicated and highly trained clinical team.

We’re a locally owned, independent pharmacy offering a range of integrated pharmacy services that include retail prescription services, disease management, pharmaceutical compounding, and nutritional health and wellbeing.

We’re changing the face of pharmacy and from your first experience with Apothecary by Design, you’ll see the difference.

• Experienced staff members with advanced training in specialty areas such as women’s health and nutrition
• A private consultation room where you can share your questions with a pharmacist
• Specialty pharmacy services
• State-of-the-art technology that seamlessly coordinates care between you, your healthcare provider, and the pharmacist
• Retail prescription services that enable personal interactions with our pharmacists
• Prescription compounding for customized needs
• High-quality nutraceutical supplement sales and support
• A warm, welcoming atmosphere
• PeRx-U-Up Café serving specialty coffees and teas

Our pharmacy is conveniently located on the ground floor of the InterMed Building in downtown Portland. Our skilled staff of pharmacists, nurses, and patient coordinators work closely with healthcare providers to promote overall health and wellbeing - and to empower patients to be active participants in their health care.