NEW ORLEANS -- Supermarket pharmacy executives, suppliers and other industry experts were here last month for the 18th Annual Supermarket Pharmacy Conference of the Food Marketing Institute, Washington. Themed "Retail Pharmacy: Forecast for the Future," the conference featured presentations on the upcoming permanent Medicare prescription benefit, the methamphetamine problem, drug imports, leveraging the connection between the whole store and the pharmacy, and pharmacists sales skills relative to the self-care trend. There was an entire day devoted to technology programming and meetings with vendors, opportunities to hold business meetings with other suppliers, and several receptions to prepare attendees for their evenings in the French Quarter.
NEW ORLEANS -- Supermarket pharmacy executives, suppliers and other industry experts were here last month for the 18th Annual Supermarket Pharmacy Conference of the Food Marketing Institute, Washington. Themed "Retail Pharmacy: Forecast for the Future," the conference featured presentations on the upcoming permanent Medicare prescription benefit, the methamphetamine problem, drug imports, leveraging
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