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Are Expired Medications Still Good?
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Are Expired Medications Still Good?

Are Expired Medications Still Good? As a consultant pharmacist, I get asked this question almost daily. Whether it’s from a patient at home, someone at a nursing facility or an ambulatory surgery center, we all encounter expired medications. Can you still use them? Should you replace them? How should you handle expired medications?

Happy Thanksgiving!
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our team members, clients, vendors, and their families. 

Thanksgiving is about friends, family and giving thanks.  From our OctariusRx family to yours, thank you!

We hope you have a wonderful day celebrating all there is to be thankful for.

“I am grateful for what I am and have.  My Thanksgiving is perpetual.”  Henry David Thoreau

How to Cut Costs with Benchmarking: Tips from a Consultant Pharmacist
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How to Cut Costs with Benchmarking: Tips from a Consultant Pharmacist

How to cut cost with benchmarking is not a question we normally hear. We know facilities need to obtain and monitor both internal and external benchmarking as a requirement of accrediting organizations such as the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). We also know finding cost effective medications is a priority that can have a big impact on profitability. Is it possible to use benchmarking to save money? Yes! And here is how.