January 15, 2018 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Beth Husted, Jeffrey Woldt, Lewis Drug, Mark Griffin, NACDS Regional Chain Conference, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Ritzman Pharmacy
2018, Issue 01-15-2018, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion
With the National Association of Chain Drug Stores gearing up for its annual NACDS Regional Chain Conference, which will run from February 4 through February 6 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., it is a good moment to appraise that segment of the community pharmacy industry. Greatly reduced in number by the consolidation wave that has repeatedly
October 2, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Beth Husted, John Dimmick, Ritzman Pharmacy
Leading Headlines, Retail News
MEDINA, Ohio — Ritzman Pharmacy is positioning its pharmacists to play a bigger role in its patients’ well-being. The Ohio drug chain has begun offering free pharmacist-led wellness assessments at select locations. Building on the Ritzman Revives program, the program is designed to provide answeres to customers’ wellness questions, such as ways to get more
June 20, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Christina Cyrus, Ritzman pharmacists, Ritzman Pharmacy, Ritzman Revives
2016, Issue 06-20-2016, Issues, News
WADSWORTH, Ohio — In keeping with its mission to provide care beyond the prescription, Ritzman Pharmacy has launched “Ritzman Revives” workshops, a four-part series themed “Food is Medicine.” The series, which began this month, is bringing people together to explain how healthier diets can optimize individual health outcomes. “In our practices, pharmacists frequently field questions
June 2, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Buehler’s Fresh Foods, Christina Cyrus, Ritzman Pharmacy, Ritzman Revives
Leading Headlines, Retail News
WADSWORTH, Ohio — This month, Ritzman Pharmacy plans to kick off a series of workshops that offer customers guidance on enhancing their health and wellness. Called “Ritzman Revives,” the in-store seminars will begin on June 13 with a four-part series dubbed “Food Is Medicine,” which will spotlight the importance of a healthy diet in improving
April 4, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Christina Cyrus, Eric Graf, George Glatcz, NEOMED, pharmacy of the future, Ritzman Pharmacy
2016, Issue 04-04-2016, Issues, News
ROOTSTOWN, Ohio — An answer to the commoditization of pharmacy has arrived here. “The Pharmacy of the Future,” highlighting pharmacists’ clinical knowledge and services, has been opened in northeastern Ohio by Ritzman Pharmacy. With a look that is more akin to a doctor’s office than a chain drug outlet, the location is such a departure
March 28, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Christina Cyrus, Eric Graf, George Glatcz, NEOMED, Northeast Ohio Medical University, pharmacy of the future, Ritzman Pharmacy
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ROOTSTOWN, Ohio — Ritzman Pharmacy has come up with an answer to the commoditization of pharmacy. The drug chain has opened “The Pharmacy of the Future,” highlighting pharmacists’ clinical knowledge and services, in Rootstown, Ohio. With a look that is more akin to a doctor’s office than a chain drug outlet, the location is such
March 4, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Hannah Cross, NEOMED, ortheast Ohio Medical University, pharmacy of the future, Ritzman Pharmacy, slideshow
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Slideshows
WADSWORTH, Ohio — Ritzman Pharmacy is holding the grand opening of its “pharmacy of the future” location in the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) Education and Wellness Center. Ritzman said the weeklong event, kicking off on March 7, will introduce a new pharmacy experience that puts the pharmacist “front and center of patient care” and
November 4, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Beth Husted, Design Rx, George Glatcz, medication adherence, medication synchronization, Ritzman Pharmacy
Pharmacy, Retail News
WADSWORTH, Ohio — Ritzman Pharmacy is giving patients a hand in following their prescription regimens via Design Rx, a system that sorts and prepackages medications in daily doses. Citing a 2014 survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association, the drug chain said Tuesday that medication synchronization programs like Design Rx have helped improve overall medication adherence. The
October 26, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Al Babbington, Arkansas Pharmacists Association, B. Douglas Hoey, medication adherence, medication synchronization, National Community Pharmacists Association, PrescribeWellness, Ritzman Pharmacy, StarWellness, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Pharmacy Practice
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Pharmacies offering appointment-based medication synchronization (ABMS) can improve patients’ adherence to their prescriptions and, in turn, produce better health outcomes, a study conducted for the National Community Pharmacists Association and Arkansas Pharmacists Association finds. NCPA said Monday that the one-year study, done by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of
October 12, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
NEOMED, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Pharmacy Innovations LLC, pharmacy of the future, Ritzman Pharmacy, telemedicine
2015, Issue 10-12-2015, Issues, News
WADSWORTH, Ohio — Ritzman Pharmacy has entered into an agreement with Pharmacy Innovations LLC, an affiliate of Northeast Ohio Medical University, to create a “pharmacy of the future.” With a planned opening in January 2016, the pharmacy will be located in the NEOMED Education and Wellness (NEW) Center. The pharmacy will be integrated within an
September 23, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Charles Taylor, Eric Graf, George Glatcz, NEOMED, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Pharmacy Innovations LLC, pharmacy of the future, Ritzman Pharmacy
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WADSWORTH, Ohio — A new partnership formed by Ritzman Pharmacy aims to elevate pharmacy services to provide “whole-person health.” The Ohio pharmacy chain said Wednesday that it has allied with Pharmacy Innovations LLC, an affiliate of Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), to develop a “pharmacy of the future.” Taking a holistic approach to health and