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THE APOTHECARY SHOPS LAUNCH 'SMARTSCRIPT' MEDICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO SERVE PROFESSIONAL AND COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. - Athletic organizations in need of clinical sports medicine specialists to manage their pharmaceutical needs can now turn to The Apothecary Shops and their SmartScript, a web-based software system.
The Apothecary Shops are progressive independent sports pharmacies that specialize in working with team physicians and trainers at various NFL, MLB and NHL organizations, as well as Division I colleges and universities.
In addition to being full-service sports health pharmacies, The Apothecary Shops specialize in pharmacy compounding. Working with a physician, team trainers and patients, the pharmacists can prepare custom medications from raw materials and tailor the medications to the individual needs of each patient. Or, the pharmacists can recommend a conventional prescription medication. All Apothecary Shops compound medicine for specialties including sports medicine, fertility, hormone replacement therapy, veterinary, pain management, dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology and orthopedics.
Clients using The Apothecary Shops have access to an electronic prescribing and medication management system called SmartScript, which has a streamlined method to send prescriptions directly to Apothecary Shops' pharmacists. These pharmacists, working directly with team physicians, can then customize the medication to fit patient and organizational needs, including dosage forms and strengths. Teams can also order customized topical anti-inflammatory gels and cut overall medical costs by up to 20 percent. Each client has an account manager dedicated to servicing the organization. Clients will also benefit from The Apothecary Shops' expert third-party billing team, helping to reduce administrative costs.
The Apothecary Shops, using the SmartScript software tool, are able to simplify organization-wide inventory and prescription management, even tracking from the home field or visitor's dressing room. Using the Internet, physicians, athletic trainers, clinic administrators and other healthcare professionals can simply and quickly order medications, manage inventory, monitor patients and more, while maintaining patient confidentiality. Additionally, The Apothecary Shops can ship prescriptions overnight to any location in the United States.
"The Milwaukee Brewers athletic training staff has utilized the SmartScript system for the 2005 season," said Brewers' head athletic trainer Roger Caplinger. "During that time, we have seen SmartScript grow to be the most comprehensive prescription tracking system on the market today for athletic trainers. Cory Kahabka and The Apothecary Shops of Arizona have been able to mold all of the technical needs and upgrade suggestions that athletic trainers within our industry have presented to them into a viable user-friendly product. Without question, the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club athletic training staff will continue to utilize SmartScript technology to meet our prescription needs well into the future."
For more information about The Apothecary Shops and SmartScript, visit www.theapothecaryshop.com or call 480-477-0985.